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Lowdown
| "Lowdown" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 5.20 | → |
| Production number: E4424 First aired: 6 April 2004 | ||
| Written By Robert Nathan Directed By Jud Taylor | ||
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Plot
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Benson's former boyfriend Jeffery York is murdered and its ultimately 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 illegally 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 disciplinary 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 attorney 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 disciplinary action without even being asked.
Summary
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Episode summary
Cast
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Main cast
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- 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
Recurring cast
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- Marlo Thomas as Judge Mary Clark
- Peter Riegert as Attorney Chauncey Zeirko
- Mike Doyle as Forensics Technician Ryan O'Halloran
- Caren Browning as CSU Captain Judith Siper
- Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner
Guest cast
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- Michael Beach as Andy Abbott
- Bethany Butler as Mary Ellen Abbott
- David Aron Damane as DuShawn McGovern
- 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
- Richard G. Lyntton as Desk Clerk Jerry
- Curt Karibalis as Charlie Horner
- Carlos Pizarro as Hector Alvarez
- Leyna Weber as Bartender Molly
- Ian Bedford as Officer Bamford
- William H. Burns as Officer Robbins
- Dean Strange as Jeff York
- Moet Meira as Hooker Belinda
- Antonia Marrero as Hooker Janine
- Amari Rose Leigh as Ally Abbott
- Roberto Rizzo as Attorney (uncredited)
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Quotes
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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
Background information and notes
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Background information and notes
Episode scene cards
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Perk's Café |
Rikers Island |
Apartment of |
Abbott Residence |
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DuShawn McGovern |
Office of |
Apartment of |
Law Office of |
| Previous episode: "Sick" | "Lowdown" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5 | Next episode: "Criminal" |
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