New Aspect Upwards Police & Social Club Svu “Manhattan Vigil” Recap & Review (Svu’S 300Th Episode)

Law & Order SVU celebrated its 300th episode alongside a story that brought 3 members of the SVU squad dorsum to an one-time 1999 kid abduction case, 1 where Benson wasn’t convinced of the conclusions made at the time. When a electrical flow twenty-four hours kid abduction brings her dorsum to the same neighborhood every bit inward the 1999 case, Benson’s spider senses plow on in addition to she tries to create a connection. It isn’t until a wannabe cop surfaces, who has been next this illustration in addition to many other kid abductions, that the SVU squad is able to solve both the one-time in addition to the novel illustration in addition to regain both missing boys, 1 long dead in addition to the other rattling much alive. Clips from previous episodes were used to assist Benson in addition to Munch flash dorsum to the get-go case. There wasn’t an actual episode (at to the lowest degree none that I tin find) which covered this initial missing kid case, hence some of the one-time clips appeared to hold upwards updated to weave novel details into the flashback to tally them into the electrical flow story. The episode also featured a few actors from the airplane pilot episode (“Payback”) in addition to was directed yesteryear the same managing director - Jean deSegonzac.

This episode was first-class in addition to brought me dorsum to the fast paced fashion of SVU inward its before days. While the electrical flow twenty-four hours kidnapping was shown, the opening didn’t reverberate whatsoever obvious tip offs to the someone involved inward the crime, which, inward my opinion, brings far to a greater extent than mystery to the story. The writers did an first-class project inward creating a solid diversion inward Steve Lomatin, who commonly would tally the description of the perfect guilty party. Even though it was announced far inward advance that Tom Sizemore was inward this episode, in addition to he was shown inward preview clips in addition to photos which made him the probable perp, I felt that the episode maintained plenty of dramatic tension leading upwards to his capture.

I know that some may take away hold been amused at Amaro’s comments almost mutual frigidness cases, but I flora it to hold upwards slightly jarring in addition to out of place. I don’t desire to hold upwards reminded that Danny Pino starred inward CBS’s serial “Cold Case,” peculiarly non inward an episode that should focus on those people that brought SVU through these fourteen seasons. I don’t hateful to opened upwards one-time wounds, but I wondered why they couldn’t fifty-fifty throw a os to fans in addition to advert Stabler’s interest inward that before illustration (assuming he would take away hold had one), considering that Chris Meloni meant hence much to SVU fans for the many seasons he was alongside the series.

I’ve already been asked who performed the opening in addition to closing vocal – it was Norah Jones in addition to the vocal is titled “Waiting.”

I for sure promise that Law & Order SVU continues on for many to a greater extent than seasons hence come. This episode proves the serial has plenty of stories yet to tell.

Here is the recap:


Cast:
Mariska Hargitay – Detective Olivia Benson
Ice-T – Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Richard Belzer – Sergeant John Munch
Dann Florek – Captain Don Cragen
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Danny Pino - Detective Nick Amaro

Guest stars:
Tom Sizemore – Lewis Hodda
Hamish Linklater – David Morris
Mili Avital - Laurie Colfax
Alex Korpovsky – Steve Lomatin
Sue Kim - Detective Emily Ling
Madison McKinley - Claire
Chris Orbach – Duty Captain Briscoe
Ramsey Faragallah - Rudy Singh
Gordana Rashovich – Mrs. Lomatin
Sue Kin – Detective Emily Ling
Liza Colon-Zayas - Delores Hernandez
Luke Fava – Wyatt Morris
Jenna Wolf - Herself


Back inward 1999, Delores Hernandez in addition to Officer Lomatin set upwards signs for her missing son, Hector Hernandez. In 2000, the wall where she placed 1 of the posters straight off has a memorial in addition to the wall is painted alongside Hector’s paradigm in addition to message that they volition never forget him, in addition to Mrs. Hernandez prays there. In 2006, life continues inward the area, the wall beingness covered inward spots alongside graffiti. David & Laurie Morris walk yesteryear the wall alongside their boy Wyatt inward a infant carriage. In 2009, The Morris’ walk yesteryear the same wall every bit Wyatt walks inward front end of them on a scooter. They both await unhappy in addition to David walks away from both of them. In 2012, David walks yesteryear the wall; he is on the telephone telling the caller he can’t verbalise right now, he is belatedly for his son.

