| "Underbelly" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 8.07 | → |
| Production number: 08007 First aired (US): 14 November 2006 First aired (CAN): 14 November 2006 First aired (AUS): 15 March 2007 | ||
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| Written By Amanda Green Directed By Jonathan Kaplan | ||
Plot[]
Stabler and Beck investigate the murder of a teenage girl with a paw-print on her lower back and soon discovers that she is one of three girls who were raped and murdered. It is soon discovered that the third victim, Chantal, was a prostitute working for a man named Victor. As the case gets more intense, Beck becomes emotionally involved in the case. Victor is captured, but he escapes from prison and kidnaps a girl who could send him away for a long time. Stabler and Beck track him down and Beck is forced to kill Victor in self-defense, but they are able to save the victim.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch
- Diane Neal as A.D.A. Casey Novak
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang (credit only)
- Tamara Tunie as M.E. Melinda Warner
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
Recurring cast[]
- Connie Nielsen as Detective Dani Beck
- Joe Grifasi as Defense Attorney Hashi Horowitz
- Charlayne Woodard as Sister Peg
- David Lipman as Judge Arthur Cohen
- Laura Kai Chen as Dr. Sanada
Guest cast[]
- Michael K. Williams as John Victor Bodine
- Charlie Ray as Belinda Holt
- Victor Slezak as Blake Peters
- JoAnna Rhinehart as Venice Jones
- Lynda Gravatt as Mrs. Mason
- Julito McCullum as Jason Young
- Luther Creek as Miguel Alvarez
- Khemali Murray as Rhonda Vanner
- Constance Wu as Candy
- Gary Cowling as Caseworker Hecht
- Dion Sapp as Lenny Culp
- Sanjiv Jhaveri as Mr. Singh
- Jabari Gray as Thomas
- Ken Forman as Corrections Officer
- Chloe Whiteford as Mrs. Peters
- Michael Drayer as Shawn
- Sahra Mellesse as Girl
- Dylan Snyder as Steve
- Jake Levy as Jonas
- Lawrence Winslow as Court Clerk
- Alessandra Ramos as Luz Pacheco
- Aja Maria Johnson as Angela
- Melody Nieves as Mary
- Marcus Fitzgerald as Marcus
References[]
- ACS
- Dickie Stabler
- Elizabeth Stabler
- Dominican Republic
- Sandra Garner (victim)
- Kansas
- Chantal Vanner
- Julia Roberts
- Snoopy
- Yale Bulldogs
Quotes[]
- [on tattoos]
- Stabler: Let's have a look, see if your guy is as good as you say he is.
- Beck: Take my word for it.
- Stabler: I'll show you mine.
- Beck: It wouldn't be a fair trade.
- Elliot Stabler: You can't get over-involved in this stuff. Every one of these cases will break your heart.
- Dani Beck: Really?
- Elliot Stabler: Yeah.
- Thomas: Mr. Peters? Here? This late? You gotta be kidding. Partners are all outta here by happy hour.
- Munch: Well, you got any idea where he might be?
- Thomas: He doesn't share his social calender with first year associates.
- Fin: Come on, man. Help a brotha out. My Captain's gonna put me on permanent midnights if I don't find him.
- Thomas: And if I don't get this distribution exactly right, my ass will be on the street. Sorry, brotha.
- Munch: Guess the only color he cares about is green.
- Jason Young: He said he'd give me an iPod.
- Dani Beck: You threw away your future for an iPod?
Background information and notes[]
- Marcus Fitzgerald, Diane Neal's real-life husband (until they divorced in 2014), makes a small appearance as Marcus, an ADA with Homicide. In the season 7 finale episode, "Influence", Marcus Fitzgerald appeared in a photograph as Casey Novak's ex-fiancee, Charlie.
- Benson meets Dani Beck, though she does not introduce herself to Beck.
- Stabler kisses Beck, but the relationship never goes any further.
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Lennie's Tattoos |
Broder House Group Home |
Law Offices of |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Wallis Inn |
Residence of Venice Jones |
Victor Bodine's Loft |
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