The finale to season six, Goliath is an odd episode filled with the normal SVU topics of sexual abuse and murder, as well as an unexpected twist. It turns out that the murders/rapes committed by two U.S. soldiers was influenced by a drug given to them by the U.S. Army to cure malaria. This case hits close for Detective Stabler, a Desert Storm veteran. In a emotional scene, he confronts Casey about life away from home; this may influence Casey to work more diligently. It may also be that her father, another man to serve his country, is the driving force behind her determination to prosecute those who dispensed the drug, even when they were aware of the sometimes fatal side effects.
It is also good to see some police-media interaction, which is usually not shown in most episodes. Rarely are the media ever an aid to the detectives, but in this case, they are essential. An all-around good episode.moreless
After the wife of a police officer claims her husband raped her, Benson and Stabler arrest the man and come close to believing his version of events when he attacks his captain. When another officer murders his wife and attempts to kill himself that same night, the whole force gets involved and soon realises that the two men both recently returned home from Afghanistan, where they were given the drug Quinium, an anti-malarial. With the reluctant help of reporter Sherm Hempell and a base doctor with an attack of conscience, Novak takes on the U.S. army. Stabler has trouble with the case because of his history in the marines.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 |
 John Dossett |
Dr. P. Trainer |
Guest Star |
 Jon Bernthal |
Sherm Hempell |
Guest Star |
Julian Gamble |
Koehler |
Guest Star |
 Fred Dalton Thompson |
D.A. Arthur Branch |
Recurring Role |
Joel de la Fuente |
TARU Tech Ruben Morales |
Recurring Role |
 Tamara Tunie |
M.E. Warner |
Recurring Role |
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TRIVIA (2)
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Continuity Error: While approaching the fish market, Munch mentions to Tutuola that he worked in the market as a kid and made good money there.
John Munch grew up in Baltimore as was explained in Homicide: Life on the Streets, not New York City. The episode "Kaddish" explored his past growing up in Baltimore when a girl he had a crush on in high school was murdered.
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Casey Novak's father served in Vietnam as 'a door gunner on a Huey [UH-1 helicopter]'.
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QUOTES (10)
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(Casey enters the squad room with a newspaper.)
Casey Novak: Take a look at this.
Don Cragen: Yeah, we've seen it.
Casey Novak: So has Arthur Branch, meaning I'll be a special kind of pain in your ass until this is sufficiently explained. -
Casey Novak: Do you believe Quinium to be a safe drug?
Dr. P. Trainer: Ms. Novak, what we have not discussed is the fact that malaria is a highly deadly disease. It kills over two million people worldwide every year. Every twelve seconds a child dies from malaria.
(Casey shakes head sadly.)
Casey Novak: That's very sad Dr. Trainer. You didn't even attempt to answer my question. -
Casey Novak: We had a shot at changing things, making them listen, making them stop. I don't understand why you didn't come to me, I could have helped you. And when the truth came out, they never could have touched you.
Dr. P. Trainer: Ms. Novak, you are very young, and that is not the way the world works. -
Elliot Stabler: What the hell's all this?
(Looking at the columns of boxes in Casey's office.)
Casey Novak: U.S. army's version of 'bury me in paper', their response to my subpoenas. -
Olivia Benson: Are you sleeping with him?
Officer Kristin Vaill: Let me be very clear, Detective Benson. I'd be more inclined to have an affair with you.
Olivia Benson: Got it. -
Arthur Branch: Conference room, NOW!
Elliot Stabler: What's that about?
Casey Novak: Oh, probably just another of the subpoenas I sent out.
Elliot Stabler: For what?
Casey Novak: Donald Rumsfeld. -
Dr. P. Trainer: Of the four drugs that work, three have to be taken daily. Quiniam is once a week. Easier to make sure soldiers take it.
Casey Novak: When they're not killing themselves. -
Tommy Callahan: I've been having these dreams.
Dr. George Huang: About what?
Tommy Callahan: Weird stuff. Peoples' faces turning into monsters' faces. Spiders coming out of my hands. -
(Officers Myers has shot his wife and has a gun to his head)
Officer Myers: IT'S NOT ME! -
Fin Tutuola: Callahan's either a great guy or an unpredictable bastard, depending on who you talk to.
Olivia Benson: That's helpful.
Fin Tutuola: It's better than Munch's "evil twin" theory.
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NOTES (1)
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Quiniam is not a real drug. There is, however, an anti-malarial drug called Lariam that has been linked to psychosis, suicidal feelings and other dangerous side effects.
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ALLUSIONS (4)
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Sherm Hempell: Mulder, Scully.
It is a reference to the federal agents from The X-Files, a sci-fi show that ran on FOX from 1993 to 2002.
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Sherm Hempell: See how far the rabbit hole goes, as they say
An obvious Alice in Wonderland reference that is often used to describe strange events.
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Sherman Hempell: Quiniam is the new Agent Orange.
Agent Orange was a defoliant that was widely used in Vietnam to thin out the jungle so the VC would have fewer hiding places. It contains dioxin and has been linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems.
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Casey Novak: Did you ever take a drug called Quiniam?
Officer Myers: Yeah. Manic Mondays. "Manic Monday" was a popular Bangles song from the 1980s.
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