New Confront Police & Lodge Svu “Chasing Demons” Recap & Review

Whenever Brian Cassidy appears, mayhem ensues. In “Chasing Demons,” Brian can’t command himself on the witness stand, causing the mistrial of a physician who had been sexually abusing immature boys. But that’s solely the start. It’s ever nifty to consider Dean Winters reprise this purpose every bit it commonly agency the episode volition live filled amongst trouble, which seems to follow Cassidy wherever he goes. He’s the SVU version of the Charlie Brown cartoon grapheme “Pigpen” where a cloud of dirt as well as dust follows him everywhere. In this case, most of that problem is of Cassidy’s ain making.

The episode takes a different, as well as welcome, approach yesteryear opening upwardly amongst a trial already inwards progress. It looks similar Stone has things nether control, but Cassidy blows upwardly on the stand upwardly as well as hence gets suspended, only minutes into the story. Of course, Cassidy, who has horrible impulse control, makes the dumb fault of visiting the pervert physician who is after institute dead. As the story progresses, Cassidy sucks Benson into his mess, as well as explains he institute the trunk as well as was hence knocked out, getting blood on him. Benson decides to allow Cassidy to rest at her identify spell they investigate. Did Benson brand the right pick here? I suppose that she knows Cassidy good plenty that she felt comfortable inwards risking her career for him. Then again, why allow someone who is drunkard AND bloody into your habitation where your young, lately kidnapped boy is sleeping? And what sort of safety does Benson’s edifice have got that someone tin only walk inwards as well as teach access to her storey door? I suppose Cassidy yet could have got had a key to the door or transcend code from when they lived together.

I enjoyed the barroom scene amongst a drunkard Cassidy whose vocalism is dripping amongst sarcasm when he told Benson she has to “do her thing” because she “is the best”. It’s every bit if Brian Cassidy is channeling all the fans of the demo who teach annoyed that Benson must ever live perfect.

We uncovering that Cassidy has been “chasing demons” his whole life every bit he was the victim of sexual abuse yesteryear his piddling league coach. His manlike mortal bring upwardly shell upwardly the coach when he institute out. (We don’t hear sure enough but I suspect the coach was never brought upwardly on charges.) Cassidy explains this is the ground why he left SVU years agone - he couldn’t grip it. Long fourth dimension viewers knew Cassidy couldn’t hack the type of SVU cases, as well as at in 1 lawsuit nosotros know why.

Cassidy also tells Benson she is the dear of his life but that she was never going to bare her soul to him. Benson seems to live happy solely when she is amongst Noah; perchance at this betoken inwards her life she feels that a human relationship amongst a fry is “safer” for her than a deep, meaningful human relationship amongst an adult? She never struck me every bit a mortal who could opened upwardly up completely to anyone but at to the lowest degree she admits she wasn't going to exercise hence amongst Cassidy.

I institute Rollins' appall over the province of affairs amusing. She comments to Benson that Cassidy is “notorious for making actually bad decisions” which describes Rollins perfectly every bit well. Thankfully, Cassidy calls her on this result when Rollins says that Cassidy is roofing his donkey as well as to hell amongst everybody else.  Rollins yet doesn’t teach it, maxim her province of affairs was different. Rollins as well as Cassidy, inwards my opinion, are cutting from the same mold.

While Cassidy was hiding at Benson's, Rollins was tasked yesteryear Benson to accept Noah to breakfast as well as hence to school. I wonder who was watching Rollins’ fry spell she did this? It seems similar Benson’s fry attention needs accept precedence over everyone else’s, which I know annoys the Rollins fans.

We also teach 2 tidbits virtually the novel ADA Peter Stone. He explains he played for the Cubs for a real brusque spell until an injury permanently sidelined him as well as this deeply affected him.  He also says that he took this ADA seat every bit something came upwardly after his manlike mortal bring upwardly died that he “didn’t consider coming.” I’m certain we’ll hear to a greater extent than virtually this inwards a after episode.

Detective Holiday was mildly annoying, perchance because she was hence quick to assume that Cassidy was a racist,  summation she seemed to have got a major chip on her shoulder.

It may live my imagination, but I think nosotros had to a greater extent than yelling betwixt characters inwards this episode than in  whatever SVU episode inwards a long, long time. The solely people that seemed to maintain their cool were Fin as well as Carisi (who evidently needs to uncovering a novel dry out cleaner).

Note: this is the start appearance of Philip Winchester inwards the championship credits.

Update March 4, 2018 - an extended scene amongst Dean Winters as well as Philip Winchester has been added after the recap highlighting an extended "confession" from Brian Cassidy.