He arrives at his wife’s bird in addition to it is clear they are divorced. Laurie gets Wyatt ready to become out alongside his begetter in addition to gives him a jail cellular telephone phone alongside their number on speed dial. As David in addition to Wyatt walk yesteryear the wall, Wyatt asks when he is coming home. He avoids answering in addition to suggests a treat. In the subway station heading to the Yankees game, they run for the prepare in addition to Wyatt runs ahead, someone taps David on the shoulder in addition to points downward where a $20 neb appears to take away hold fallen. When David moves to selection it up, the adult man who tapped him on the shoulder pulls Wyatt onto the train. As the prepare pulls away, David screams for his son, in addition to hence runs upwards the stairway to create a call. He screams that his boy has been taken.

Later, Benson in addition to Amaro create it on the scene, Captain Cragen is already there. Cragen explains the abduction in addition to says transit is stopping all the trains on that line en road to the game. David Morris is from the Morris Brother’s existent estate family. Benson comments that they ain one-half of the westward side. No ransom demands. Benson looks unopen to in addition to recognizes the neighborhood in addition to says that it has changed. She flashes dorsum to a previous illustration where she recalls a immature Mrs. Hernandez putting the missing kid photograph inward her window in addition to of herself pulling the same newspaper out of her pocket. Cragen’s vocalism calls her dorsum to the present, in addition to he asks if she is alongside them. She explains that the neighborhood is where Hector Rodriguez, a Dominican kid was from in addition to he was the exact same age. Cragen explains to Amaro that it was a missing kid from 1999 in addition to the dad took the boy dorsum to the DR inward 1999. Benson says they don’t know that, adding that the woman raise never saw her boy again. Amaro reminds her that this kid is missing now.

Later, Fin in addition to Rollins are also on the scene. There is no sign of the man child in addition to Cragen tells them to proceed searching the trains. Amaro tells Cragen that the begetter wants to become uptown to proceed the search, but Cragen tells Benson in addition to Amaro to verbalise to both parents here. He adds that whatever went on betwixt the 2 of them to larn over it, they don’t take away hold time. David in addition to Laurie Morris run across upwards in addition to laid out to argue. Amaro takes David aside in addition to Benson speaks alongside Laurie, who says her in conclusion call is Colfax. She asks where is Wyatt in addition to Benson explains they are trying to figure that out now. Amaro speaks alongside David, in addition to David describes the adult man who tapped on the shoulder every bit white, inward his 40s alongside a cap in addition to glasses, maxim he is bad at faces.

Meanwhile, Benson speaks alongside Laurie in addition to asks if David has visitation on Sunday. Laurie says he was supposed to hold upwards at that topographic point at nine in addition to he was his park 2 hours late. Benson questions that if he sees Wyatt only 1 twenty-four hours a week, does that create David upset; Laurie is rattled in addition to says he is ever upset, everything almost him is a negotiation. Benson comments that her husband’s theatre unit of measurement is rattling wealthy in addition to has she noticed anyone suspicious trying to verbalise to Wyatt or next her – anything similar that. Laurie says no in addition to asks if Benson thinks this is almost ransom, adding they volition pay or post service a reward. Benson advises her to grip off on that every bit it volition only select out con artists in addition to if someone wants to larn inward ship on alongside her they will.  Laurie  wonders what volition take away identify if nobody calls, in addition to Benson replies they volition cross that span when they larn to it.  Laurie has a precipitous realization of what else may take away hold happened, in addition to she begins to collapse. Benson catches her in addition to tells her to remain focused, David walks upwards to travail to assist her in addition to Amaro moves him away. Laurie, straight off rattling distraught, begs Benson to regain her son, in addition to Benson says they volition practise the best they can. Laurie latches on to Benson in addition to begs her 1 time to a greater extent than to regain her boy every bit she buries her caput into Benson’s shoulder in addition to sobs.

