Mean
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| "Mean" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 5.17 | → |
| Production number: E4421 First aired: 24 February 2004 | ||
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| Written By Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas Directed By Constantine Makris | ||
A group of school bullies murder a young girl in a rage of jealousy.
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[edit] Plot
Plot
Teenager Emily Sullivan is found brutally murdered in the trunk of a car. When her friends, Brittany, Paige, and Andrea reveal that Emily had an older boyfriend, he is first considered a suspect, but then it is discovered that Emily and her friends tormented an overweight girl, Agnes Linsky which makes her a suspect. After Agnes' brother attacks Brittany for sending nude pictures of Agnes in the locker room, the detectives soon find a link that Brittany, Andrea, and Paige were responsible for Emily's murder.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch (credit only)
- Diane Neal as A.D.A. Casey Novak
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola (credit only)
- B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
[edit] Guest cast
- Kelli Garner as Brittany O'Malley
- Linda Emond as Dr. Emily Sopher
- David Thornton as Lionel Granger
- Ned Eisenberg as Roger Kressler
- Arielle Kebbel as Andrea Kent
- Kimberly McConnell as Paige Summerbee
- Lindsay Hollister as Agnes Linsky
- Robert Iler as Troy Linsky
- Zachary Knighton as Lukas Ian Croft
- Cindy Katz as Mrs. Kent
- Caren Browning as CSU Captain Judith Siper
- Joanna Merlin as Judge Lena Petrovsky
- Blair Brown as Lynne Riff
- Jason Kravits as Andrew Kilgore
- Jake Robards as Assistant M.E. Cardillo
- John Ahlin as Pat Linsky
- Brad Holbrook as Gregory Sullivan
- Larry Cahn as Mr. Summerbee
- Nancy Meyer as Mrs. Summerbee
- Anthony Mangano as Officer Kubiak
- Elizabeth Fye as Shauna Goletz
- Shayna Ferm as Terri Walsh
- Kimberly Ross as Sarah O'Malley
- Gwen Stewart as Cheryl
- Elvis Nolasco as Andre
- José Zúñiga as Computer Forensics Technician
- Brent Popolizio as Comic Book Store Guy
- Philip LaSalle as Uniform Officer
- Kent Cassella as Westchester County Uniform Officer
- Justin McCarthy as Doyle
- Jim DeMarse as Commercial guy
[edit] References
CSU; Mount Vernon; Mr. Kent; Napa Valley; NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner; NYPD Traffic Control Division; One Police Plaza; Scarsdale; Sullivan, Emily; Tanner Day Academy; TARU; Thirteenth Dimension Comics; Turner, Kathleen; Vi-CAP; Westchester County; Westchester County P.D.
[edit] Quotes
- "It's easier not having friends, but it doesn't make it any less lonely."
- – Olivia Benson
- "I love these little cliques. They're like the mafia; nobody knows nothing."
- – Elliot Stabler
- "Psychos... they always love comics."
- – Elliot Stabler
- "They're monsters. They're mean, vicious little girls who think that they can do whatever they want, and up until now they've gotten away with it. But not anymore."
- – Casey Novak
- "Victims of bullying are often social outcasts. It's typical for school officials to identify with the 'normal' kids ..."
- – Dr. George Huang
- "And the victims are seen as being 'overly sensitive'."
- – Olivia Benson
- "This stuff is deep. 'Danny is so 'ten O's' cute."
- – Elliot Stabler
- "Remind me to give you the names of all the girls I hated in high school."
- – Olivia Benson
[edit] Background information and notes
- This episode shares similarities between the murder of Shanda Sharer in 1992. The murder involved a young girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana by four teenage girls. Her case attracted nationwide attention due to its gruesome nature.
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