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It's the law.<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>Now there'll be no justice.<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>Yes, I got a confession for Debbie Cooper.<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>Doesn't make a difference. Would it to you?<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> : - <nowiki>'''</nowiki>Alexandra Cabot<nowiki>'''</nowiki>, <nowiki>'''</nowiki>Alan Messinger<nowiki>'''</nowiki> and <nowiki>'''</nowiki>Elliot Stabler<nowiki>'''</nowiki> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>Tell me again how my partner failed to get his weapon re-certification?<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>He choked!<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>I didn't choke!<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>Okay, you got poor marks for shooting off your gun early.<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>It happens to everybody. You know, they have a pill for that now.<nowiki>''</nowiki>"<br /> : - <nowiki>'''</nowiki>John Munch<nowiki>'''</nowiki>, <nowiki>'''</nowiki>Olivia Benson<nowiki>'''</nowiki> and <nowiki>'''</nowiki>Odafin Tutuola<nowiki>'''</nowiki> "<nowiki>''</nowiki>One of these days you're going to realize I know what I'm doing.<nowiki>''</nowiki>" : - <nowiki>'''</nowiki>George Huang<nowiki>'''</nowiki> == Background information and notes == * Actor <nowiki>[[Nick Chinlund]]</nowiki> (serial killer <nowiki>[[Matthew Linwood Brodus]]</nowiki>) had originally screen-tested for the co-starring role of <nowiki>[[Detective]]</nowiki> <nowiki>[[Elliot Stabler]]</nowiki>. * This episode differs from the usual format in that a portion of the final scene is shown at the beginning of the episode. 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Stabler and Huang try to get some information from the soon-to-be-executed serial killer Matthew Linwood Brodus, a brutal and sadistic psychopath.
 
 
== Plot ==
 
''Plot''
 
 
== Cast ==
 
=== Main cast ===
 
* [[Christopher Meloni]] as [[Detective]] [[Elliot Stabler]]
 
* [[Mariska Hargitay]] as [[Detective]] [[Olivia Benson]]
 
* [[Richard Belzer]] as [[Detective]] [[John Munch]]
 
* [[Stephanie March]] as [[Assistant District Attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Alexandra Cabot]]
 
* [[Ice-T]] as [[Detective]] [[Odafin Tutuola]]
 
* [[Dann Florek]] as [[Captain]] [[Donald Cragen]]
 
 
=== Guest cast ===
 
* [[B.D. Wong]] as Dr. [[George Huang]]
 
* [[Daniel Sunjata]] as [[CSU]] Technician [[Burt Trevor]]
 
* [[Nick Chinlund]] as [[Matthew Linwood Brodus]]
 
* [[Ty Burrell]] as [[Alan Messinger]]
 
* [[William Hill]] as [[Allen Cooper]]
 
* [[Timothy Wheeler]] as [[Robert Rule]]
 
* [[Jerome Preston Bates]] as Mr. [[Henderson (Mr.)|Henderson]]
 
* [[Anthony Chisholm]] as [[Leroy Russell]]
 
* [[Laura Hughes]] as [[Hannah Cooper]]
 
* [[Heather MacRae]] as [[Andrea Mason]]
 
* [[Adam Mucci]] as [[Detective]] [[Janowicz (Det.)|Janowicz]]
 
* [[Glynis Bell]] as [[Judge]] [[Whitemore (Judge)|Whitemore]]
 
* [[Martin Kildare]] as [[Matthew Brodus]]
 
* [[Saidah Arrika Ekulona]] as Detective [[Yorkin (Det.)|Yorkin]]
 
* [[James Hindman]] as Principal [[Reichart (Principal)|Reichart]]
 
* [[John Roney]] as Death row guard
 
* [[Madison Arnold]] as Plumbing Company boss
 
* [[Ellen Horst]] as Woman
 
* [[James Flaherty]] as Man
 
 
== References ==
 
[[New Jersey State Prison]]
 
 
== Quotes ==
 
"''The state won't execute an unhealthy man. It's the law.''"<br />
 
"''Now there'll be no justice.''"<br />
 
"''Yes, I got a confession for Debbie Cooper.''"<br />
 
"''Doesn't make a difference. Would it to you?''"<br />
 
: - '''Alexandra Cabot''', '''Alan Messinger''' and '''Elliot Stabler'''
 
 
 
"''Tell me again how my partner failed to get his weapon re-certification?''"<br />
 
"''He choked!''"<br />
 
"''I didn't choke!''"<br />
 
"''Okay, you got poor marks for shooting off your gun early.''"<br />
 
"''It happens to everybody. You know, they have a pill for that now.''"<br />
 
: - '''John Munch''', '''Olivia Benson''' and '''Odafin Tutuola'''
 
 
 
"''One of these days you're going to realize I know what I'm doing.''"<br />
 
: - '''George Huang'''
 
 
== Background information and notes ==
 
* Actor [[Nick Chinlund]] (serial killer [[Matthew Linwood Brodus]]) had originally screen-tested for the co-starring role of [[Detective]] [[Elliot Stabler]].
 