Here is the recap:

The episode opens on Feb xiii amongst a trial of Dr. West inwards progress, who has been sexually abusing boys. Peter Stone is prosecuting; he got the representative 2 weeks agone from Barba. Benson provides compelling testimony, but when Brian Cassidy gets on the stand, the defence forcefulness brings upwardly sexual relationships that Cassidy had amongst prostitutes spell he was undercover. One was murdered as well as 1 defendant him of rape, of which he was cleared. The attorney brings upwardly a beating that West received when he was arrested as well as Cassidy explains West resisted. The attorney said Cassidy smashed West’s human face upwardly on a desk as well as called him a monkey, as well as Cassidy says this is a lie. The attorney continues to press his buttons as well as Cassidy becomes hence enraged that he leaps upwardly as well as begins to yell virtually what West did to those boys as well as all the other ones, maxim West is lucky he didn’t seat him inwards a goddamn trunk bag. The defence forcefulness moves for a mistrial as well as gets 1 as well as the defence forcefulness gets lowered bail for his client. Cassidy says he is sorry.

The families of the immature boys are furious that Cassidy has created his setback, non to lift novel ADA Peter Stone, who can’t incorporate his anger amongst Cassidy as well as suspends him.

Carisi as well as Rollins, as well as separately, Benson as well as Stone, speak amongst the parents of the abused boys virtually this setback to endeavour to calm their upset as well as give them promise for a novel trial. Understandably, they aren’t taking the mistrial well.

Later, Benson gets a message summoning her to McCaffree’s Pub to calm downwards a real drunkard Cassidy who is inwards a fighting mood. She tells Cassidy that he doesn’t think, the physician powerfulness walk because of Cassidy’s “epic tantrum” as well as she doesn’t think the families tin grip some other trial. He tells her she has to speak to them as well as “do her thing” because she “is the best”, maxim this inwards a sarcastic tone. She tells him to move habitation but he says he IS home.

Later that night, Benson is startled awake yesteryear a banging on her storey door. It’s Cassidy, yet looking drunkard but is at in 1 lawsuit bloodied. He says he needs her help.



It doesn’t accept long earlier the physician is institute dead, the victim of a savage stabbing. Carisi as well as Rollins are called to the scene, Rollins noticing that Carisi is wearing the same arrange from the twenty-four hours before. Carisi’s explanation is that his dry out cleaner unopen down. They laid about to straight the criminal offense scene investigation but are rapidly stopped yesteryear a homicide Detective Devin Holiday, who boots them out of her criminal offense scene, but non earlier she refers to Cassidy every bit a racist.

Afterwards, Rollins is at Benson’s apartment, tasked amongst taking Noah to breakfast as well as hence to school. After Rollins leaves, Cassidy is yet in that place as well as he as well as Benson debate as well as hash out his dire situation.

While Rollins is at breakfast amongst Noah, he mentions his mom’s sink was broken as well as also draws a movie of large boots that he said were inwards the kitchen that morning. Rollins is suspicious.

Meanwhile, Cassidy denies killing the doctor, maxim he went to his habitation solely to tell him he was watching him as well as warned him non to intimidate those kids similar the other victims,  but when he got in that place the front end door was opened upwardly as well as it was dark. He went inwards anyway as well as someone hitting him from behind. He woke upwardly laying side yesteryear side to the doctor’s body, covered amongst his blood. She tells him he needs to exit inwards front end of this but he does non agree. He was blitzed as well as can’t think much. But he did institute a pocket-size ring-like object inwards his boots. He gives it to her as well as it is covered inwards blood.

At SVU, Benson hears that Holiday is treatment the homicide case, as well as she is the fille of the deputy commissioner of corrections. At to the lowest degree Carisi got photos of the criminal offense scene. When Benson takes the photos into her office, Rollins uses this every bit a guide chances to inquire Benson what is going on as well as Benson move admits that Cassidy is in that place as well as it is non what Rollins thinks. Benson explains what Cassidy had told her. Rollins argues that Cassidy needs to come upwardly inwards but Benson is reluctant. Rollins mentions how Cassidy gets when he drinks, as well as thinks he is playing Benson. Benson snaps back, call for for Rollins to give her only a piddling flake of credit. Rollins forcefully argues that Cassidy has a brusque fuse as well as “he is notorious for making actually bad decisions.” (This is funny, coming from Rollins.)  For now, Benson wants them to operate the case. Rollins is worried virtually what volition guide identify if Stone finds out Cassidy is hiding out inwards Benson’s apartment, every bit it agency non solely Benson’s donkey but hers every bit well.

