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A string of hate crimes strikes close to home for Detective {{Tutuola}}, and the SVU Squad suspects a cover up when a private school teacher is similarly attacked.
   
 
== Summary ==
A string of hate crimes hits close to home for Detective Tutuola, and the SVU Squad suspects a cover up when a private school teacher is similarly attacked.
 
 
As Detective Tutuola's son, [[Ken Randall]], prepares to tell his father that he is getting married, his [[Alejandro Pavel|fiancé]] is brutally assaulted by a street gang. The fiancé proves to be the latest in a string of recent hate crimes against gay men, and before the SVU squad can arrest a suspect, a school teacher, is similarly brutalized even though he does not fit the pattern. As the detectives search for a connection, they learn that he was dismissed from an elite private school for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. In trying to make their case, they quickly realize both that the facts fail to add up and that another teacher may hold the clues to what had really happened.
   
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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In Alejandro's room, Fin visits the unconscious Alejandro and tells about the status of his attackers, stating they're never getting out for hate crimes. He then tells him to rest while welcoming Alejandro to the family though he sadly lamented they could've met under better circumstances.
As Detective Tutuola's son Ken prepares to tell his father that he is getting married, his fiancé is brutally assaulted by a street gang. He's the latest in a string of recent hate crimes against gay men, and before the SVU squad can arrest a suspect, a school teacher, is similarly brutalized even though he doesn't fit the pattern. As the detectives search for a connection, they learn that he was dismissed from an elite private school for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. In trying to make their case, they quickly realize the facts don't add up and another teacher may hold the clues to what really happened.
 
 
== Summary ==
 
''Episode summary''
 
   
 
== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
=== Main Cast ===
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=== Main cast ===
* [[Mariska Hargitay]] as [[Detective]] [[Olivia Benson]]
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*[[Mariska Hargitay]] as [[Detective]] [[Olivia Benson]]
* [[Danny Pino]] as [[Detective]] [[Nick Amaro]]
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*[[Danny Pino]] as [[Detective]] [[Nick Amaro]]
* [[Kelli Giddish]] as [[Detective]] [[Amanda Rollins]]
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*[[Kelli Giddish]] as [[Detective]] [[Amanda Rollins]]
* [[Richard Belzer]] as [[Sergeant]] [[John Munch]]
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*[[Richard Belzer]] as [[Sergeant]] [[John Munch]]
* [[Ice-T]] as [[Detective]] [[Odafin Tutuola]]
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*[[Ice-T]] as [[Detective]] [[Odafin Tutuola]]
* [[Dann Florek]] as [[Captain]] [[Donald Cragen]] ''(credit only)''
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*[[Dann Florek]] as [[Captain]] [[Donald Cragen]] ''(credit only)''
   
 
=== Recurring cast ===
 
=== Recurring cast ===
* [[Stephanie March]] as [[Assistant district attorney|ADA]] [[Alexandra Cabot]]
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*[[Stephanie March]] as [[Assistant district attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Alexandra Cabot]]
* [[Ernest Waddell]] as [[Ken Randall]]
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*[[Ernest Waddell]] as [[Ken Randall]]
* [[Olivia Ford]] as [[Marisol Pavel]]
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*[[Migs Govea]] as [[Alejandro Pavel]]
* [[Jacqueline Hendy]] as [[Attorney]] Ctrane
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*[[Olivia Ford]] as [[Marisol Pavel]]
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*[[Jacqueline Hendy]] as [[Defense attorney|Defense Attorney]] [[Sofia Crane]]
   
 
=== Guest cast ===
 
=== Guest cast ===
* [[Tony Hale]] as [[Rick Simms]]
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*[[Tony Hale]] as [[Rick Simms]]
* [[Betty Gilpin]] as [[Natalie Relais]]
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*[[Betty Gilpin]] as [[Natalie Relais]]
* [[Dylan Minnette]] as [[Luca Gabardelli]]
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*[[Dylan Minnette]] as [[Luca Gabardelli]]
* [[Miguel Govea]] as [[Alejandro Pavel]]
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*[[Justin Gregory Lopez]] as [[Cesar]]
* [[Justin Gregory Lopez]] as Cesar
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*[[Lenny Venito]] as [[Ray Gabardelli]]
* [[Lenny Venito]] as [[Ray Gabardelli]]
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*[[Jane Adams]] as [[Joanne Parsons]]
* [[Jane Adams]] as [[Joanne Parsons]]
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*[[Martha Stewart]] as [[Eleanor Hastings]]
* [[Martha Stewart]] as [[Eleanor Hastings]]
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*[[Paula Jon DeRose]] as [[Cherry Gabardelli]]
* [[Paula Jon DeRose]] as [[Cherry Gabardelli]]
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*[[Abby Royle]] as [[Carole Simms]]
* [[Abby Royle]] as [[Carole Simms]]
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*[[Warren Kelly]] as [[George Overby]]
* [[Warren Kelly]] as [[George Overby]]
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*[[Eddie Bernard]] as [[Ricardo]]
* [[Eddie Bernard]] as Ricardo
 