* This episode differs from the usual format in that a portion of the final scene is shown at the beginning of the episode. This teases the audience into thinking that Huang is killed by Brodus, as the beginning does not show Huang's recovery.
 
{{episode|Title=Execution|Series=Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Serieslink=SVU|Season=3|Previous=[[Counterfeit]]|Next=[[Popular]]}}
 
 
 
[[Category:SVU episodes]]
 
[[Category:SVU episodes]]

Revision as of 02:12, 11 July 2009

"Execution"
SVU, Episode 3.15
Production number: E2325
First aired: 1 February 2002
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th of 502 released in SVU
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Matthew Linwood Brodus
Written By
[[Judy McCreary]]

Directed By
[[Alex Zakrzewski]]

Stabler and Huang try to get some information from the soon-to-be-executed serial killer Matthew Linwood Brodus, a brutal and sadistic psychopath. == Plot == ''Plot'' == Cast == === Main cast === * [[Christopher Meloni]] as [[Detective]] [[Elliot Stabler]] * [[Mariska Hargitay]] as [[Detective]] [[Olivia Benson]] * [[Richard Belzer]] as [[Detective]] [[John Munch]] * [[Stephanie March]] as [[Assistant District Attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Alexandra Cabot]] * [[Ice-T]] as [[Detective]] [[Odafin Tutuola]] * [[Dann Florek]] as [[Captain]] [[Donald Cragen]] === Guest cast === * [[B.D. Wong]] as Dr. [[George Huang]] * [[Daniel Sunjata]] as [[CSU]] Technician [[Burt Trevor]] * [[Nick Chinlund]] as [[Matthew Linwood Brodus]] * [[Ty Burrell]] as [[Alan Messinger]] * [[William Hill]] as [[Allen Cooper]] * [[Timothy Wheeler]] as [[Robert Rule]] * [[Jerome Preston Bates]] as Mr. [[Henderson (Mr.)|Henderson]] * [[Anthony Chisholm]] as [[Leroy Russell]] * [[Laura Hughes]] as [[Hannah Cooper]] * [[Heather MacRae]] as [[Andrea Mason]] * [[Adam Mucci]] as [[Detective]] [[Janowicz (Det.)|Janowicz]] * [[Glynis Bell]] as [[Judge]] [[Whitemore (Judge)|Whitemore]] * [[Malcolm Sanderson]] as [[Matthew Brodus]] * [[Saidah Arrika Ekulona]] as Detective [[Yorkin (Det.)|Yorkin]] * [[James Hindman]] as Principal [[Reichart (Principal)|Reichart]] * [[John Roney]] as Death row guard * [[Madison Arnold]] as Plumbing Company boss * [[Ellen Horst]] as Woman * [[James Flaherty]] as Man == References == [[New Jersey State Prison]] == Quotes == "''The state won't execute an unhealthy man. It's the law.''"
"''Now there'll be no justice.''"
"''Yes, I got a confession for Debbie Cooper.''"
"''Doesn't make a difference. Would it to you?''"
 : - '''Alexandra Cabot''', '''Alan Messinger''' and '''Elliot Stabler''' "''Tell me again how my partner failed to get his weapon re-certification?''"
"''He choked!''"
"''I didn't choke!''"
"''Okay, you got poor marks for shooting off your gun early.''"
"''It happens to everybody. You know, they have a pill for that now.''"
 : - '''John Munch''', '''Olivia Benson''' and '''Odafin Tutuola''' "''One of these days you're going to realize I know what I'm doing.''" : - '''George Huang''' == Background information and notes == * Actor [[Nick Chinlund]] (serial killer [[Matthew Linwood Brodus]]) had originally screen-tested for the co-starring role of [[Detective]] [[Elliot Stabler]]. * This episode differs from the usual format in that a portion of the final scene is shown at the beginning of the episode. This teases the audience into thinking that Huang is killed by Brodus, as the beginning does not show Huang's recovery. {{episode|Title=Execution|Series=Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Serieslink=SVU|Season=3|Previous=<nowiki>[[Counterfeit]]|Next=[[Popular]]}}</nowiki>