| "Down Low In Hell's Kitchen" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 21.03 | → |
| Production number: 21003 First aired (US): 10 October 2019 First aired (UK): 24 December 2019 First aired (CAN): 10 October 2019 First aired (AUS): 6 February 2020 | ||
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| Teleplay By Monet Hurst-Mendoza & Brendan Feeney Story By Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Julie Martin & Warren Leight Directed By Timothy Busfield | ||
Summary[]
A serial predator targeting men in gay bars proves to be difficult to catch until a celebrity comes forward with his story.
Plot[]
plot
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as A.D.A. Dominick Carisi, Jr.
Recurring cast[]
- Ryan Buggle as Noah Porter-Benson
- Ernest Waddell as Ken Randall
- Joseph Lyle Taylor as Attorney Mickey D'Angelo
- Erica Camarano as Officer Rachel Ortiz
- Stephen C. Bradbury as Judge Colin McNamara
- Zuleikha Robinson as Bureau Chief Vanessa Hadid
- Demore Barnes as Deputy Chief Christian Garland
- Stephen Wallem as Nurse Rudy Syndergaard
- Kathleen Choe as Attorney Julie Kang
Guest cast[]
- Curtis Armstrong as Robert Fischer
- L. Steven Taylor as Mathis Brooks
- William Popp as Jeffrey Moran
- Rafael Jordan as Devonn Thompson
- Garrett Lee Hendricks as Jordan Marcus
- James Harkness as Wayne Talbot
- Joshua Morgan as Seth Thomas
- Curt Morlaye as Aygon
- Ryan Raftery as Roger
- Radu Spinghel as Vlad
- Whit K. Lee as Uni
- Ally Taylor Sacks as Dance Instructor
- Johnny Michaels as Dancer #1
- Clara Leyba as Dancer #2
- Kimberlee Murray as Dancer #3
- Micah Houstan as Dancer #4
- Michael DeBarge as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Alexander Hinojosa as Paparazzi Reporter (uncredited)
References[]
Quotes[]
- Noah Porter-Benson: Mom, I don't want to go to practice.
- Olivia Benson: Why not, honey? You feeling okay?
- Noah: I mean ever. I don't like baseball.
- Olivia: You don't like baseball? Since when? You love playing with Peter. You love being on the team.
- Noah: But now it's boring. [pointing to a dance studio nearby] That looks like fun.
Background Information and Notes[]
- Rudy Syndergaard was named after then New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard. Producer Dick Wolf is an avid Mets fan, and frequently drops references to the team into episodes of the show.
- This is the first appearance of Deputy Chief Christian Garland.
- The plot of this episode has SVU investigate black men on the "down low". They dealt with another group of men on the "down low" in the episode "Lowdown".
- Another episode that deals a man attacking men who go to gay bars without their wives knowing is the episode "Criminal Hatred".
- The song that plays while Garland is undercover at the bar in Hell's Kitchen is "As Long as It's Real" by Raphael Lake. The song is also used during the episode "Intent" and "And a Trauma in a Pear Tree".
- A deleted scene has Ken telling his dad, Fin, and Carisi about the cost of coming out.[1]
- Based on the Jussie Smolette alleged assault case.
- Noah starts dancing in this episode, in real life Ryan Buggle, who plays Noah, is a dancer.
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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LGBTQ Health Crisis Center |
Mercy Hospital |
K Rico Steakhouse |
Keenan & Spahn Brokerage |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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No Inhibitions |
Apartment of |
Virtual Reality Gaming Emporium |
Rikers Island Meeting Room |
Footnotes[]
| Previous episode: "The Darkest Journey Home" |
"Down Low In Hell's Kitchen" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 |
Next episode: "The Burden Of Our Choices" |