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A serial rapist strikes in several cities where the rape kit backlog stalls the investigation.
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==Plot==
  
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While investigating a serial rapist, Detective Rollins notices a pattern similar to cases she worked in Atlanta. Rollins contacts her old Deputy Chief, Patton, to ask permission to test the rape kits of the old cases. Though Patton cooperates, complications arise when he sets out to make sure Rollins doesn't get the credit.
  
   
 
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When a series of young, petite girls are assaulted in the early morning hours, Detective Rollins matches the pattern to several rapes she worked in Atlanta. When she finds that the victims' rape kits were never tested, Atlanta SVU Chief Patton claims none of the cases were worth pursuing. Intense media scrutiny and the lack of a suspect brings the heat down on Sgt. Benson, who has to face Chief Dodds and their commanders in a CompStat briefing. Meanwhile, a family court judge threatens to remove baby Noah from Benson's care.
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''Episode summary ''
  
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==Plot==
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''Episode plot ''
   
 
== Cast ==
  
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=== Main Cast ===
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=== Main cast ===
 
* [[Mariska Hargitay]] as [[Sergeant]] [[Olivia Benson]]
  
* [[Mariska Hargitay]] as [[Sergeant]] [[Olivia Benson]]
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* [[Danny Pino]] as [[Detective]] [[Nick Amaro]]
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* [[Danny Pino]] as [[Detective]] [[Nick Amaro]] ''(credit only)''
 
* [[Kelli Giddish]] as [[Detective]] [[Amanda Rollins]]
  
* [[Kelli Giddish]] as [[Detective]] [[Amanda Rollins]]
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* [[Raúl Esparza]] as [[Assistant district attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Rafael Barba]]
 
 
* [[Ice-T]] as [[Detective]] [[Odafin Tutuola]]
  
* [[Ice-T]] as [[Detective]] [[Odafin Tutuola]]
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* [[Peter Scanavino]] as [[Detective]] [[Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr.]]
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* [[Peter Scanavino]] as [[Detective]] [[Dominick Carisi, Jr.]]
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* [[Raúl Esparza]] as [[Assistant district attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Rafael Barba]] ''(credit only)''
   
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=== Recurring Cast ===
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=== Recurring cast ===
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* [[Harry Hamlin]] as [[Deputy Chief]] [[Charles Patton]]
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* [[Jayne Houdyshell]] as [[Judge]] [[Ruth Linden]]
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* [[Peter Hermann]] as [[Defense attorney|Defense Attorney]] [[Trevor Langan]]
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* [[Myk Watford]] as [[Captain]] [[Sam Reynolds]]
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* [[Michael Kostroff]] as [[Defense attorney|Defense Attorney]] [[Evan Braun]]
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* [[Bronwyn Reed]] as [[Lucy Huston]]
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* [[Kelly Briter]] as Assistant Corporation Counsel [[Bartell (Attorney)|Bartell]]
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* [[Josh Pais]] as Deputy Commissioner [[Hank Abraham]]
 
* [[Peter Gallagher]] as [[Deputy Chief]] [[William Dodds]]
  
* [[Peter Gallagher]] as [[Deputy Chief]] [[William Dodds]]
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* [[Peter Hermann]] as [[Attorney]] [[Trevor Langan]]
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* [[Thedra Porter]] as [[Chantal Jackson]]
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* [[Tim Hardiman]] as Inspector [[Hardiman (Inspector)|Hardiman]]
   
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=== Guest Cast ===
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=== Guest cast ===
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* [[Harry Hamlin]] as [[Deputy Chief]] Patton
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* [[Jordan Lage]] as [[Albert Beck]]
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* [[Samantha Futerman]] as [[Annie Lin]]
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* [[Lou Martini, Jr.]] as Dr. [[Joseph Conklin]]
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* [[Lizzy DeClement]] as [[Beth Burns]]
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* [[Susan Louise O'Connor]] as [[Lauren Burns]]
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* [[Ebonee Noel]] as [[Ashley Miller]]
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* [[Ras Enoch McCurdie]] as [[Usain]]
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* [[Madeleine Rose Yen]] as [[Nina Carr]]
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* [[Sydney Lucas]] as [[Ryann Catalano]]
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* [[John Cramer]] as [[Mike Catalano]]
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* [[Julia Kelly]] as [[Jennifer Catalano]]
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* [[Scott Eliasoph]] as Video Camera Press ''(uncredited)''
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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* When Amanda mentioned untested rape kits in Atlanta Benson says "not that again." This is a reference to "[[Behave]]".
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''Episode references''
  
