Pixies
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| "Pixies" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 2.09 | → |
| Production number: E1416 First aired: 12 January 2001 | ||
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| Teleplay By Tracey Stern Story By Tracey Stern, Clifton Campbell & Jeff Eckerle Directed By Jean de Segonzac | ||
The investigation of a gymnast's murder leads Detectives Benson and Stabler to the tough environment of the gymnastics culture.
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[edit] Plot
A 13-year-old Jane Doe was found dead behind a Dumpster, bruised and raped and killed from a blow to the head with a nearby brick. Stabler and Benson investigate and discover that the Jane Doe is Christy Meyerson, a 16-year-old gymnastics hopeful whose parents sent her to New York to train with Ilya Korska, one of the leading gymnastics coaches in the country. Further investigation finds an expensive, custom-made bracelet among Christy's personal effects; Munch investigates it and the trail leads to the Millers, parents of Hannah Miller, one of Christy's fellow gymnasts and where Christy lived in exchange for Hannah receiving free coaching from Korska. The bracelet was engraved and, by questioning Hannah, Benson thinks that Korska had a sexual relationship with Christy, especially since Hannah's mother stated that Christy would have done anything for Korska and some of her fellow gymnasts think that she would have done too much. She also told them that Christy ran with Lori, another gymnast, every night and was usually home by 10 pm. The trail continues to Kyle Hubert, a large donor to Korska's foundation, and he was the one who gave Christy the bracelet. He also admitted that he gave the girls scholarships and other expensive gifts "if they deserve it." Benson and Stabler began to see Hubert as the possible rapist and ask for a DNA sample. He refuses and Benson and Stabler go back to Korska's gym to question Korska and some other gymnasts, including Lori. One gymnast admitted that Hubert gave her body lotion, and asked her to think of him when she used it. Lori stated that Hubert gave Christy more presents than the other girls, and that Christy liked the attention.
Munch and Fin looked in Hubert's financial records and found an apartment registered to Hubert that was not his primary address; they find a room in the apartment that is decorated in frills, unicorns, and other girly things, and found videos of him having intercourse with various underaged girls--including Christy. Hubert got pulled in for questioning and admitted to a sexual relationship with Christy, and stated that Christy was actually 19 instead of 16, and that they kept their relationship secret to protect Korska's gymnastics program. He gave a DNA sample. Christy's age meant that it was no longer statutory rape, and Hubert was off the hook for that. The lab stated that the stains on the sheets matched Christy, but not Hubert. Christy's parents arrived to the station and her father admitted that Christy had a boyfriend, but didn't say who, but only that she was in love with him; the mother was upset because she didn't know. Christy's father accused Christy's mother of pushing the girl for her own purposes, not Christy's. Stabler and Benson went back to the gym and questioned Lori, who admitted that she watched Christy upon Korska's request, in exchange for getting a starting spot in the next competition. She told Korska about Christy and Hubert, and he caught Christy leaving out of Hubert's apartment. He demanded that she break it off or he would no longer train her, and dropped her off prior to the time of her murder. Benson and Stabler bring Lori in for questioning while she was taking her normal nighttime run. Apparently, Lori and Christy met for their usual nighttime run and Christy told her about breaking things off with Hubert,at Korska's request, and thus keeping her spot on the team. Lori got mad at Korska for reneging on his promise to give her Christy's spot, and mad at Christy for standing in her way at being a better gymnast. They argued, Lori chased Christy and hit her in the head with a brick, killing her.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch
- Stephanie March as A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
[edit] Guest cast
- Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner
- Armand Schultz as Kyle Hubert
- Steven Marcus as Willie Maxwell
- Courtney Jines as Hannah Miller
- Philip Casnoff as Ilya Korska
- Elaine Bromka as Nancy Meyerson
- Julia McNeal as Ann Brice
- Terry Layman as Martin Meyerson
- B.J. Crosby as Ruth Jay
- Fidel Vicioso as Detective Reynolds
- Alba Oms as Mrs. Pappas
- Erin Broderick as Maureen Stabler (uncredited)
- Barbara Garrick as Hannah's mother
- Peyton List as Patsy
- Blythe Auffarth as Amanda
- Kate Mara as Lori
- Welly Yang as CSU Technician
- Daniel Stewart as Jewelry salesman
- Frank Bonsangue as Sanitation man
- Richard M. Davidson as Sterner
- Noah Bean as Shoe store clerk
- Tom Cappadona as Apt. manager
- Antone Pagan as Water vendor
[edit] References
References
[edit] Quotes
"Guess what? She's dead."
- - Melinda Warner
"Then why'd I get my period?"
"Because it's natural?"
"No, because I'm not training hard enough."
- - Gymnast and Olivia Benson
"What ever happened to just hanging out on the jungle gym?"
"Went the way of your eight-track tape."
- - Donald Cragen and Elliot Stabler
"Impossible! My girls don't have relationships!"
- - Ilya Korska
"Why don't we go pay Munch's hunch a visit?"
- - Donald Cragen
"Lori confessed to killing Kristy."
"Lori's an imbecile."
- - Olivia Benson and Ilya Korska
"Talking in Greek, you're full of surprises."
"If I don't keep some mystery you might grow bored and stop loving me."
- - Fin Tutuola and John Munch
[edit] Background information and notes
- Actress Erin Broderick is uncredited for her role as Maureen Stabler in this episode. We learn that Maureen is fifteen in this episode, and she is worried that her grades are dropping from As to a B+s. Her father is concerned about her perfectionism.
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