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
*[[BX9]]
 
*[[BX9]]
*[[wikipedia:Millicent Fawcett|Millicent Fawcett]]
 
 
*[[Montreal]], [[Canada]]
 
*[[Montreal]], [[Canada]]
 
*[[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
 
*[[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
 
*[[New Jersey]]
 
*[[New Jersey]]
*[[wikipedia:Virginia Woolf|Virginia Woolf]]
 
 
*[[Washington DC]]
 
*[[Washington DC]]
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*[[Barry Flaco]] {{c|victim}}
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*{{W|Millicent Fawcett}}
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*{{W|Virginia Woolf}}
   
 
== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
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{{Quote2|[''while at dinner with Fin's son, Ken''] Branzino, dourade and tilapia. Are those fish or is that a law firm?|{{Munch}}}}
{{Conversation|She's lying.|Olivia Benson|Every time her lips move.|Alexandra Cabot}}
 
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{{Conversation|Fin, the captain called from his conference. He doesn't want you anywhere near this.|{{Benson}}|He's in DC. How's he gonna know?|{{Tutuola}}|You can't. You're personally involved.|Munch|Damn right. That's my son.|Tutuola|Exactly. So go be with him.|Benson}}
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{{Conversation|[about Rick Simms] Give the pedophile a severance, send him on his way and the school's record remains spotless.|Benson|But Liv, the story Luca told us is different from the one he told the teachers and they don't even agree on who touched what when.|Amaro|We both know that something happened to Luca.|Benson|Maybe, but before they prosecute Simms, we need to be absolutely sure what.|Amaro}}
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{{Conversation|[to Amaro about him interrogating Luca] You went at him pretty hard.|Benson|Yeah, you went pretty easy. You do know he's lying?|Amaro|I do. I'm just not sure why.|Benson}}
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{{Conversation|My son's had it so rough, I mean, being black, being gay...|Tutuola|You ever have a problem with Ken being gay?|{{Rollins}}|Nah.|Tutuola|Never?|Rollins|Okay, I had to address it. But you know what keeps me up at night? Come on, you know the stuff we see on the job. I've always been worried about something like this happening to Ken.|Tutuola}}
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{{Conversation|[''while reading a text message''] Oh, my God. Joanne just tried to kill herself.|Benson|What?|{{Cabot}}|Two hours ago, she filled her pockets with stones and walked into Prospect Park Lake.|Benson|Who is she, Virginia Woolf?|Munch}}
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{{Quote2|She's lying. Every time her lips move.|Benson}}
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{{Quote2|Now it's Joanne's word against Luca's and Natalie's, and Joanne looks the least stable of the three of them.|Cabot}}
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{{Quote2|Luca, she did this to you. She toyed with you. You're just a kid. You got the rest of your life in front of you. You understand me? I know you didn't mean to do this, all right? There's a lot of really really angry guys outside a nd they don't care if you walk out of here or if they carry you out. You understand? I care.|Amaro}}
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{{Quote2|[''while visiting Ken's fiance, Alejandro in the hospital''] Thought I'd let you know the guys you IDed, we got 'em. They're going down for federal hate crimes, and they're never getting out. Since you're gonna be my son-in-law, I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to meet before this.|Tutuola}}
   
== Background information and Notes ==
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== Background information and notes ==
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*Fin references when he discovered Ken was gay, which occurred in "[[Strain]]".
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*Ken is engaged to [[Alejandro Pavel]].
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*Cragen is said to be away at a conference, hence why he does not appear in this episode.
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*This is the last appearance of ADA Alexandra Cabot until the [[SVU Season 19|season nineteen]] episode "[[Sunk Cost Fallacy]]".
   