In the SVU squad room, Munch announces it is a total on Amber Alert, in addition to he is passing out signs to post, instructing the others they should become upwards on every street inward every borough – inside the hour. Fin, walking alongside Rollins, announces that TARU can’t describe the kid’s jail cellular telephone phone. Rollins says that 1 witness say a dark adult man clit Wyatt onto the train, some other saw an social club white male. She adds that 1 set him alongside a adult woman – at that topographic point were a lot of kids inward caps on those trains. Amaro comments at that topographic point is no video from that station. Munch comments that on 110th street, the hoi-polloi don’t larn those upgrades. Benson believes Morningside Height has changed, it’s non similar it was inward ’99. Munch replies she is thinking of Hector Rodriguez, it was a state of war zone then. Fin quips at that topographic point Munch goes alongside the bad one-time days. Rollins adds it is yet mixed in addition to she can’t believe that Morris in addition to his theatre unit of measurement yet love upwards there. Benson explains that he owns the edifice in addition to has renovated one-half the block in addition to it is his ex wife. Cragen asks if he is yet inward court, in addition to Amaro replies on the custody issue, every 3 months. Benson wonders if David Morris got tired of paying for 2 sets of legal fees – in addition to Fin questions that he had his ain boy kidnapped. Amaro wonders if the married adult woman wants to create him await bad. Munch comments that zero is far inward love in addition to war. Benson thinks she does desire to create him await bad; she made a signal of telling her he got at that topographic point at xi today – 2 hours late. Rollins says the prepare didn’t leave of absence until 12:15. Cragen Rollins if David told him he stopped anywhere, in addition to he said no – in addition to he asked.

Later, at SVU, David explains to Benson in addition to Amaro that he didn’t tell them because he didn’t think it mattered. They went to a pastry shop, he wanted Wyatt to take away hold a fun twenty-four hours every bit the divorce has been difficult on him. Benson asks if anyone tin confirm that, in addition to he admits the hostess can, he is seeing her in addition to she used to infant sit down for Wyatt. He didn’t desire Laurie to know that.

At My Dear Lady Ann Bakery, David’s girl says she thinks she saw them, in addition to Rollins calls her dearest in addition to says they know she is involved alongside David. She asks Rollins if Laurie knows, in addition to Fin answers that’s on her. He asks if they were here, in addition to she motions an affirmative in addition to says they were eating muffins in addition to Wyatt had skim milk. Fin asks if she in addition to the dad ever went anywhere private, in addition to mayhap leave of absence the man child alone, in addition to she says no. Rollins questions if she noticed anyone looking at Wyatt alongside dark sunglasses or a baseball game cap. She says the identify is total of dads similar that, it’s playoffs. Fin comments the guy would take away hold been yesteryear himself. She says at that topographic point was one, he ordered tea inward a glass, got upwards when they did in addition to left $2.

Back at SVU, Fin shows them a video they got from a boutique nigh the café. Rollins says at that topographic point is non plenty of an paradigm of the adult man for facial recognition software. She adds TARU is yet checking other cameras inward the area. Munch says 3 hours inward an no ransom demand, maxim the guy is a predator. He asks Benson if she is getting déjà vu in addition to Fin says don’t take away hold her start upwards again. Benson says it is the same neighborhood; hector disappeared on a bus, Wyatt on a subway. Cragen reminds them it has been xiii years in addition to 2 unlike worlds; Hector came from working even out family. Munch comments that is why they had a 10th of the resources to regain him. Amaro asks is Hector was taken off a bus, in addition to Benson says a witness said she thought that she saw him 3 hours later on alongside his pilus dyed blonde. Cragen says the begetter changed the boy’s appearance to larn him out of the country, in addition to emphasizes that Hector’s illustration is closed. He reminds them they take away hold a Pb on Wyatt in addition to to follow it up.

