Imprisoned Lives

"Imprisoned Lives"
←	SVU, Episode 15.02	→
Production number: 15002 First aired: 25 September 2013
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Written By Julie Martin & Warren Leight Directed By Michael Slovis

An abandoned child leads the SVU to a dangerous kidnapper and more victims.

Plot

A young boy is abandoned in Times Square and leads the detectives to the house where his family lives. Inside, they find a locked basement where more victims await rescue, and work to solve decades-old cold cases.

Summary

Episode summary

Cast

Main Cast

• Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
• Danny Pino as Detective Nick Amaro
• Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
• Richard Belzer as Sergeant John Munch (credit only)
• Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
• Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba
• Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen

Recurring Cast

• Dean Winters as Officer Brian Cassidy
• Bill Irwin as Dr. Peter Lindstrom
• Dashiell Eaves as Officer Kevin Donlan

Guest Cast

• Michael Massee as Michael "Pa" Williams
• Angela Christian as April "Ma" Hendricks
• Agatha Nowicki as Kayla "Sissy" Greyland
• Xander Franco as Buddy
• Henry Russell as Faith Greyland
• Donald Mackay as Scott Greyland
• Sanja Danilovic as Dagmara Williams
• Omar Scroggins as George Brown
• Rick Lyon as MO-MO
• Angela Lewis as Rhonda "Auntie" Davis
• T.J. Mannix as Tony Minetti
• Sidné Anderson as Colleen Bedford
• Sydney James Harcourt as State Trooper

References

Episode references

Quotes

Cragen (to Olivia): It was too soon for you to come back to SVU.

Olivia (to Cragen): If you can't trust me, then I'm done.

Olivia: You know what I've seen is that people who have gone through unfair, horrific experiences is that they have this will. And when they get support; a chance, they can not only survive, they can thrive.

Background information and notes

• The episode is based on the Ariel Castro kidnappings case.
• Coincidentally, this episode shares many similarities to the 2015 film Room, which also focused on the story of a women held captive and her child.
• Rick Lyon, best known as original cast member and puppet builder behind the award-winning musical Avenue Q, makes an appearance as the man in the Times Square Mo-Mo costume.

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