| "Beef" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 11.20 | → |
| Production number: 11020 First aired (US): 21 April 2010 First aired (UK): 23 July 2010 First aired (CAN): 23 April 2010 First aired (AUS): 8 July 2010 | ||
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| Written By Lisa Loomer Directed By Peter Leto | ||
Plot[]
After an attractive young woman is sexually assaulted and murdered, Detectives Benson and Stabler track down the woman's boyfriend - their first suspect - but learn that he is a devout vegan who would not hurt a fly. They soon find that the victim had been deeply involved in the fight to expose questionable practices in the meatpacking industry, even going undercover at a large company to find out the truth. Benson goes undercover herself to retrace the woman's footsteps and to identify who the victim might have angered along the way.
Summary[]
Episode summary
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Sergeant John Munch
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang (credit only)
- Tamara Tunia as M.E. Melinda Warner
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
Recurring Cast[]
- Joel de la Fuente as T.A.R.U. Lieutenant Ruben Morales
- Jabari Gray as C.S.U. Detective Keegan Timmons
Guest Cast[]
- Lynn Cohen as Rosa Doletti
- Robert Petkoff as John Reilly
- Aaron Tveit as Jan Eyck
- Ellen Dolan as Lisbeth Sandler
- Nelson Landrieu as Mr. Santiago
- Jeb Brown as Jake Bradshaw
- Arthur J. Nascarella as Alberto Seraphine
- Chip Brookes as Dean Jones
- Nancy Rodriguez as Vanessa Vargas
- Juan Javier Cardenas as Jorge Vargas
- Blanca Camacho as Sandra Pelacios
- Ioana Alfonso as Laura Santiago
- Juan Luis Acevedo as Vincent Addams
- Teresa Yenque as Cleaning Lady
- Elisa de la Roche as Cecilia Santiago
- Dominic Colón as Miguel Saenz
- Maria DiDomenico as Gina Gomez
- Jason Cruz as Freddy Perez
- Santos as Kiki Maldonado
- Anthony Caso as Director
- Lauren Fortgang as Tina Jones
- Etienne Navarre as Cockfighter #1
- Juan Carlos Infante as Ricardo Valenzuela
- Yanet Cuevas as Yolanda Rivera
- Gameela Wright as Woman #1
- Dawn Evans as Woman #2
References[]
Quotes[]
- Munch: [Birds chirp in a cage] If only they could talk.
- Dr. Warner: Well, I'm no Dr. Dolittle, but a swab of the dog's mouth might tell us if he bit the perp while trying to protect her.
- Stabler: Need a vet?
- Dr. Warner: No, I can do it, come here, boy.
[swabs dog's mouth, pauses] - Munch: You alright?
- Dr. Warner: Yeah. He's just a dead ringer for my dog, Petey.
- Stabler: I didn't know you had a dog.
- Dr. Warner: Yeah, with my job, it's great to come home to something breathing.
- Munch: Yeah, we had a dog once. My father tripped over her one night and brought her back to the pound the next day.
- Stabler: Lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas. Lie down with men...
[shakes head and looks at victim murdered in her bed]
- Stabler: [to suspect] Being nice to bugs is not a defense for murder.
- Stabler: I don't trust a guy who wears drawstring pants.
- Munch: DNA from sweat stains. So, now you have to watch where you sweat.
- Dr. Warner: Wonders of science, babe.
- Munch: Either Vargas was renting out his pants, or somebody's setting him up for murder.
Background Information and Notes[]
- First time we see that Fin understands Spanish.
- It is discovered in this episode that Dr. Melinda Warner has a dog named Petey.
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Apartment of |
Residence of |
Mavia's Book Shop |
Apartment of |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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The Real Version |
Vargas Residence |
Donna Rosa's Meats |
Residence of |
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