Influence
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| "Influence" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 7.22 | → |
| Production number: 07020 First aired: 16 May 2006 | ||
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| Written By Ian Biederman Directed By Norberto Barba | ||
After a bipolar teen crashes her car in a suicide attempt, a rock star campaigns for her right to refuse medication.
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[edit] Plot
After teenager Jamie Hoskins accuses two of her classmates of rape, it is then proved that it was consensual. After the truth is found out, Jamie attempts suicide as she mows down 9 pedestrians with her car. The detectives discover that Jamie is bipolar and off her medication. Jamie is charged with murder and then later released on her own recognizance after she agrees to stay on her medication. Soon after, rock star Derek Lord (who is known for his negative views on psychology) becomes involved in Jamie's case and Jamie stops taking her meds.
As Jamie insists on listening to Derek Lord's advice not to take medication, Novak has no choice but to take her case to trial.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch
- Diane Neal as A.D.A. Casey Novak
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang
- Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
[edit] Guest cast
- Brittany Snow as Jamie Hoskins
- Peter Riegert as Chauncey Zeirko
- Jeff McCarthy as Mr. Hoskins
- Marsha Dietlein as Mrs. Hoskins
- Stephen Gregory as Dr. Kyle Beresford
- Jill Marie Lawrence as Cleo Conrad
- Tom O'Rourke as Judge Mark Seligman
- James Murtaugh as Dr. Porterman
- Audrie J. Neenan as Judge Lois Preston
- Caren Browning as CSU Captain Judith Siper
- Norman Reedus as Derek Lord
- Ron Scott as Malcolm Shaw
- Chris Lindsay-Abaire as Barbara Collins
- Teddy Cañez as Mr. Ramirez
- John Sutherland as Danny Morrison
- Brandon Gill as Cameron Shaw
- Stella Maeve as Leslie Sweeney
- William H. Burns as Officer Robbins
- Zachary Booth as Trevor Olsen
- Bus Howard as Janitor
- Jeremy Chu as Boy #1
- Brandon Kelley as Foreperson
- Thomas Hoyt Godfrey as Foreperson
- Keisha Alfred as Reporter #1
- Jackie Judd as Herself
- Devyn Rush as Katherine
- Brianna Shea Russo as Girl
[edit] References
Bipolar Disorder, Anti-Depressants
[edit] Quotes
- Casey Novak: Did you attempt suicide again after you left the hospital?
- Derek Lord: No.
- Casey Novak: And you're a famous rockstar with millions of dollars. Isn't it possible that psyciatic theraphy didn't just improve your life but may in fact have saved it.
- Derek Lord: And no offense, Ms. Novak, but you're a lawyer.
- Casey Novak: And you're a rock star. So you'll understand if I don't defer to your expertise on the subject.
[edit] Background information and notes
Background information and notes
- - Derek Lord's rants on psychiatry are based on actor Tom Cruise's rants on Brooke Shields seeking treatment for her post partum depression
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