| "The Things We Have To Lose" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 21.20 | → |
| Production number: 21020 First aired (US): 23 April 2020 First aired (UK): 5 May 2020 First aired (CAN): 23 April 2020 First aired (AUS): 10 December 2020 | ||
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| Written By Warren Leight & Julie Martin Directed By Juan José Campanella | ||
Summary[]
As Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Tobias Moore, the Special Victims Unit faces setbacks in several other cases.
Plot[]
plot
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as A.D.A. Dominick Carisi, Jr.
- Jamie Gray Hyder as Officer Katriona Tamin
Recurring cast[]
- Jenna Stern as Defense Attorney Elana Barth
- Ben Davis as Defense Attorney Paul Davies
- Stephen Wallem as Nurse Rudy Syndergaard
- Carmen Berkeley as Pilar Reyes
- Bea Cordelia as Lakira Beca
- Grace Narducci as Ivy Bucci
- Afi Bijou as Joelle Fuller
- James Udom as Leon Fuller
- Ja'Siah Young as Andre Fuller
- Frances Eve as Amelia James
- Vincent Curatola as Judge Al Bertuccio
- Kecia Lewis as Judge Constance Copeland
- Rosie De Sanctis as Donna Bucci
Guest cast[]
- Gisela Chipe as Ramona Diaz
- Alexia Garcia as Dakota Knight
- Donald Flores as Hector Arroyo
- Max Monning as Ari Dennison
- Sa'Myra Amos James as Nikita Chavex
- Matthew Nikitow as Gil
- Michael Leonard James as Precinct Detective
- Annika Pergament as Reporter #1
- Chris Harnick as Reporter #2
- Anne-Marie Agbodji as Server
- Irma-Estel Laguerre as Grandma
- Kate Maloy as Lakira's Mother
References[]
- Frank Bucci
- Steve Getz
- Tobias Moore
- Mason Rollins
Quotes[]
- Benson: What happened to you?
- Barth: Excuse me?
- Benson: You were a judge. You had respect for the legal system. You had compassion for victims.
- Barth: I still do.
- Benson: No, you don't. You're letting a rapist like Sir Toby use you.
- Joelle Fuller: I thought he was in for a year.
- Tutuola: It's a split sentence. He does six months now and six months later.
- Joelle Fuller: Does that mean he can just come by?
- Tutuola: No. Your order of protection is still good for a year.
- Joelle Fuller: I hope so.
- Donna Bucci: Ivy is like me. She pushes things, but she knows when to stop. Right, Ivy?
- Ivy Bucci: Right.
- Donna Bucci: No more partying, right Ivy?
- Ivy Bucci: No more partying.
- Rollins: I hope you mean that. Ivy, I'll void your arrest for now but if you act out again, I'm picking you up.
- Lakira: You're too late. Dakota's dead.
- Tamin: What? What happened?
- Lakira: I don't know. They won't even tell me. They say I'm not her family. I'm her family.
Background Information and Notes[]
- This episode was originally not slated to be the season finale, but it was eventually declared as such after production on SVU was prematurely suspended on March 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which therefore forced the season's episode count to be shortened.
- This episode continues stories from the episodes "I'm Going To Make You a Star", "At Midnight In Manhattan", "Can't Be Held Accountable" and "Must Be Held Accountable".
- This is the only season finale of SVU to air in April to date.
- The song that plays during the beginning and the end of the episode is "Holy Water" by Freya Ridings.
Episode scene cards[]
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Supreme Court Room |
Slag Nightclub |
Supreme Court Room |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Rink City |
Chambers of |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Solving For The Unknowns" |
"The Things We Have To Lose" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 |
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