| "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[]
After a third teenager is found dead, with a paw print tattoo on her lower back, Stabler and Beck investigate, and are led to Broder House, a girls-only group foster home in Brooklyn. They learn that the victim, 14-year-old Chantal Vanner, was one of a number of girls who had ended up working the streets for a vicious pimp named John Victor Bodine, who is arrested for the murders.
Stabler warns Beck that she can't get emotionally involved in every case, and the two work together to bring down Bodine, relying on one of his girls, Belinda Holt, to get the evidence that they need. But Bodine kidnaps Belinda. Stabler and Beck discover that Bodine had snuck out of the jail by using another inmate's identity. They interview the man, and he swears that he was just doing Bodine a favor in exchange for money and electronics. Stabler and Beck are able to find Bodine's home address, and they arrive there, looking for him. They find luggage, and they hear a woman's scream in the next room.
They order Bodine to come out, but he brings Belinda out at gunpoint with him. He vows to not go back to jail. He takes Belinda out the door, and Stabler and Beck are close behind them. After Stabler is able to save Belinda, Beck goes chasing after Bodine. When Bodine gets into his SUV and attempts to run over Beck, she fatally shoots Bodine.
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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