 
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Latest revision as of 05:40, 1 October 2023

"Learning Curve"
SVU, Episode 13.21
Production number: 13019
First aired (US): 9 May 2012
First aired (UK): 29 July 2012
First aired (CAN): 9 May 2012
First aired (AUS): 28 June 2012
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th of 502 released in SVU
  th of 1271 released in all  
Svu1321
Teleplay By
Robin Veith

Story By
Warren Leight & Julie Martin

Directed By
Jonathan Herron

A string of hate crimes strikes close to home for Detective Tutuola, and the SVU Squad suspects a cover up when a private school teacher is similarly attacked.

Summary

As Detective Tutuola's son, Ken Randall, prepares to tell his father that he is getting married, his fiancé is brutally assaulted by a street gang. The fiancé proves to be the latest in a string of recent hate crimes against gay men, and before the SVU squad can arrest a suspect, a school teacher, is similarly brutalized even though he does not fit the pattern. As the detectives search for a connection, they learn that he was dismissed from an elite private school for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. In trying to make their case, they quickly realize both that the facts fail to add up and that another teacher may hold the clues to what had really happened.

Plot

In Alejandro's room, Fin visits the unconscious Alejandro and tells about the status of his attackers, stating they're never getting out for hate crimes. He then tells him to rest while welcoming Alejandro to the family though he sadly lamented they could've met under better circumstances.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

References

Quotes

Munch: [while at dinner with Fin's son, Ken] Branzino, dourade and tilapia. Are those fish or is that a law firm?

Benson: Fin, the captain called from his conference. He doesn't want you anywhere near this.
Tutuola: He's in DC. How's he gonna know?
Munch: You can't. You're personally involved.
Tutuola: Damn right. That's my son.
Benson: Exactly. So go be with him.

Benson: [about Rick Simms] Give the pedophile a severance, send him on his way and the school's record remains spotless.
Amaro: But Liv, the story Luca told us is different from the one he told the teachers and they don't even agree on who touched what when.
Benson: We both know that something happened to Luca.
Amaro: Maybe, but before they prosecute Simms, we need to be absolutely sure what.

Benson: [to Amaro about him interrogating Luca] You went at him pretty hard.
Amaro: Yeah, you went pretty easy. You do know he's lying?
Benson: I do. I'm just not sure why.

Tutuola: My son's had it so rough, I mean, being black, being gay...
Rollins: You ever have a problem with Ken being gay?
Tutuola: Nah.
Rollins: Never?
Tutuola: Okay, I had to address it. But you know what keeps me up at night? Come on, you know the stuff we see on the job. I've always been worried about something like this happening to Ken.

Benson: [while reading a text message] Oh, my God. Joanne just tried to kill herself.
Cabot: What?
Benson: Two hours ago, she filled her pockets with stones and walked into Prospect Park Lake.
Munch: Who is she, Virginia Woolf?

Benson: She's lying. Every time her lips move.

Cabot: Now it's Joanne's word against Luca's and Natalie's, and Joanne looks the least stable of the three of them.

Amaro: Luca, she did this to you. She toyed with you. You're just a kid. You got the rest of your life in front of you. You understand me? I know you didn't mean to do this, all right? There's a lot of really really angry guys outside a nd they don't care if you walk out of here or if they carry you out. You understand? I care.

Tutuola: [while visiting Ken's fiance, Alejandro in the hospital] Thought I'd let you know the guys you IDed, we got 'em. They're going down for federal hate crimes, and they're never getting out. Since you're gonna be my son-in-law, I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to meet before this.


Background information and notes

  • Fin references when he discovered Ken was gay, which occurred in "Strain".
  • Ken is engaged to Alejandro Pavel.
  • Cragen is said to be away at a conference, hence why he does not appear in this episode.
  • This is the last appearance of ADA Alexandra Cabot until the season nineteen episode "Sunk Cost Fallacy".

Episode scene cards

1 2 3

Mercy Hospital
365 West 32nd Street
Friday, March 16

Home of
Marisol Pavel
1755 Montgomery Avenue
Bronx, New York
Friday, March 16

Office of
Headmaster George Overby
Millicent Fawcett School
136 East 78th Street
Monday, March 19

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Gabardelli Produce
749 Hunts Point Avenue
Bronx, New York
Tuesday, March 20

Office of
Eleanor Hastings
Linden Forrest Academy
Riverdale, New York
Monday, March 26

Brooklyn General Hospital
458 Clarkson Avenue
Monday, March 26

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