| "People Vs Richard Wheatley" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 23.09 | → |
| Production number: 23009 First aired (US): 9 December 2021 First aired (UK): 11 July 2022 First aired (CAN): 9 December 2021 First aired (AUS): 27 January 2022 | ||
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| Teleplay By Brendan Feeney & Monet Hurst-Mendoza & Candice Sanchez McFarlane Story By Julie Martin & Warren Leight Directed By Michael Smith | ||
Summary[]
Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler. Benson finds herself at odds with a friend when Barba agrees to take the case.
Plot[]
plot
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins (credit only)
- Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as A.D.A. Dominick Carisi, Jr.
- Octavio Pisano as Detective Joe Velasco (credit only)
Recurring cast[]
- Raúl Esparza as Defense Attorney Rafael Barba
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Nicky Torchia as Elliot Stabler, Jr.
- Jeffrey Scaperrotta as Dickie Stabler
- Danielle Moné Truitt as Sergeant Ayanna Bell
- Allison Siko as Kathleen Stabler
- Rocco Sisto as Judge Joe Ellery
- Paige Barr as Defense Attorney Lisa Turner
- Teagle F. Bougere as Bureau Chief Phillip Baptiste
- Annika Pergament as Reporter #1
Guest cast[]
- Dylan McDermott as Richard Wheatley
- Tamara Taylor as Angela Wheatley
- Nick Creegan as Richard Wheatley, Jr.
- Mellisa Goodwin as Defense Attorney Janet Mayer
- Matthew Hammond as Jury Foreperson
- Tanya Perez as Female Court Officer
- Preston Christopher Lawrence as Corrections Officer
- Eddie A. Bryant as Court Officer
- Roger Clark as Reporter #2
- Hope Blackstock as Reporter #3
- Rita Sengupta as Assistant
References[]
- Kathy Stabler
- Izak Bekher
- Jet Slootmaekers
- Manfredi Sinatra
- Denise Bullock
- Damon King
- Gina Cappelletti
- Noah Porter-Benson
- Bernadette Stabler
- Jacob Peters
Quotes[]
quotes
Background Information and Notes[]
- This episode is the first part of a crossover with Law & Order: Organized Crime. The episode "The Christmas Episode" immediately aired after this, which starts the investigation into the whereabouts of Eli Stabler.
- Benson confronts Stabler about not asking her about what happened after he left in 2011. Stabler and Benson have this conversation in "The Christmas Episode".
- Goof: On the stand, Stabler says Diego Morales was bribed by Richard Wheatley to kill Angela Wheatley for $200,000. However, in "Forget It Jake; It's Chinatown", Morales himself says he was paid $2 million.
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"People Vs Richard Wheatley" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 23 |
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