Imposter

"Imposter"
←	SVU, Episode 18.03	→
Production number: 18003 First aired (US): 5 October 2016 First aired (UK): 30 October 2016 First aired (CAN): 5 October 2016 First aired (AUS): 3 November 2016
	th of 502 produced in SVU
←	th of 502 released in SVU	→
	th of 1271 released in all
Written By Rick Eid & Gavin Harris Directed By Jean de Segonzac

Summary

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Plot

A man tears a family apart when he uses a prominent fake identity to lure a vulnerable wife and mother into his bed. Barba argues that the evidence amounts to rape, but he's faced with a powerful defense attorney and a skeptical judge.

Cast

Main cast

• Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Olivia Benson
• Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
• Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
• Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr.
• Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba

Recurring cast

• Vincent Curatola as Judge Al Bertuccio
• Steve Rosen as Defense Attorney Michael Guthrie
• Callie Thorne as Defense Attorney Nikki Staines

Guest cast

• Paula Marshall as Laura Collett
• Chris Henry Coffey as James Collett
• Wallace Langham as Tom Metcalf
• Conor Proft as Justin Collett
• Andre B. Blake as Alden Kessler
• Mac Brydon as Gary Bell
• Paul DeBoy as Bill Sullivan
• Tiffan Borelli as Erin Dowling
• Juney Smith as Stanley Korva
• Julia Veron as Woman One
• Lauren Hooper as Woman Two
• Alan Barnes Netherton as Man One
• Joey Mintz as Man Two

References

• Lucy Huston
• Melle Mel
• People v. Hough

Quotes

Benson: I'm doing the right thing.

Barba: I know. That's what worries me.

Background information and notes

• The police ask a university clerk for information about a suspect who works there. The clerk walks to a computer to find the required information, but as soon as he gets there, the computer screen is already showing a picture of the suspect. The clerk hasn't had enough time to enter the suspect's name, and it would seem that the photo was there all the time.

Episode scene cards

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Mercy Hospital 365 West 32nd Street Thursday, September 15	Hudson University 504 Riverside Drive Friday, September 16	Hudson University 504 Riverside Drive Friday, September 16	Apartment of Tom Metcalf 341 West 38th Street Monday, September 19

5	6	7	8
The Strathmore 77 Grand Street Monday, September 19	Motions Court Part 14 Tuesday, September 27	Supreme Court Part 14 Wednesday, September 28	Supreme Court Part 14 Thursday, September 29

Previous episode: "Making a Rapist"

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