Season 17 episode 9 law and order svu

Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. After Lewis Hodda rejects a plea bargain in his murder trial for the death of 7-year-old Hector Rodriguez, he accuses Benson of coercing his confession.

In most episodes of SVU the jury proceedings are quick and decisive. This installment of the series certainly did not follow that formula, and with interesting results. The episode opens with the taped confession of Lewis Hodda, the suspect in the kidnapping of young Wyatt Morris and the murder of Hector Rodriguez. Well, close the case on her end anyway. Ironically, the murder case, while a much more heinous crime, was a weaker pursuit since so much time had passed since the crime and due to a distinct lack of evidence in the case.

Season 17 episode 9 law and order svu

On the last episode, the detectives looked for a teenage girl who was abducted and find crucial DNA evidence about her kidnapper. As the search progressed, the case deeply affected Sgt. Did you watch the last episode? If you missed it, we have a full and detailed recap right here for you. While you wait for our recap hit the comments and let us know how excited you are about the new season? Hodda and his lawyer Mr. Guthrie head to court, his lawyer tells the judge that he is pleading guilty to kidnapping and murder. Hodda whines swears to God that he is innocent, and says that his lawyer and Olivia yelled at him and forced him to say that he was guilty. Afterwards, Barba preps Olivia for her turn on the stand. Hassler gets up to cross-examine Olivia, Hassler points out that she interrogated Hodda for over six hours before they turned on the video camera.

Director Martha Mitchell. The next day, Lomatin tracks down Barba, he reveals that he stalked one of the jurors and found out that they lied in court and have an arrest record — apparently he hates cops.

In trying a prior case the team runs into many obstacles, including recalcitrant witnesses and an overreaching volunteer cop. Carisi job-shadows Barba and Rollins runs into problems at the h Read all In trying a prior case the team runs into many obstacles, including recalcitrant witnesses and an overreaching volunteer cop. Carisi job-shadows Barba and Rollins runs into problems at the hospital. Olivia Benson : [to Barba] Hold on, Hassler did what? She made me look too conscientious? Rafael Barba : She implied you were so desperate to get closure for Delores, you manufactured a suspect.

In trying a prior case the team runs into many obstacles, including recalcitrant witnesses and an overreaching volunteer cop. Carisi job-shadows Barba and Rollins runs into problems at the h Read all In trying a prior case the team runs into many obstacles, including recalcitrant witnesses and an overreaching volunteer cop. Carisi job-shadows Barba and Rollins runs into problems at the hospital. Olivia Benson : [to Barba] Hold on, Hassler did what? She made me look too conscientious? Rafael Barba : She implied you were so desperate to get closure for Delores, you manufactured a suspect.

Season 17 episode 9 law and order svu

Fin Tutuola. After 17 seasons, she's in a class of her own. It was announced at the end of the sixteenth season that star Danny Pino who portrayed Detective Nick Amaro would be departing the cast; however, the producers did not kill off his character, leaving open the possibility of a return. Leight said to The Hollywood Reporter on character departures, "I try to leave that door open. I would like to be able to bring [Pino] back.

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Sign In Register. Archived from the original on December 3, When the girl turns up dead, Sgt. The judge says if this is about the holiday that's not okay. Martha Mitchell. Another student, Zack Foster, receives text messages, supposedly from her, to meet her at a train station and bring his passport. When an intoxicated woman is attacked outside of her apartment building, the SVU team investigates, only to find out that there are multiple witnesses who didn't call for help. The next day in court, things get worse. The clues then lead to the Deputy Chief M. The mother and Benson don't like it.

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Top cast Edit. Hassler tries to imply he knew where to find the lunchbox. Defense claims they are grappling with weak case and that the cops abuse power. Retrieved August 21, He says everyone was yelling at him and that he is innocent. Sonny wants to shadow Barba. Archived from the original on December 23, The next day, Lomatin tracks down Barba, he reveals that he stalked one of the jurors and found out that they lied in court and have an arrest record — apparently he hates cops. Detective Rollins visits Yates in prison to obtain a confession, but he instead provides information that leads the squad to a different suspect ME Dr. Archived from the original on November 7, Fin calls. Executive Producer Warren Leight had said prior to airing that this episode was a different look at the legal system, that the storytelling deviated from the normal SVU pattern with a riff on the classic drama 12 Angry Men , and he was absolutely right. Added: November 18, Sign in to edit.