"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Hardwired (2009)

Director:

David Platt

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Mick Betancourt (written by)

TV Series:

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

Original Air Date:

21 October 2009 (Season 11, Episode 5)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The team makes a deal with a man who molested his stepson in exchange for information that could put away the leader of a molesters' advocate group, but is the victim's mother strong enough to not jeopardize the investigation?

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Victim | Rape | Cop | Justice

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson
Richard Belzer	...	Sergeant John Munch (credit only)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin Tutuola
Stephanie March	...	A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Rosie Perez	...	Eva Banks
Garret Dillahunt	...	Kevin O'Donnell
Jim True-Frost	...	Thomas Banks
Cruz Santiago	...	Cory Banks
Mitchell Jarvis	...	Tony Accardo
Lindsay Crouse	...	Judge Andrews
Joel de la Fuente	...	TARU Tech Ruben Morales

Runtime:

60 min

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Heart rendering performances

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This episode features a rare appearance from Rosie Perez as Eva Banks, a mother who has just learned her son, Cory, was sexually abused. The performance from Perez was so emotional, I let a few tears out myself (and I do not cry to shows). Cruz Santiago, Cory, was also spectacular as the boy who is being secretly raped by his stepfather, played by Jim True-Frost. Garret Dillahunt plays O'donell, the president of a civil rights organization that protects pedophiles, claiming that pedophilia is a mental thing, homosexuality. This episode is very hard to watch, but the performances from the guest actors are just stellar, as well as Chris Meloni's, who is enraged by both pedophiles (O'Donnell and Thomas Banks). Excellent episode, without Munch, sadly.