Later, at Laurie’s home,  David looks at the photograph in addition to says that could hold upwards him but he didn’t notice anybody from the pastry shop. Laurie argues Wyatt already had breakfast in addition to asks what he was doing there. He walks away from her in addition to Benson says the adult man may take away hold followed them in addition to knew the family’s routine. She angrily says she hasn’t seen anyone follow them in addition to she is alongside him all the fourth dimension except for schools in addition to Sundays. When Amaro comments that Lord's Day is David’s day, he says he hasn’t noticed anybody. Laurie shouts that he wouldn’t in addition to that the neighbors are pissed at him in addition to he is clueless. Benson tries to calm them in addition to Amaro asks pissed off almost what? Laurie says it is his edifice renovations to condos in addition to when he goes to community board coming together they desire to kill him. David shouts dorsum that it is Morningside Heights in addition to these people human activeness similar the 60s never ended. Amaro asks to await at the photograph 1 time to a greater extent than in addition to if he saw the guy at a community board meeting. David says he doesn’t consider anybody at the meetings, he tunes them out. As Amaro gets a call, Benson harps on David almost tuning out a room total of people that he is pricing them out of their ain homes. David says if he lets them command the agenda, zero gets built in addition to the neighborhood would yet hold upwards a slum. Amaro calls to Benson in addition to Laurie anxiously asks what is it?

At a pocket-size convenience store, Rollins in addition to Fin inquiry the store owner, maxim someone saw Wyatt come upwards out of the store. He denies seeing them. Fin says they only flora Wyatt’s jail cellular telephone phone inward the dumpster outside, in addition to threatens to unopen the store down, in addition to Munch tells him to think again. The store possessor recalls the adult man had glasses, a cap, dark hair. When his boy acted upwards he bought him candy. in addition to he bought blonde pilus dye. Munch tells him to larn somebody to lookout adult man the store, they volition demand him to come upwards downwards to the station to run across alongside a sketch artist. Rollins wonders if they are looking at a Hector Rodriguez copycat, in addition to Munch explains that the blonde pilus dye was non unloosen to the press. Fin tells Munch non to waste matter his fourth dimension alongside “I told y'all so.”

At SVU, Munch looks through the files for Hector in addition to flashes dorsum to telling Cragen that he closes his eyes in addition to sees Hector’s face. Cragen tells him to become home. Munch says he has 2 to a greater extent than tapes to watch. Cragen’s vocalism calls him dorsum to reality, in addition to the residuum of the squad is discussing whether at that topographic point were whatsoever other cases where a kid’s pilus was dyed blonde. Benson brings upwards Hector in addition to Cragen says he does non desire to chase ghosts, Rollins shows them safety footage from one-time tunnels beneath Columbia University nigh the store in addition to Amaro sees the boy’s pilus has been dyed blonde. It is the in conclusion sighting. Rollins says at that topographic point are no leads from the tip line in addition to zero from the other boroughs or the FBI. Munch says they take away hold to take away hold some other await at Hector Rodriguez. He pins the missing kid sign of Hector’s upwards next to Wyatt’s. Benson flashes dorsum to Hector’s case, alongside her pinning the same sign upwards on the board. Back inward the present, Benson tells Cragen that Munch is right, they could take away hold been incorrect xiii years ago. Cragen tells them to focus here. Amaro asks if anyone has been inward ship on alongside Hector’s family, in addition to Benson explains she has spoken to the woman raise a few times in addition to she yet lives upwards inward the neighborhood. When Munch offers to become upwards at that topographic point alongside her, Cragen tells Munch to remain at that topographic point in addition to become through the files, in addition to tells Benson to take away hold Amaro for fresh eyes.

