| "Sanctuary" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 18.21 | → |
| Production number: 18021 First aired (US): 24 May 2017 First aired (UK): 4 June 2017 First aired (CAN): 24 May 2017 First aired (AUS): 27 May 2017 | ||
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| Written By Rick Eid & Julie Martin Directed By Michael Pressman | ||
Benson and Barba are caught between two families seeking justice for their loved ones in a hate crime; Benson takes desperate measures to make an arrest as public protests turn violent.
Summary[]
The unexpected release of a suspect in a hate crime case leaves Benson and Barba caught between two families seeking justice for their loved ones. As public protests escalate to violence, Benson goes to desperate lengths to make an arrest.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr.
- Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba
Recurring cast[]
- Poorna Jagannathan as Maya Samra
- Melanie Chandra as Lela Samra
- Kirk Acevedo as Detective Ray Lopez
- Meredith Holzman as Defense Attorney Naomi Ziegler
- Tyler Elliot Burke as Mitchell Jenkins
- Ben Thompson as Steven Cole
- Gil Perez-Abraham as Hector Ramirez
- Massiel Mordan as Soledad Ramirez
- Peter Gallagher as Chief William Dodds
- Jack Nawada-Braunwart as Noah Porter-Benson
- Matthew Rauch as Defense Attorney Jay Cochran
Guest cast[]
- Emma Myles as Carleen Jenkins
- Ali Lopez-Sohaili as Aakif Ahmadi
- Naren Weiss as Daleel Hamdan
- Maia Danziger as Judge Carolyn Pollack
- Jason Kaufman as Captain Phil Saunders
- James Augustus Lee as Moto Dude #1
- Steven DeMarco as Moto Dude #2
- Dave Adams as ESU Sharpshooter
- Marlon Perrier as Doctor
- Rand Guerrero as Protestor #1
- Jeannie Moffit as Protestor #2
- Billy Beyrer as Protester #3
- Henry Gagliardi as Tyler Jenkins
- Peter Wallack as Keith Skinner (uncredited)
References[]
- 9/11
- Mike Dodds
- El Salvador
- ICE
- Syria
- Donald Trump
- Turkey
- Lucy Huston
Quotes[]
- Dodds: All that hate... What's happening to this country? It's like all of a sudden people feel free to say all the horrible things they are thinking out loud. No common decency. No filter.
- Barba: People have always felt this way. Now they just feel empowered. They have permission.
- Benson: Look, I get it, but can you really blame Carleen? She's angry, she's frustrated. She's married to a rapist murderer who clearly intimidated her into covering for him.
- Barba: Uh, well, she's certainly playing the role of the dutiful wife.
- Benson: You mean the dutiful abuse victim.
- [when Soledad continues to back up Hector's alibi]
- Rollins: This is not what's best for your children.
- Soledad Ramirez: You threatening to call Social Services again?
- Carisi: Soledad, all right, if you get on the stand and you lie for your husband, that's perjury. That's a crime which means you could be in trouble.
- Rollins: Which means there's no one here to look after your kids.
- Soledad Ramirez: Stop talking about my kids!
- [about threatening to deport Hector's wife]
- Barba: [to Carisi] She's lying to protect a suspect involved in a horrific crime. Two people were raped, two people were killed. The mother and wife was forced to watch, to listen. So call me crazy, Detective, but in the case of a tie, my sympathy is with Maya and Lela, not with the wife of the perp.
- Carisi: [to Olivia] Lieutenant...
- Benson: You're right, Carisi. That is NYPD's policy. Absolutely, we all agree on that, but this is different. I'm not a shill for the Feds and I certainly don't give a damn about immigration status, but right now, what's happening in this city right now, we need to play every card in the deck.
Background information and notes[]
- This is the final episode to feature Rick Eid as showrunner. He would later return to work on Law & Order a second time starting with the twenty-first season.
- This is the last appearance of Jack Nawada-Braunwart as Noah Porter-Benson.
Episode scene cards[]
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Apartment of |
Tommy's Moto Garage |
Grand Jury |
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Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
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