Later, Benson discusses the murder amongst the detectives spell they are inwards the recess room. She wants to pursue the representative to dominion out the families, amongst minimal intrusion. She tells them she volition depository fiscal establishment agree inwards amongst Cassidy.

Fin as well as Carisi speak amongst Kayla as well as are introduced to a guy who lives downwards the hall, Glanville. Kayla flashes a wad of money, maxim the $5,000 was slipped nether the door amongst a banknote that says, “more if yous don’t move dorsum to court.” It seems similar hush coin from the doctor, and, every bit he’s at in 1 lawsuit dead, Kayla says she’s keeping it.

While Rollins speaks to Hector’s father, Felix, Holiday steps inwards as well as diverts Rollins away, ending inwards Rollins telling Holiday she should live less of a bitch virtually it. Holiday is yet looking for Cassidy.

Back to SVU, the detectives hash out what they know as well as Benson suggests to convey Felix in. Stone barges in, upset that Holiday said they were working Dr. West’s murder. Benson takes Stone into her part as well as explains that she should have got told him as well as she thinks she is improve equipped to run the case. She tells him what happened to Noah as well as she can’t slumber at night. She stares at Noah spell he is sleeping wondering if he is going to live okay. She mentions that damages West did to these boys, as well as Stone states that doesn’t justify murder. Benson says her betoken is this case, no affair how it plays out, has to live dealt amongst sensitively as well as since the trial was botched…she admits she’s spoken amongst Cassidy who is upset. Benson suggests they move through his trial prep every bit West had other patients as well as other victims whose families were affected yesteryear the mistrial, He says whatever she uncovers She has to tell Holiday. He tells her no to a greater extent than surprises.

Later, Rollins lets herself into Benson’s storey as well as finds Cassidy as well as they have got words as well as she tells him Stone was at SVU. They move on to debate virtually how this impact Benson. Rollins tells Cassidy his donkey is covered as well as to hell amongst everybody else, as well as Cassidy snaps dorsum that this is rich, coming from Rollins every bit she has skeletons inwards her closet, call for who bailed HER out. She thinks this is different. He says if she thinks he killed West to arrest him, but she says she would never move against Benson. She adds that if Cassidy ever gave a damn virtually Benson, he would human upwardly as well as plough himself in.

Meanwhile, Holiday visits Stone inwards his part as well as shows a surveillance video exterior of West’s habitation which clearly shows Cassidy as well as it looks similar he is tossing the murder weapon.

Stone after shows that to Benson as well as says it was a blood encrusted chapeau inwards the sewer. Stone is non happy amongst this as well as brings upwardly Benson’s human relationship amongst Cassidy. He adds that Holiday went to arrest him but he has non been habitation as well as asks Benson if she knows where he is. Cassidy walks into her part amongst his wearing clothing from that dark amongst West’s blood on them. Benson offers to accept Cassidy to interrogation room 1 but Stone overrides her as well as calls Fin to exercise it. He tells Benson to telephone call upwardly Holiday.

Later,  inwards interrogation room 1, Holiday inquiry an argumentative Cassidy. Benson, who is watching amongst Stone, thinks she could have got done this. She explains that Cassidy was staying at her storey as well as Stone is livid, maxim it looks similar she was obstructing justice. She claims she was trying to teach it. Cassidy explains to Holiday why he went to West’s as well as she isn’t buying it. She continues to press him as well as when Holiday brings upwardly Benson, Cassidy gets enraged as well as leaps up, maxim Benson had zip to exercise amongst that. Stone gives Benson a knowing look. Cassidy hence asks for his PBA rep as well as a lawyer. When she says he is going to shroud behind a bunch of white suits, Cassidy says she is the 1 making this a race thing. Benson barges inwards as well as stops the discussion, reminding Holiday that Cassidy asked for a lawyer. Of course, Benson has no other suspects. Benson says the side yesteryear side fourth dimension Holiday has a occupation amongst her to at to the lowest degree have got the balls to speak to her human face upwardly to face, cop to cop. Stone comes inwards as well as tells them to arrest Cassidy for murder.

As Stone storms out of the SVU, Fin tells him non to come upwardly downwards besides difficult on Benson as well as when Stone asks if he is a part of this, Fin states if she asked him to, he would have got been. Fin adds that when he sticks to a greater extent than or less long plenty he volition consider - Stone asks if he volition consider they are all criminals? Fin explains when he start got to SVU he was a hot caput as well as to a greater extent than times he’d similar to acknowledge he’d seat a bullet inwards 1 of those sicko's head. Benson saw he was spiraling as well as she mail him habitation to teach his caput together. If she thought Cassidy was guilty, she would have got brought him in. Stone asks if she is supposed to ignore that Benson lied to him, as well as Fin explains he has been to a greater extent than or less the block a twosome of times as well as to trust him on this. Holiday walks out amongst Cassidy who is inwards her custody. She asks if Fin wants to bring together the perp walk inwards primal booking, as well as Fin replies hell no.

