Savant
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| "Savant" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 9.04 | → |
| Production number: 9005 First aired: 16 October 2007 | ||
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| Written By Judy McCreary Directed By Kate Woods | ||
The key to a violent assault case lies within a mentally-challenged girl with remarkable aural recall.
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[edit] Plot
Plot
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Sergeant John Munch
- Diane Neal as A.D.A. Casey Novak
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Adam Beach as Detective Chester Lake
- B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang (credit only)
- Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner (credit only)
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
[edit] Recurring cast
- Peter Riegert as Chauncey Zeirko
- Vincent Spano as FBI Agent Dean Porter
- Joanna Merlin as Judge Lena Petrovsky
- Caren Browning as CSU Captain Judith Siper
[edit] Guest cast
- Aidan Quinn as Ben Nicholson
- Paulina Gerzon as Katie Nicholson
- Julie White as Dr. Anne Morella
- Geraldine Hughes as Tina Parven
- Robert Clohessy as Joel Parven
- Judy Kuhn as Corinne Nicholson
- David Andrew MacDonald as Dr. Gerald Morgan
- Jayne Atkinson as Marion Springer
- John Henry Cox as Judge Gregory Trenton
- Kathleen Tipton as Jordana Weitz
- Robert Kim as Dr. Paul Wei
- Lia Yang as Ursula Wei
- Josh Barclay Caras as Alex Parven
- Danny Dennis as Cabbie
- Suli Holum as Pregnant Woman
- Elizabeth Flax as E.R. Nurse
- Yvonne Cecelia as Dr. Morgan's Nurse
[edit] References
Crime Scene Unit; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Mercy General Hospital; Parven, Andrew; Stabler, Kathy; Patriot Act; Williams' Syndrome; Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel; Canavan Disease; Weitz, Marissa; Apregen Biochemicals
[edit] Quotes
- Katie Nicholson: Hi, my name's Katie. What's yours?
- Elliot Stabler: I'm Elliot.
- Katie Nicholson: Hi Elliot! You look upset and need a hug... Can I?
(Katie suddenly latches onto Elliot's waist, who looks taken aback)
- (Fin and Lake are waiting to meet with Dr. Morgan)
- Pregnant Woman: Have the doctor told you if its a boy or a girl?
- Odafin Tutuola: (puzzled) Excuse me?
- Pregnant Woman: It's so hard for gay couples to adopt. A surrogate's really your only option. I don't get why they think its better to leave kids in the system than send them to a gay home. You two look like a nice couple to me.
(Lake looks at Fin and grins as he pats Fin's hand affectionately) - Odafin Tutuola: ...?!
- (Benson and Stabler are leaving the Busken Group, and Elliot looks upset)
- Olivia Benson: How's Kathy?
- Elliot Stabler: Over 40 and pregnant. I just can't stop thinking about all the bad things that can happen...
- Olivia Benson: So why don't you see a doctor?
- Elliot Stabler: We're Catholic. Maybe it's better not to know.
- (Ben Nicholson is being covered up by the FBI for reasons relating to the Patriot Act)
- Elliot Stabler: So we can't touch him?
- Donald Cragen: The Patriot Act trumps rape and attempted murder every time.
- Katie Nicholson: Hi Elliot! Hi Fin! I'm so glad to see you!
- Casey Novak: (approaches and extends her hand) Hi Katie. I'm Casey Novak...
(Without warning, Katie latches onto Novak and hugs her) - Katie Nicholson: Pretty!
- FBI Agent Marion Springer: There is a terrorist around every corner, Ms. Novack. you just don't know it.
- "BAM! Then breathing. BAM! BAM! BAM! Then 'Bitch'... Then he went away. But he used the wrong word. That's not what it means."
- – Katie recalling the attack on her mother
- (Alex Parven is meeting his dad as Ben Nicholson is leading Katie past him)
- Alex Parven: This is crazy. I knew you didn't do this...
(Katie hears Alex and suddenly starts pulling away from her dad) - Ben Nicholson: Katie? Honey? What are you...?
(Katie breaks away and walks up to Alex) - Katie Nicholson: You used the wrong word! A bitch is a female dog. (Alex looks bewildered) My mom is not a bitch!
(everyone freezes) - Joel Parven: (to Alex) What the hell did you do?
- Casey Novak: Katie, do you know what a lie is?
- Katie Nicholson: Something that's not true. You get punishment for that.
- Casey Novak: Have you ever told a lie?
- Katie Nicholson: A lady once made me a grilled-cheese sandwich. It had things in it. I didn't tell her that I liked it, but I ate it very quickly so that she would think I liked it... does that count?
- Casey Novak: (smiles ) No. (to judge) Your Honor, I submit that this witness can be sworn in.
- Lena Patrovsky: So ordered.
(Judge Petrovsky bangs her gavel, and Katie flinches in pain) - Katie Nicholson: Don't do that!
- Casey Novak: She has very sensitive hearing, Your Honor.
- Judge Lena Petrovsky: Oh, I'm sorry.
- Katie Nicholson: That's okay.
(half-beat) - Katie Nicholson: Can I have a hug?
- Judge Lena Petrovsky: No. (quietly) Maybe later.
[edit] Background information and notes
- This episode marks Paulina Gerzon's second appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and her fourth appearance on the Law & Order franchise.
- Gerzon wore a pair of false teeth over her own in order to appear more like a Williams' child.
[edit] Episode scene cards
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Busken Group |
Office of |
Mercy General Hospital |
Federal Courthouse |
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Chambers of |
Swearability Hearing |
Swearability Hearing |
| Previous episode: "Impulsive" | "Savant" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 9 | Next episode: "Harm" |
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