While they walk outside, Amaro tells Benson he gets the feel that Cragen wants him partnering upwards again. Benson wonders if Cragen only wants things the way they were, in addition to asks Amaro if he is OK alongside that. He says yeah, he has plenty separations inward his life. They walk upwards to the edifice wall where the tribute o Hector was painted, in addition to Amaro asks Benson if she in addition to Munch were partners on Hector’s case. Benson said everyone inward the squad jumped in; she did non think Hector’s begetter took him but she was a newbie dorsum in addition to hence so she permit herself larn stampeded. As Benson stops in addition to looks upwards at the sign inward Hector’s mother’s window, she explains Hector’s woman raise couldn’t displace every bit she yet thinks he powerfulness come upwards home.


In Delores Rodriguez’ apartment, she asks Benson to read a alphabetic lineament Hector wrote long ago, maxim she wanted to remind Benson who Hector was in addition to he is a skillful boy. Amaro asks almost the custody dispute, which she said it was a religious issue. She does non think he took her, she is inward ship on alongside his theatre unit of measurement in addition to insists somebody else does. She is upset this is almost the missing rich boy, in addition to Amaro asks if she recognizes the man. She does not. She thinks they came hither to torture her, in addition to asks if they know how many people she gets letters from maxim they’ve seen Hector, including psychics. Benson asks to await at the letters in addition to said she threw them all out, except the ones she sent to Benson says she never got whatsoever letter. Delores recalls he told her to send it to mutual frigidness case, the alphabetic lineament author said he was a cop. He did non sign his call but said to maintain pressuring his bosses or it would take away identify again. She got it on Hector’s 13th birthday, adding that mutual frigidness illustration gave up, only similar they did.

Later, Munch in addition to Amaro are at the mutual frigidness illustration files. When the detective working at that topographic point says she would love to larn to their unit of measurement in addition to consider some hold upwards bodies for a change. Amaro says at that topographic point is something to hold upwards said for working mutual frigidness case, the project doesn’t haunt y'all the same way. She says it haunts y'all inward a unlike way. She gives them the alphabetic lineament in addition to Munch in addition to Amaro read it back, maxim the guy sounds similar a crazy. The detective explains they traced a fingerprint dorsum to an auxiliary cop who said he was off his meds. Munch recognizes the call Steven Lomatin, maxim he was on Hector’s search team, calling him a bed bug. Munch said he questioned him, calling him a existent Boo Radley who didn’t take away hold it inward him. Munch guesses he is out looking for Wyatt, trying to hold upwards the hero.

At Morningside Park, Benson in addition to Rollins approach Lomatin, who says he flora a cap right next to the tree which could hold upwards the 1 Wyatt was wearing. Rollins says it is a prissy grab but Benson looks suspicious. Rollins asks if he tin come upwards inward in addition to assist them out. He asks the other officers at that topographic point if they take away hold this, in addition to and hence says “Ladies, I’m all yours.” He offers to drive them to the precinct,.

