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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S11.E5
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  • Episode aired Oct 21, 2009
  • TV-14
  • 43m
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8.5/10
1.3K
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Rosie Perez in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Benson and Stabler are faced with a dilemma when a child-abuse suspect offers to reveal the identity of the leader of a controversial civil rights group in exchange for amnesty.Benson and Stabler are faced with a dilemma when a child-abuse suspect offers to reveal the identity of the leader of a controversial civil rights group in exchange for amnesty.Benson and Stabler are faced with a dilemma when a child-abuse suspect offers to reveal the identity of the leader of a controversial civil rights group in exchange for amnesty.

  • Director
    • David Platt
  • Writer
    • Mick Betancourt
  • Stars
    • Christopher Meloni
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Richard Belzer
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    8.5/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • David Platt
    • Writer
      • Mick Betancourt
    • Stars
      • Christopher Meloni
      • Mariska Hargitay
      • Richard Belzer
    • 7User reviews
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    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Detective Elliot Stabler
    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Detective Olivia Benson
    Richard Belzer
    Richard Belzer
    • Sergeant John Munch
    • (credit only)
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    Ice-T
    • Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
    Stephanie March
    Stephanie March
    • ADA Alexandra 'Alex' Cabot
    BD Wong
    BD Wong
    • Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D.
    • (as B.D. Wong)
    Tamara Tunie
    Tamara Tunie
    • ME Dr. Melinda Warner
    • (credit only)
    Dann Florek
    Dann Florek
    • Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen
    Rosie Perez
    Rosie Perez
    • Eva Banks
    Garret Dillahunt
    Garret Dillahunt
    • Kevin O'Donnell
    Jim True-Frost
    Jim True-Frost
    • Thomas Banks
    Cruz St. James
    • Cory Banks
    • (as Cruz Santiago)
    Mitchell Jarvis
    Mitchell Jarvis
    • Tony Accardo
    Lindsay Crouse
    Lindsay Crouse
    • Arraignment Judge D. Andrews
    Joel de la Fuente
    Joel de la Fuente
    • TARU Lieutenant Ruben Morales
    Jeri Ryan
    Jeri Ryan
    • Patrice Larue
    Jayne Paterson
    Jayne Paterson
    • Mary Sachowski
    Anthony Amorim
    • Patrick Sachowski
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      • David Platt
    • Writer
      • Mick Betancourt
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    • Trivia
      Rosie Perez (Eva Banks) was injured while filming this episode. A scene called for an extra to violently shake her and she suffered two herniated discs, a bulging disk, three sprained ligaments, and a pinched nerve. A year later she finally had surgery to repair her injuries which left her with scars on her neck and hip.
    • Goofs
      After Eva is arrested for stabbing her husband, Olivia persuades ADA Cabot to give her a Desk Appearance Ticket (DAT) instead of taking her to arraignment court that night. At the time, DATs were given only for violations, misdemeanors, and E-class felonies. Since stabbing someone would be considered "Assault in the Second Degree" -- a D-class felony -- Eva would not have been eligible for a DAT.
    • Quotes
      • Olivia Benson: Eva, you don't have to move.
      • Eva Banks: But Thomas pays the mortgage and he's never given me any of the passwords on any of our accounts.
      • Olivia Benson: So we'll go to the bank, we'll show them your lD, we'll empty the accounts, we'll start a new one in your name and then we come home here and we change the locks.
      • Eva Banks: Really?
      • Olivia Benson: Yeah.
      • Eva Banks: [sighs] Damn, girl, you got a little gangster in you, huh?

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 21, 2009 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Wolf Films
      • Universal Media Studios (UMS)
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    • Runtime
      • 43m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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