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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 2 Episode 19

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AIRED: 4/27/01

When the remains of a young woman are found buried in an apartment courtyard with a collar and leash, Stabler and Benson determine that the dead woman is Ava Parulis, a Romanian immigrant who was brought to the United States for an arranged marriage. They discover from Ava's estranged twin, Irina, that the dead woman had left her abusive husband, and made a habit of taking advantage of the riches of wealthy suitors.moreless

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Law and Order Special Victims Unit!

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By ourkissgoodbye, Aug 31, 2011

When three year old remains are found buried in a shallow grave, Detectives Benson and Stabler are called in on the case. They first suspect the previous owners of the property. It seems that the Dr. Stanton lived there with his wife Abby, and then his new wife Pam, once Abby left. Abby then mysteriously disappeared and the Detectives think that Abby may have been the victim. When Abby is found to be in an AIDS hospital the Detectives have to look else where. They then find out that the bones belong to Ava Parulis, who was reported missing by her brother in law George Burton. When Benson and Stabler question her twin sister Irina about her sister, they soon realize that Irina may be hiding something. It turns out that Irina was mistaken for her sister and killed, Ava took on the role of her sister to protect herself and her family.

This was a great episode. I never would have guessed that Irina would have been mistaken for Ava, and that they would have switched identities. It is amazing what family will do when they are threatened.moreless
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Major twist improves an otherwise mediocre episode.

8.5

By ArwenEvenstarU, Mar 18, 2011

Most of this episode was fairly run-of-the-mill. It started off rather predictably and kind of dull. No great Olivia and Elliot interaction. No clever and sarcastic remarks from Munch. Not enough Fin in the episode. I almost gave up on this episode being interesting until the last fifteen minutes which made sitting through the first forty-five minutes worth it. I won't spoil the surprise, but it really saved the episode. There is a fantastic and emotional scene between two of the guest stars in the interrogation room that nearly brought me to tears. To sum up, this wasn't the best the writers could have done, but it is definitely worth a watch.moreless
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A very good plotted episode, if confusing at time.s

8.8

By cookaberry, Mar 18, 2011

This episode deals with twins, so already you know it's going to be confusing, but when one of them is dead, and the other one is the suspect, and then you find out that it wasn't the dead twin wasn't the one everyone thought it was, you're really scratching your head.

But the plot is very intricate and well done, though you really do have to pay attention. But it's also really sad! These poor women! Plus it really is sad with the fake twins husband and daughter. Everything is sad in this episode.

As good as it was, I think they could've made it less confusing, like maybe giving the twins more different names.moreless
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Dann Florek	Capt. Donald Cragen
Richard Belzer	Det. John Munch
Mariska Hargitay	Det. Olivia Benson
Christopher Meloni	Det. Elliot Stabler
Ice-T	Det. Odafin Tutuola
Stephanie March	A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot

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Mili Avital	Irina Burton/Ava Paroulis	Guest Star
Victor Steinbach	Razvan Toscu	Guest Star
Michele Pawk	Valentina Valescu	Guest Star
Lance Reddick	Dr. Taylor	Recurring Role

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- The length for an adult body to fully decompose to just bones in a shallow six foot grave is ten to twelve years. It would be impossible for a body to fully decompose over three and a half to four years.
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- Ava: In my country, the police help no one.
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- (Referring to a suspect who has diplomatic immunity.)
  Alex Cabot: He could run me down, leave skidmarks, and we still couldn't give him a speeding ticket.
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