| "Internal Affairs" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 15.04 | → |
| Production number: 15004 First aired (US): 9 October 2013 First aired (UK): 10 November 2013 First aired (CAN): 9 October 2013 First aired (AUS): 24 October 2013 | ||
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| Written By Kevin Fox Directed By Jean de Segonzac | ||
Brian Cassidy goes undercover for the I.A.B. when a cop accuses his precinct of corruption and sexual misconduct.
Plot[]
Officer Michael Groves ends up in a psych ward after he accuses the 12th Precinct of cooking the books and making rape allegations disappear. Internal Affairs Lt. Ed Tucker enlists the help of the SVU to investigate, and he plants Detective Brian Cassidy as an undercover. But one crooked cop, Officer West, goes to great lengths to keep things as they are, and the squad realizes that they've put Cassidy in grave danger.
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 (credit only)
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
Recurring cast[]
- Dean Winters as Detective Brian Cassidy
- Robert John Burke as I.A.B. Lieutenant Ed Tucker
- Bill Irwin as Dr. Peter Lindstrom
- Matt Wood as Officer Kenneth Parker
Guest cast[]
- David Conrad as Officer West
- Marc Menchaca as Officer Michael Groves
- Lance Roberts as Lieutenant Terrence Wood
- Megan West as Tanya Jenkins
- Nadia Dajani as Officer Ryan Quinn
- Osh Ghanimah as Cabbie
- Danielle Dallacco as Gretchen Lyons
- Jack Ferry as Suit #1
- Danny Schoch as ESU Cop #1
- Trace Lysette as Lila
- Chris Victor as Police Officer (uncredited)
References[]
- 12th Precinct
- Carissa Gibson
- Mehcad Carter
- Jolene Castille
Quotes[]
- Cragen: Munch put in his papers.
- Benson: [surprised] No, he didn't.
- Cragen: The Mehcad Carter case hit him pretty hard. Liv, it's okay. Nothing changes except what has to.
Background information and notes[]
- This episode was the subject of an episode of the podcast "...These Are Their Stories: The Law & Order Podcast" in addition to the "That's Messed Up" podcast.
- Benson moves into a new apartment with Cassidy after her previous apartment is trashed from her kidnapping by William Lewis.
- Tucker and Rollins are on unfriendly terms after he investigated her in his last appearance, "Deadly Ambition".
- West asks Cassidy about a sex worker he and Cragen were both involved with, referring to Carissa Gibson.
- Munch decides to retire from SVU. Captain Cragen shares with Olivia that Sergeant Munch has filed his retirement papers. His retirement was heavily influenced by the Mechad Carter case from the episode "American Tragedy".
Episode scene cards[]
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Bronx Courthouse |
20th Street and 9th Avenue |
12th Precinct |
Apartment of |
| Previous episode: "American Tragedy" |
"Internal Affairs" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 15 |
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