   
 
==Quotes==
  
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{{Conversation|So, it sounds like communication with these other police departments needs to improve.|Abraham|If I may, with all due respect, the problem is not communication, Hank. There is a national rape kit backlog issue here that needs to be addressed. ''(to Benson)'' Sergeant.|Dodds|We did catch the pattern seventeen rapist within one week after his first assault here. But the brutal truth is that all of the New York assaults could have should have been prevented. Albert Beck is a career rapist who has moved from state to state, year after year. But because many cities have underfunded departments and many cities do not regard crimes against women seriously, they never tested thousands of their rape kits. What is the point of having a national DNA database if the rapist's DNA is never entered into it?|Benson}}
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''Episode quotes''
  
   
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==Background information and Notes==
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==Background information and notes==
 
''Background info.''
  
''Background info.''
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=== Episode scene cards ===
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Leonard Bernstein<br />
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High School<br />
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360 West 48th Street<br />
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Monday, December 1
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Evidence Storage<br />
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Atlanta Police Department<br />
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Precinct Zone 8<br />
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Atlanta, Georgia<br />
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Monday, December 1
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Residence of<br />
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Ashley Miller<br />
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108 Sunset Avenue NW<br />
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Atlanta, Georgia<br />
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Tuesday, December 2
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Staff Parking Garage<br />
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Mercy Hospital<br />
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365 West 32nd Street<br />
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Wednesday, December 3
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
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Family Court<br />
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Part 21<br />
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Thursday, December 4
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Residence of<br />
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Lauren and Beth Burns<br />
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34-47 205th Street<br />
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Queens, New York<br />
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Thursday, December 4
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Chambers of<br />
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Judge Linden<br />
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60 Lafayette Street<br />
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Friday, December 5
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Revision as of 05:51, 8 March 2020

"Pattern Seventeen"
← SVU, Episode 16.09 →
Production number: 16009
First aired: 10 December 2014
  th of 502 produced in SVU  
← th of 502 released in SVU →
  th of 1271 released in all  
Pattern17
Written By
Kevin Fox

Directed By
Martha Mitchell

A serial rapist strikes in several cities where the rape kit backlog stalls the investigation.

Summary

When a series of young, petite girls are assaulted in the early morning hours, Detective Rollins matches the pattern to several rapes she worked in Atlanta. When she finds that the victims' rape kits were never tested, Atlanta SVU Chief Patton claims none of the cases were worth pursuing. Intense media scrutiny and the lack of a suspect brings the heat down on Sgt. Benson, who has to face Chief Dodds and their commanders in a CompStat briefing. Meanwhile, a family court judge threatens to remove baby Noah from Benson's care.

Plot

Episode plot 

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

References

  • When Amanda mentioned untested rape kits in Atlanta Benson says "not that again." This is a reference to "Behave".

Quotes

Abraham: So, it sounds like communication with these other police departments needs to improve.
Dodds: If I may, with all due respect, the problem is not communication, Hank. There is a national rape kit backlog issue here that needs to be addressed. (to Benson) Sergeant.
Benson: We did catch the pattern seventeen rapist within one week after his first assault here. But the brutal truth is that all of the New York assaults could have should have been prevented. Albert Beck is a career rapist who has moved from state to state, year after year. But because many cities have underfunded departments and many cities do not regard crimes against women seriously, they never tested thousands of their rape kits. What is the point of having a national DNA database if the rapist's DNA is never entered into it?

Background information and notes

Background info.

Episode scene cards

1 2 3 4

Leonard Bernstein
High School
360 West 48th Street
Monday, December 1

Evidence Storage
Atlanta Police Department
Precinct Zone 8
Atlanta, Georgia
Monday, December 1

Residence of
Ashley Miller
108 Sunset Avenue NW
Atlanta, Georgia
Tuesday, December 2

Staff Parking Garage
Mercy Hospital
365 West 32nd Street
Wednesday, December 3

5 6 7

Family Court
Part 21
Thursday, December 4

Residence of
Lauren and Beth Burns
34-47 205th Street
Queens, New York
Thursday, December 4

Chambers of
Judge Linden
60 Lafayette Street
Friday, December 5

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