At SVU, alongside Lomatin inward an interview room, Cragen in addition to Munch are on the other side looking through the observation room. Cragen thinks Lomatin looks a trivial immature for the description, in addition to Munch comments almost the fuzzy video in addition to the dad is bad at faces. He adds Lomatin has been an auxiliary inward Morningside Heights for xv years, Benson adding fifty-fifty though he lives inward Brooklyn in addition to industrial plant mall safety there. Cragen says hence he likes the neighborhood in addition to asks if at that topographic point is anything to necktie him to either kidnapping. Munch sarcastically asks if he agency every bit good the anonymous alphabetic lineament he sent to Hector’s mom in addition to he flora a primal slice of evidence tonight? Cragen asks if they know the baseball game cap is Wyatt’s in addition to Benson says it has a #2 pivot on it in addition to the lab is checking a pilus strand to confirm. Munch says Lomatin was all over Hector’s illustration in addition to mayhap he underestimated him. Rollins enters in addition to shows them something she flora on the Internet, a newscast from the calendar week Hector disappeared. It was a tidings study of Lomatin who had flora Hector’s missing dejeuner box. Lomatin said he was rattling emotional when he made the discovery. Munch comments on the coincidence, referring to Lomatin every bit the Zelig of missing kid cases. Benson thinks if he is their guy he has been carried they tube for xiii years. Rollins asks when they interviewed him inward 1999 how did it go, in addition to Munch says he was mad because he did non process him every bit a blood brother officer. Cragen says that is good, in addition to motions for Munch to become into the interview room, maxim to practise it again. Munch replies “With pleasure.”

Munch walks inward to consider Officer Lomatin in addition to tells him long fourth dimension no see. Lomatin appears apprehensive in addition to asks Munch what he is doing here. Munch walks upwards to him in addition to says he was almost to inquire him the same thing. As Lomatin walks away from Munch every bit Munch continues to displace closer, Lomatin asks Munch “like in conclusion time?” adding that Munch treated him similar a skell instead of a cop. He says it has happened again, only similar he said it would. Munch tells him that every fourth dimension someone goes missing inward Morningside Heights, he is Johnny on the spot. Lomatin explains he is hither to help, in addition to Munch can’t verbalise to him similar this. He says he is going dorsum upwards there. Cragen walks into the room in addition to asks Munch what he is doing here. Munch asks what he means, in addition to Cragen apologizes to Officer Lomatin, maxim the Sergeant isn’t running this investigation, adding that Benson in addition to Rollins are. Munch pulls away in addition to Benson in addition to Rollins measurement into the office. Cragen tells Lomatin that he appreciates his assistance in addition to barks an social club to Munch to larn into his office, NOW. He cheers Cragen in addition to asks Benson in addition to Rollins if Munch is a Sergeant straight off in addition to comments they won’t permit me on the job? Rollins tells him that finding the cap was prissy work, the other officers walked right yesteryear it. He replies that’s only the way it is, you’d hold upwards looking at something in addition to non consider it until someone else comes along. Benson tells him they should take away hold listened to him xiii years ago, in addition to he says, “They? You were there. I remember.” Rollins looks at Benson in addition to and hence tells him that she wasn’t. She asks “Steven” to verbalise to her, in addition to he corrects her that it is Steve. He says these cases are all connected. Benson questions if he agency Wyatt in addition to Hector. He shakes his caput in addition to tells her she does non larn it. He looks at Rollins in addition to says she gets it, he tin demonstrate her, it is all inward his archive.

At Lomatin’s domicile - he lives alongside his woman raise – he brings Rollins in addition to Fin into his room inward the attic where he has amassed years of files on many missing children. Fin asks is this is a museum of lost boys. Lomatin tells Fin he doesn’t larn it, but Rollins does in addition to she sees what is going on. She says yeah, she thinks she does.

Later, alongside CSU on the scene, Rollins speaks alongside Lomatin, bespeak him to walk him through Hector’s illustration in addition to asks almost the blonde hair. He admits he bought the same dye to travail to figure out where it came from. He got no leads, it was a mutual brand. The same thing for all the sunglasses he had. Rollins asks almost the other pictures inward his room, in addition to Lomatin explains he has vii unsolved disappearances over xiii years inward 3 counties; 4 of the boys ages 6-9 were taken yesteryear men wearing a disguise. She says he is on to a large designing here.

Meanwhile, Fin is on the telephone talking to Cragen almost all the things they flora inward the domicile in addition to asks Cragen to consider if anyone IDs him.

