| "Heightened Emotions" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 18.04 | → |
| Production number: 18005 First aired (US): 12 October 2016 First aired (UK): 6 November 2016 First aired (CAN): 12 October 2016 First aired (AUS): 10 November 2016 | ||
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| Written By Julie Martin & Céline C. Robinson Directed By Alex Chapple | ||
Summary[]
The secret double life of an athlete has the potential to ruin not just the case against the person that sexually assaulted her, but also her Olympic future. Meanwhile, Rollins works to reconnect with her sister after she's released from prison on parole.
Plot[]
plot
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr.
- Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba
Recurring cast[]
- Lindsay Pulsipher as Kim Rollins
- Hari Dhillon as Defense Attorney Sunil Varma
- Ami Brabson as Judge Karyn Blake
- Natasha Murray as Nurse
Guest cast[]
- Brit Morgan as Jenna Miller
- David Alpay as Chad Miller
- Theo Stockman as Michael Wheeler
- Jason Babinsky as Dave Kaller
- Jordan Baker as Dr. Cohen
- Caleb Eberhardt as Jack
- Kati Sharp as Val
- Shea Glaser as Tanya
- Jane Fergus as Reporter #1
- Cheryl Wills as Reporter #2
- Luis Moco as Uni #1
- John Finnerty Jr. as Uni #2
- Griffin Faulkner as Sam Miller
References[]
- 2020 Summer Olympics
- Lorenzo Desappio - Kim's lawyer that she mentioned got her on medication for her bipolar disorder.
Quotes[]
- Barba: Paid or not paid, consent means "no." Consent can be revoked at any time.
- Benson: Your sister Kim made parole and now she wants to live with you?
- Rollins: I know it sounds crazy. I should probably say no.
Background Information and Notes[]
- The episode title refers to both the diagnosis of bipolar disorder and rape-induced trauma.
- Kim Rollins has made parole.
- Another episode in the Law & Order franchise that deals with an athlete's mental health is the Law & Order episode "Fault Lines".
- When Barba asks to recall the victim to testify again, the judge adjourns the trial for the day and says the witness will testify "first thing tomorrow," yet it is Friday when she says this. New York courts don't operate on Saturdays, so she should have said "first thing Monday" or "first thing next week."
- Taking high doses of lithium would not cause any euphoria (AKA being high), in fact it causes quite the opposite. Large doses of lithium will cause the user to feel extremely sick, symptoms would include nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, diarrhea and seizures. If the dose is large enough it will also cause severe neurological and renal damage and even death.
Episode scene cards[]
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Wooster Hotel |
Mercy Hospital |
Wooster Hotel |
Lennox Grand Hotel |
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Promenade Hotel |
Office of |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Imposter" |
"Heightened Emotions" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 18 |
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