| "Protection" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 3.12 | → |
| Production number: E2327 First aired: 11 January 2002 | ||
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| Written By Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene Directed By Alex Zakrzewski | ||
A troubled six year-old kid is shot and abandoned by his mother in the emergency room.
Plot
When a 6-year-old boy is injured in a shooting, the detectives are called in when his mother abandons him in the ER. During the course of the investigation, they find out that their mother had a history of giving false identification. The case takes a twist when the boy is smothered to death in the hospital. Olivia and Elliot discover that his mother may have been on the run from her abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend and doing whatever it took to protect her sons from him.
Summary
Episode summary
Cast
Main cast
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch
- Stephanie March as A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
Recurring cast
- Fernando López as CSU Ramone Vargas
- Liz Larsen as Defense Attorney Regal
- Dylan Price as Detective Danny Tatum
- Susan Pellegrino as Dr. Barrett
Guest cast
- Elpidia Carrillo as Maria Ramos
- Jean-Luke Figueroa as Luis Ramos
- David Zayas as Detective Milton
- Louie Leonardo as Fredo Garcia
- Elain R. Graham as Principal
- Cortez Nance Jr. as Security Officer Jones
- Sevanne Martin as Nurse Lisa
- Zabryna Guevara as Annie Colon
- Teresa Yenque as Graciella Hernandez
- Otto Sanchez as Eddie Fuente
- Anthony J. Ribustello as Fast Food Manager
- Carlos Pizarro as Lookout
- Naomi Peters as ER Nurse #1
- Michael Mosley as Ronnie the Informant
- Bill Golodner as Sergeant DaCosta
- Al Espinosa as Andy Penza
- Oscar A. Colon as Liberty Apartment Manager
- Paul Baron as Kevin McDonald
- Ed Bogdanowicz as ND CSU Cop
References
References
Quotes
"The only thing he didn't ask me was if I wore boxers of briefs."
- - John Munch
"Life without parole."
"What kind of a deal is that?"
"The kind that keeps you breathing."
- - Alexandra Cabot and Eddie Fuentes
"Two other detectives were in here the other day asking about Maria."
"These detectives say where they were from?"
"No, but they must've been undercover... looked more like drug dealers than cops."
- - Restaurant Manager and John Munch
"I wonder if she'll come after Fredo again?"
"The man killed her son. She'll be back."
- - Alexandra Cabot and Elliot Stabler
"I'll go. I speak ten-year-old."
- - John Munch
Background information and notes
- In the Russian adaptation, the Hispanic characters were changed to Romani (See: Romani people at Wikipedia).
Episode scene cards
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PS 266 |
452 East 2nd Street |
790 Grant Avenue |
Liberty Knick Knacks |
Delancey Hotel |
| Previous episode: "Monogamy" |
"Protection" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 3 |
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