Fin after tells Benson it does non await proficient for her. They hence hear that in that place was other draw deoxyribonucleic acid which belonged to a fish. Fin recalls something from Stone’s prep files. Sammy Price went to the physician because he had his arm sliced yesteryear fish hooks as well as he got 4 stitches. He thinks where in that place are fish hooks in that place are fish knives. Carisi recalls Kayla had 2 wineglasses inwards the sink.

Fin as well as Carisi speak amongst Kayla who says Glanville takes Sammy fishing. They depository fiscal establishment agree his materials as well as the knife is missing. They after arrest him as well as Benson as well as Rollins speak amongst Sammy as well as Reggie as well as Benson sees Reggie’s fidget spinner. She sees a pocket-size band inwards it is missing.

Later, Reggie is inwards the SVU belongings jail cellular telephone as well as Stone speaks amongst him. Stone, trying to teach Reggie to opened upwardly up, asks if he is a Mets fans as well as hence tells him he used to play for the Cubs – only for a loving cup of java – he blew out his UCL as well as had to quit. It was a bad fourth dimension for him; his whole identity was wrapped upwardly inwards beingness a ball actor as well as when he felt that ligament rip, it robbed him of who he was as well as everything he could be, sort of similar what West did to Sammy. This gets Reggie to opened upwardly up, who admits that West also abused him every bit well. Benson as well as Kayla are listening as well as Kayla is stunned. Reggie did non desire West to teach away amongst it as well as had to exercise something. Kayla cries, wondering how she missed this.

Later, at “La Diagonal” on Mon Feb 19, Stone as well as Cassidy commiserate. Cassidy heard that Reggie confessed as well as wants Stone to cutting Reggie a deal. He says after what West did to Reggie, he volition live chasing demons away the residue of his life. Every human relationship as well as every fourth dimension Reggie looks into the mirror, in that place volition live a looming shadow there. Stone says Benson didn’t tell him, as well as Cassidy says she doesn’t know. He says this is why he left SVU all those years ago; he couldn’t grip SVU. He explains it was his piddling league coach as well as solely went on for a twosome months. His manlike mortal bring upwardly institute out as well as shell the crap out of the guy. Stone says he volition consider what he tin exercise virtually Reggie. Cassidy cheers him as well as leaves.

 As he is leaving, Benson is walking upwardly to the bar door as well as they meet. He tells her he talked to Stone as well as hence says he is lamentable virtually what happened. She thinks he would have got done the same for her. As she walks toward the door, he says that virtually Noah , he wasn’t airing her muddied laundry to the DA, he was airing his. He was trying to explicate to Morrison what happened betwixt them as well as he had no thought she was nether investigation. He would never ever exercise anything to intentionally wound Noah or her as well as she is “the dear of my life.” She looks surprised to hear this. She doesn’t know where this is coming from, they broke upwardly a long fourth dimension ago. He explains they had proficient times together as well as usual dear as well as respect, but she has to acknowledge she was never going to bare her soul to him. She pauses as well as hence says he is right. They comprehend as well as he tells her to move inside, it’s cold. Inside, she looks dorsum as well as sees he is gone, as well as nosotros fade to black.


Cast:
Mariska Hargitay - Lieutenant Olivia Benson
Ice-T - Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Peter Scanavino - Detective Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr.
Philip Winchester – ADA Peter Stone


Guest stars:
Dean Winters – Brian Cassidy
Kylie Bunbury - Detective Devin Holiday
Pernell Walker – Kayla Price
Dominic Colón - Felix Ramos
Karina Arroyave – Sylvia Ramos
Dov Tiefenbach –Fitz
Kathryn Kates – Judge Marlene Simons
Daryl Edwards – Dr. West's Attorney
Stephen Hill – Glanville
Brett Gray – Reggie Price
Molly Jobe - Natalie Roberts
Anthony Grasso - Lorenzo
Barrett Shuler – Sergeant Ryan Klypla
Jeff Panzarella – Detective Frankie Turano
Jonathon Ruckman – Sully
Lorenzo Scott – Dr. Markus West
Ryan Buggle - Noah Porter-Benson.
Asher Talty – Sammy Price
Camrin Delvalle – Victor Ramos


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