Lowdown
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| "Lowdown" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 5.20 | → |
| Production number: E4424 First aired: 6 April 2004 | ||
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| Written By Robert Nathan Directed By Jud Taylor | ||
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[edit] Plot
Bensen's former boyfriends Jeffery Yong is murdered and its ultimatly revealed that he's gay and had HIV. His partner was an ADA named Andy and Andy tries to get out of the murder conviction. Novak illegaly informs Andy's wife of his affair and the fact that he may have HIV as she believes that his wife deserves to know so she could get checked with Casey saying if it was her, she'd want someone to tell her. Novak faces disiplinary action for her actions but she still feels she did the right thing. Novak goes to Andy's wife to apologize and explain herself and the wife reveals she got tested and does have HIV and is trying to figure out how to tell her kids that. Andy's wife approaches him with Novak and while his attorny is angered believing Novak is badgering her, Andy's wife invited her there. She tells Andy about her HIV and how she can forgive him for some things but can't forgive him for the rest if he doesn't own up to what he did. Andy confesses saying Jeff wanted him to leave his family, but he loved them too much to do that. He agrees to Man 1 and his attorney tells Novak that he'll drop the disiplanary action without even being asked.
[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
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
[edit] Guest cast
- Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner
- Caren Browning as CSU Captain Judith Siper
- Marlo Thomas as Judge Mary Clark
- Michael Beach as Andy Abbott
- Peter Riegert as Chauncey Zeirko
- Bethany Butler as Mary Ellen Abbott
- David Aron Damane as DuShawn McGovern
- Mike Doyle as Forensics Technician Ryan O'Halloran
- Robert Jason Jackson as Jerome Adams
- Romi Dias as Tina Gardner
- Roger Pretto as Francisco Martinez
- Harmonica Sunbeam as Keisha Brown
- Benton Greene as Terrence Baker
- Curt Karibalis as Charlie Horner
- Carlos Pizarro as Hector Alvarez
- Ian Bedford as Officer Bamford
- William H. Burns as Officer Robbins
- Amari Rose Leigh as Ally Abbott
- Dean Strange as Jeff York
- Leyna Weber as Molly
- Richard G. Lyntton as Jerry
- Moet Meira as Belinda
- Antonia Marrero as Janine
[edit] References
[edit] Quotes
Quotes
Odafin Tutuola: It's different for black men. They go out, have sex with other men, then come home, have sex with their woman, and pretend they're straight. (Benson, Cragen, and Stabler look at him) Don't look at me, I just know stuff
[edit] Background information and notes
Background information and notes
| Previous episode: "Sick" | "Lowdown" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5 | Next episode: "Criminal" |
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