| "Hammered" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 11.04 | → |
| Production number: First aired: 14 October 2009 | ||
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| Written By Dawn DeNoon Directed By Peter Leto | ||
Plot
After a night of heavy drinking, Dalton Rindell wakes up to a bloody apartment, a terrible cut on his head and a dead woman in his bed. Unable to recall the night before, Rindell immediately calls the police. Detectives Benson and Stabler suspect the crime is the result of a deadly love triangle; however Rindell does not recognize the victim. After questioning Rindell and the victim’s family and friends, Benson and Stabler are provided with leads in several different directions. Unsure which lead to follow, the two detectives decide to return to the bar where the night began in order to piece together the gruesome truth.
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 Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
Recurring cast
- Christine Lahti as Executive A.D.A. Sonya Paxton
- Ned Eisenberg as Roger Kressler
- John McCullum as Judge Barry Moredock
- Linda Emond as Dr. Emily Sopher
- Saila Rao as CSU Technician Anu Nayyar
- Amir Arison as Dr. Manning
Guest cast
- Scott Foley as Dalton Rindell
- Chris McKinney as Michael Hale
- Tibor Feldman as Bill Tattinger
- --- as Linda Peters
- --- as Selena Rindell
- --- as Glenna
- --- as Dr. Kittles
- --- as Anti-Abortion Protestor
- Vanessa Kai as Television Reporter #2
References
Audrey Hale; R-T Development; Clarissa Hale; Operation Save & Deliver; Westside Women's Health Clinic; West Falls Lounge; Serena Benson
Quotes
- Dalton Rindell: She’s drunk.
- Sonya Paxton: Wha…Excuse me?
- Dalton Rindell: She’s drunk!
- Sonya Paxton: Excuse me Dalton, did you say something to me?
- Dalton Rindell: Trust me, I would know!
- Roger Kressler: (Trying to regain control of his client) Your Honor, this is outrageous!
- Sonya Paxton: Oh what's your problem, you tiny little man? Hey Dalton...
- Barry Moredock: Ms. Paxton!
- Huh?
: Sonya Paxton
- Have you been drinking?
: Barry Moredock
- (hurriedly) No! N-n-n-n-n-no not at all. I was just up all night preparing--
: Sonya Paxton
- What, drinks?
: Dalton Rindell
- No, I was going over Detective Benson’s testimony with her. Ask her!
: Sonya Paxton
- Bailiff, get Detective Benson over here. And have her bring a Breathalyzer.
: Barry Moredock
- (Benson has been asked to give Paxton a Breathalyzer test in front of a whole courtroom)
- Sonya Paxton: Olivia... please don't do this to me...
- Olivia Benson: You did this to yourself. Now blow.
- Donald Cragen: (to Benson and Stabler) Now what part of taking a killer-rapist on a field trip sounded like a good idea?
- John Munch: Dalton wasn't technically under arrest...
- Donald Cragen: Zip it Jon. They are perfectly capable of making their own half-assed excuses.
Elliot Stabler: That woman was a walking clusterf- (Stabler halts as he sees Paxton walk in)
Sonia Paxton: That's probably how I would've put it. Except I wouldn't have censored myself.
Background information and notes
- This will mark the last appearance of Christine Lahti as ADA Sonya Paxton until Turmoil.
- This marks the first time onscreen that Olivia visits her mother's grave after learning her mother's death back in Taken and understand the cause of her death in Intoxicated.
- The case has some elements ripped from the headlines of the abortion doctor, Dr. George Tiller, murdered in his church.
- ADA Sonya Paxton's fender-bender excuse is based on Vegas Defense lawyer, Joe Caramagno showing up late to court. The Judge declared a mistrial after a breathalyzer test was administered. His story starts out as a fender-bender, but keeps getting more improbable as he explains.
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