What starts as a unusual trip to the hospital turns into a case of trickery, deception, despair, and pedophilia. A 12 year old girl, Melanie, is brought to the hospital for pregnancy complications and she reveals to Olivia that her husband is 'Abraham'. She and the rest of the squad track down the way-ward 'husband', and discover a slew of children and women in a worn-down house.
Shots are fired, and when the four detectives finally get in, they see a pile of bodies, mostly children. There's a classic movie twist; they show close-ups of the character's reaction to the gruesome scene in front of them. But Dick Wolf takes it one step further; showing the character's psych evaluations, as well. You see Elliot try and keep his cool, Munch lose his cynical shield, Fin 'step back', and Olivia break down.
But it doesn't stop there. Elliot is taken off the case; but for once, it doesn't matter. The episode is wonderful, even without him, although Olivia and Elliot cases are most people's favorite, including my own. Continuing with Olivia's breakdown, the writers make sure to show a more sarcastic, tough-as-nails, angry version of Benson not usually shown. Dramatic? Yes. Edge-of-your-seat action? Quite possibly. Worth watching? Most definitely.moreless
A career con artist, forger and thief turns to murder and serial pedophilia to populate the cult he created and to get his hands on a multi-million dollar trust fund. The detectives have trouble getting any leads because no one in the cult is saying anything, not even their names.moreless
 Dann Florek |
Capt. Donald Cragen |
 Richard Belzer |
Det. John Munch |
 Mariska Hargitay |
Det. Olivia Benson |
 BD Wong |
Dr. George Huang |
 Christopher Meloni |
Det. Elliot Stabler |
 Ice-T |
Det. Odafin Tutuola |
 Holliston Coleman |
Melanie Cramer |
Guest Star |
Jeff Kober |
Eugene Hoff |
Guest Star |
Shannon Cochran |
Cindy Cramer |
Guest Star |
William H. Burns |
Officer Robbins |
Recurring Role |
 Tamara Tunie |
M.E. Warner |
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TRIVIA (2)
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At some point during Benson's interrogation of Sarah, Sarah's attorney asks if there is a deal on the table. Benson is a police officer, not a member of the D.A.'s office, and can't make deals with suspects. That should have been asked to Novak (who wasn't in the room).
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Huang's badge number is 2317616 (the same badge number Scully had on The X-Files).
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(Benson is at the hospital talking with a pregnant 12-year-old.)
Olivia Benson: If you want I can try to find the father of your baby. Do you know his name?
Melanie: Abraham.
Olivia Benson: And who's Abraham?
Melanie: He's my husband. -
Olivia Benson: I'm afraid that - I won't be able to handle it.
Dr. George Huang: But you are. By acknowledging that it affects you. That's the way you handle something traumatic.
Olivia Benson: Well, I guess the real problem is that I'm afraid that -- that it's not working. (starts to cry) -
Dr. George Huang: How are you feeling now?
Olivia Benson: I don't know.
Dr. George Huang: This was an extremely traumatic event, Liv. The grief that you're feeling is completely natural.
Olivia Benson: I know that.
Dr. George Huang: But you feel like you shouldn't be feeling anything. Is that how you feel?
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Olivia Benson: Now those women out there might be brain-washed, but you're not. You know exactly what he is, a murder and a child raper.
Sarah: That's not true.
Olivia Benson: You knew who he was and you let this happen, you let all those children die.
Sarah: It was God's will.
Olivia Benson: No, Sarah, it was your will. You could blame God and you can blame Abraham but we all know the truth. You did this, you sat there and you watched as a man raped one of your children and then murdered the other. (loudly) You might has well have killed him yourself.
Don Cragen: Olivia!
Olivia Benson: (lowers her voice) He has one of your children and he has your unborn grandchild.
Sarah: This is a test. (shakes her head) I won't be tempted.
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Attorney: You accusing my client of murder?
Olivia Benson: No ... just being stupid. -
Dr. George Huang: Well, what do you want to talk about?
John Munch: Well, it doesn't really matter. We could all talk till we're blue in the face. It's not gonna change the fact that the human race is ever-evolving and will always come up with elaborate, repulsive, and depraved ways to kill each other. -
(After one of Abraham's wives declines to give her name.)
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John Munch: (whispering into hand microphone) We've got a problem. Reggie sucks at this.
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John Munch: Take a few deep breaths, relax, and just pretend you're embezzling thousands of dollars like it's any other day.
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Reg: Oh, my God.
John Munch: God isn't going to help you, Reg. He doesn't like fraud committed in his name.
Reg: I want a lawyer.
Olivia Benson: Oh, you're going to need one. You're screwed. -
Dr. George Huang: What's the first thing you remember seeing after entering the building?
Elliot Stabler: Dead bodies.
Dr. George Huang:Can you be more specific?
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Olivia Benson: (to Cindy) He raped your daughter. He killed your husband. What exactly does he have to do for you to stop defending him?
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M.E. Warner: Nothing would please me more than helping you put a needle in your guy's arm, but... this isn't good.
John Munch: How could it possibly be any worse?
M.E. Warner:He didn't kill them.
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NOTES (2)
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For her performance in this episode Mariska Hargitay received a 2005 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
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This episode was dedicated to the memory of Emmy Ann Wooding, a longtime assistant at Wolf Films who had worked at Universal Studios Television for thirty-seven years. She died in an automobile accident on 24 October 2004 at the age of 57.
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Upon discovering the skeleton of the husband in the wall, John Munch says, "Here's Johnny." This alludes to the iconic line in Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining, in which the main character Jack chops a hole in a door, pokes his head through, and shouts, "Here's Johnny!"
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This episode appears to be ripped from the headlines of the David Koresh incident in Waco, Texas (USA), and the Marcus Wesson incident in Fresno, California (USA).
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When the police find the hoarded weapons, they comment that the group 'had their own little Waco down here'. This is a reference to cult leader David Koresh and his Branch Davidian followers who holed up in their Waco, Texas complex in 1993. The group had a hoard of weapons and explosives and held out against federal officials for 51 days until the stand-off ended violently.
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