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Overview
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Dick Wolf (creator)
Daniel Truly (written by)
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Original Air Date:
17 March 2009 (Season 10, Episode 16)
Plot:
Detectives suspect that a murder suspect was thrown out of a window to his death, and their investigation focuses on the suspect's wife, her nephew who lives with them, and their unusual special relationship. | add synopsis
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Fantastic Guest Performances more (2 total)
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| Christopher Meloni | ... | Detective Elliot Stabler | |
| Mariska Hargitay | ... | Detective Olivia Benson | |
| Richard Belzer | ... | Sergeant John Munch | |
| Ice-T | ... | Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola | |
| Michaela McManus | ... | A.D.A. Kim Greylek (credit only) | |
| B.D. Wong | ... | Dr. George Huang | |
| Tamara Tunie | ... | Dr. Melinda Warner (credit only) | |
| Dann Florek | ... | Captain Donald Cragen | |
| Stephanie March | ... | A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot | |
| Carol Burnett | ... | Birdie Sulloway | |
| Robert Klein | ... | Dwight Stannich | |
| Mike Doyle | ... | Forensics Tech Ryan O'Halloran | |
| Noel Fisher | ... | CSU Tech Dale Stuckey | |
| Lindsay Crouse | ... | Judge Andrews | |
| Vincent Curatola | ... | Marv Sulloway |
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60 min
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I've never done one of these before, but I felt the need to say something about this episode after seeing the fantastic performances given by both Carol Burnett and Matthew Lillard. The interrogation scene with Matthew's character was incredible--I don't remember seeing him shine like that in a role for a very long time and it was great to see him doing this kind of character. The breakdown he has after Olivia makes him believe Birdie is giving him up is incredible and very realistic for someone in his situation--I was very, very impressed with his overall performance. And it was great to see Carol Burnett in the Black Widow role--she was so subtle and menacing in her behavior and she also did a fantastic job making her character believable, but then, I'm generally impressed with everything she does.
Overall, the episode was very good, with fantastic performances by both guest stars.