Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Responsible

Season 8, Episode 18, Aired 4/3/07

Episode Summary

After a young girl is found dead in the apartment of a vacationing couple with no children, Stabler and Benson soon learn that there have been a number of high school students having floating parties, going from house to house and getting drunk. Unfortunately, charging any of the teens with murder proves problematic, but the detectives get a break when they learn that one of the teen's mothers had been providing the alcohol as well as sleeping with one of the students.moreless

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I think that more people need to stop bashing this episode and be aware about this problem.

9.4

"Superb"

By nuclearbandito, Oct 05, 2011 Report Abuse

First of all, people need to stop bashing this episode and look at the message, not the story. Since USA is running two episodes a night, I've been able to guess the endings to most episodes. This one, it was hard. I didn't see the "mom sleeping with the boy the daughter was tutoring" coming, but I did see the girl drinking coming.

I went to high school in a town right next to two navy bases. We had plenty of access to alcohol. Six people died and one paralyzed as a direct result of underage drinking during my time in high school.

I also know a woman form Oregon. Her senior class started with somewhere around 200 seniors. 85 graduated. Many, many, many of them died in DUI crashes. Their song was "Another One Bites the Dust".

I know some of you don't really care about this, but I'm not 21 yet and I know that someone I know will die or kill someone before I turn 21 next year. I just hope the people I know will see this episode (however unlikely it will be) so they know the consequences of drinking.moreless

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This episode could (and should) be aquated to an hour long advertisement.

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By wanderingkat, Mar 30, 2011 Report Abuse

I don't know what they were thinking when they decided to air this episode. This show is suppose to be about the "special victim's unit," which investigates sex crimes and child abuse cases. This was neither. In fact, this was hardly a case at all.
I don't think I have ever seen an episode of any show that was this preachy. Yes, teen drinking is a problem, and yes, drunk driving is a serious problem, but stringing together a weak plotted episode of a television show that has nothing to do with the issue at hand is not they way to approach it. Perhaps this would have been better as a mothership episode... if they made it interesting, that is.moreless

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By hsh_hazeleyes, Mar 30, 2011 Report Abuse

This definitely wasn't my favorite episode, but I guess it had it's high points. Firstly, this was undoubtedly a filler episode. So hopefully we'll get an incredible episode soon! So basically, a girl's found dead from drinking too much then drowning on her own vomit. Benson and Stabler soon uncover that high school students are being given achohol by a mother who is also sleeping with one of the students. I've seen storylines like this time and time again, so I wasn't too impressed. But I did enjoy getting to see Kathleen help her dad out. I also enjoyed all the references to the "should be" Stabler/Benson relationship: "Do you think he's banged his partner?" Then the mother also initiates a conversation about Elliott with Olivia saying that they've surely slept together. All in all, an okay episode.moreless

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a girl is found dead and they cant figure who killed her or how she died or something?

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By elliv920, Mar 30, 2011 Report Abuse

i liked it but honestly the only reason i thought it was good was because of the people trying to get olivia and elliot together lol i enjoyed that alot haha very funny and elliot finally punished his daughter kathleen for drunk driving only took him 2 years hahaha :) olivi aand elliot should get together they r really good together and i enjoyed the comment oliv a said to elliot after he spoke at the churchmoreless

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A good episode.

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By SVU_CSI_Xfiles, Mar 30, 2011 Report Abuse

It was a very informative episode, and after watching it I realized that under-aged drinking is that bad, and something does need to be done about this. This episode reminds me of a friend of mine, her mom would drink with her, and buy her alcohol, and all her friends thought this was cool. Just like in the episode. A mom supports her teenage daughters drinking problem, a problem that grows and ends up out of control. It is very saddening the think that such a thing happens, but it does. And this episode was an attempt to make this clear to people...especially teens, drinking isn't cool, it just damages your body. It was a very informative episode, and is worth the time of any SVU fan. Though it's not as dramatic as some episodes, it is excellent and has an underlining moral.moreless

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- Lillian Rice's attorney says Becca having a .06 blood alcohol level is within the legal limits. It's illegal for minors to have a blood alcohol level past .02. Edit
- Stabler should not have been able to burn Kathleen's license so easily, because the license would have been made of plastic. Edit
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic "Zodpovědnost" (Responsibility) Edit
- Original International Air Dates: Czech Republic May 11, 2010 on TV Nova Edit
- Special billing was given to Judith Light (and) in this episode. Edit
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- (In Novak's office.) Casey Novak: So your daughter's not an alcoholic? Lillian Rice: Absolutely not. I live with her, I would know. Casey Novak: What planet are you on?! She's in rehab! Lillian Rice: Those places say everyone's an addict. I love chocolate, maybe I should check in. Casey Novak: Well, that's a great idea, you might get some insight into your own problems. Trevor Langan: That's it. Let's go. (as Langan and Lillian are leaving the office) Casey Novak: Like why you have sex with teenage boys! Or why you're so desperate to be liked, you buy kids' friendship with alcohol! It's pathetic! Edit
- Jordan Owens: So I gotta be a rat?! Elliot Stabler: Yeah. That, or go to jail. Jordan Owens: (sighs) All right, Lillian bought the booze the night Melanie died, satisfied? Elliot Stabler: Yeah. Jordan Owens: You suck! Edit
- Judge Liz Donnelly: And if you are truely repentant, you will have stayed sober the entire time. Jordan Owens: We will Your Honor. Judge Liz Donnelly: I know. I've ordered daily urine tests for all of you. Edit
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