| "Reasonable Doubt" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 15.22 | → |
| Production number: 15022 First aired: 7 May 2014 | ||
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| Written By Kevin Fox & Robert Brooks Cohen Directed By Alex Chapple | ||
A child is caught in the middle of a famous couple's nasty divorce.
Plot
Benson and Murphy question renowned television producer Frank Maddox when he's accused of molesting his 8-year-old daughter Chelsea. Maddox's estranged wife, actress Catherine Summers, wants justice for her daughter but refuses to cooperate, leading the cops to suspect the accusation was a ploy to win the public's favor. With Catherine's young sister Rose engaged to Maddox, and accusations flying back and forth in the media, Benson strives to help a child by discovering the truth.
Summary
Episode summary
Cast
Main Cast
- Mariska Hargitay as Sergeant Olivia Benson
- Danny Pino as Detective Nick Amaro
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba
Recurring Cast
- Aida Turturro as Judge Felicia Catano
- Jeffrey Tambor as Attorney Lester Cohen
- Donal Logue as Lieutenant Declan Murphy
Guest Cast
- Bradley Whitford as Frank Maddox
- Samantha Mathis as Catherine Summers
- Celia Keenan-Bolger as Mavis Summers
- Emma Bell as Rose Summers
- Godfrey as Adam Church
- Clare Foley as Chelsea Maddox
- Julyana Soelistyo as Dohna
- Keidrich Sellati as Daniel Maddox
- Ann Curry as Herself
- Geraldo Rivera as Himself
- Gonzalo Vargas as Fontana
- Nicole Sudhaus as Brie
- Jacob Wallach as P.A.
- Elizabeth Ward Land as Juliet
- Danielle Guldin as Female Detective
- Francis Dumaurier as Translator
- Pablo Gonzalez as Pimp
- Hettie Barnhill as Jury Foreperson
References
- References Cragen and the dead escort.
Storyline references Woody Allen and Dylan Farrow (with a little bit of Roman Polanski)
Quotes
Background information and Notes
Episode scene cards
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Summers-Maddox Farmhouse |
Apartment Of |
Set Of |
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Supreme Court |
Apartment Of |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Post-Mortem Blues" |
"Reasonable Doubt" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 15 |
Next episode: "Thought Criminal" |