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"Russian Love Poem"
SVU, Episode 1.12
Production number: E0913
First aired (US): 21 January 2000
First aired (CAN): 21 January 2000
First aired (AUS): 1 May 2000
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StablerIvanovaRussianLovePoem
Written By
Eva Nagorski

Directed By
Rick Rosenthal

A pair of Russian escorts are the prime suspects for the murder of multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin.

Plot[]

When multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin is found murdered in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their suspicion to Harlin's long list of lovers, which includes both men and women. Evidence at the crime scene leads detectives to a pair of Russian escorts, but before they can get the truth from them, one turns up dead, and the boyfriend of the other confesses to murder.

Cast[]

Main cast[]

Recurring cast[]

Guest cast[]

References[]

Quotes[]

[referring to sodomized multi-millionaire]
Munch: They still didn't have to shove a banana where the sun don't shine. That's just rude.

Munch: What's your real name?
Bull Dozer: "Bull Dozer" is my real stage name.
Munch: Ah, the "nom d'amour".
Bull Dozer: Don't I look the part? I'm gonna make it.
Munch: You're really in porn?
Bull Dozer: No, not yet. But soon, very soon. I just do these cheesey commercials for the money, but I was born to be in porn.

Cassidy: [Discussing victim's sex life] For a 50 year old, this guy had a lot of energy.
Cragen: What's that supposed to imply?
Cassidy: Oh, nothing. I'm sure you and John have just as much.

Katya Ivanova: This is America. You can't do this.
Benson: Sweetheart, let me let you in on a little secret. Cops are the same everywhere.

Benson: There's no smoking in the building.
Katya Ivanova: [standing Up] Well, then I'll come back later! I can't talk without a cigarette.

Stabler: One question, did you and Sonya put the banana in Andrew's rear end?
Katya Ivanova: Yes, he is allergic to bananas. But if that killed him, it was an honest mistake.

Stabler: I'm sure sleeping with the girlfriend of a Russian mobster had a certain... je ne sais quoi.
Benson: Je ne sais quoi?
Stabler: Yeah. N'est-ce pas.
Cragen: One language at a time, merci.

Benson: Who are you? Some sex machine with a cash register between her legs?

Katya Ivanova: I have more things to worry about.
Benson: Like your nails? You make your living sleeping with guys.
Katya Ivanova: You should sleep with men more. Trust me. It would help you. You wouldn't be such a mean bitch.
Benson: I make my living catching murderers. America's not so different from Russia, you know? Especially the prisons. There's no champagne. There's no caviar.
Katya Ivanova: I don't believe you.
Benson: Well, fine - we'll do it your way. You have the right to remain silent. You are under arrest.
Katya Ivanova: OK! OK!

Alexander Strizhov: Nothing hurts me, not even this gun! See how lucky I am? [pulls trigger, shooting himself in the chest and killing him]


Background information and notes[]

  • Actor Olek Krupa (Alex Strizkopf) also appeared in Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
  • Melissa Sagemiller would later reappear in season 12 as A.D.A Gillian Hardwicke.
  • Benson and Stabler speak with a woman named Natasha, a former friend of Sonya's. This could be a reference to famous Russian novel War and Peace, wherein characters named Sonya and Natasha are initially extremely close but also have a falling out.
  • The title card for the scene taking place at Bull Dozer's apartment gives the address as 515 West 22nd Street. Most street addresses given for scenes in the various Law and Order shows are either fictitious or not the actual filming location. This scene, however, actually was filmed at 515 West 22nd Street.

Episode scene cards[]

1 2 3 4

Apartment of
"Bull Dozer"
515 West 22nd Street
Monday, September 6

Apartment of
Adam Harlin
27 Laight Street
Monday, September 6

The Turkish Baths
143 East 8th Street
Tuesday, September 7

Ecstasy Spa
760 Fifth Avenue
Tuesday, September 7

5 6 7 8

Moscow Restaurant
Brighton Beach
Tuesday, September 7

Home of
Andrew & Christina Harlin
60 East 74th Street
Wednesday, September 8

Apartment of
Sonya Pietrovicz
Brighton Beach
Wednesday, September 8

Apartment of
Katya Ivanova
14 East 78th Street
Wednesday, September 8

9 10 11 12

Peninsula Hotel
700 Fifth Avenue
Wednesday, September 8

Moscow Restaurant
Brighton Beach
Thursday, September 9

Boardwalk
Brighton Beach
Thursday, September 9

Moscow Restaurant
Brighton Beach
Thursday, September 9

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