Benson shows Lomatin’s photograph to Delores Hernandez who recognizes him from the neighborhood, Lomatin in addition to Hector were friends. There were no existent policemen walking the crunch at that topographic point in addition to she told Hector if he got inward problem to become to Officer Lomatin. Benson tells her Lomatin was the 1 who sent her the alphabetic lineament vii years ago. Delores says she is wrong, why would he send a alphabetic lineament when they never lost touch? He lights a candle at Hector’s memorial every twelvemonth in addition to he never gave upwards on finding him. Benson says she only wishes she would take away hold told her almost Lomatin beingness hence helpful, Delores asks why, because he kept looking when Benson stopped?

At the Morris apartment, Amaro shows David the photograph of Lomatin in addition to David says he does non think so. But Laurie recognizes him, calling him a pretend cop from the playground. She is upset alongside David because he bent downwards to selection upwards a $20 in addition to they laid out to cry at each other. Benson pulls Laurie away in addition to says that is enough. He says he knows where they are but they demand to larn yesteryear it. David in addition to Laurie comprehend in addition to David apologizes. David asks Amaro to only select Wyatt dorsum to them.

Back inward Lomatin’s attic, he outlines to Rollins a similarity alongside other cases in addition to at that topographic point were fires inward the immediate areas inside days of the abduction, thinking the abductors laid fires to the edifice to larn rid of the bodies. He thinks if they don’t regain Wyatt shortly some other edifice volition give notice down, Rollins says this is skillful in addition to wants to demonstrate her captain all his work, but in addition to hence asks where he was today. Lomatin says he volition tell her in addition to she tin verify it but she can’t tell anybody. She agrees.

Back at SVU, Cragen comments to Fin that Lomatin’s alibi is legit, in addition to Fin confirms that the drug store has video of him at the same fourth dimension Wyatt was taken. Cragen wonders why he wouldn’t tell them that right off the bat, in addition to Amaro says he was picking upwards prescriptions for an antidepressant, anti anxiety in addition to anti psychotic in addition to was afraid it would kill his chances of making NYPD. Cragen says “good luck alongside that.” Fin adds that an lx minutes later on he was dorsum at the drugstore picking upwards a child’s size baseball game cap – the 1 he flora on the street. The daughter remembers because he paid inward change. Cragen says hence all of this is only the obsessive scrawl of a "wanna-be" hero taking anti psychotics. Rollins thinks mayhap not, only because he’s crazy doesn’t hateful he’s wrong. Munch says at that topographic point does seem to hold upwards a connectedness betwixt the missing kids in addition to the arson in addition to Lomatin may take away hold been on to something, Amaro does non consider a pattern, he sees chaos. Munch says some are right, but Benson says non Morningside Heights, the give notice was 3 days before Hector disappeared, she remembers because they were ever walking yesteryear the burned out lot. Rollins checks nearby edifice records in addition to flora that 4 days later on a edifice claimed H2O impairment from that fire, they got a rush permit for concrete function inward their basement. They all seem stunned. Cragen tells them he volition telephone vociferation upwards the DA in addition to larn an emergency social club to fissure the slab.

Later, the flooring is beingness jack hammered inward the edifice in addition to they regain something.

Afterwards, Benson in addition to Amaro create it at Delores’ bird in addition to demonstrate her the photograph of the backpack that was found. She realizes Hector is dead in addition to she sobs.

Back at SVU, Benson explains that ME Warner looked at the dental records in addition to the dyed pilus in addition to the finally flora Hector. Munch comments that all these years they blamed his father. Benson says Warner flora a fractured hyoid os – he was strangled. Cragen asks if at that topographic point are whatsoever leads on who poured the slab, in addition to Rollins explains that inward 99 the edifice belong to an overseas asset fellowship in addition to they sold the properly to some other LLC, in addition to they sold to Morningside LLC who acquired 3 next parcels on the block. Benson said that block was all SRO hotels in addition to tenements, which were emptied in addition to converted to condos. Munch says these are all fronts, the buyer does non desire anyone to know the block is inward play. Morningside is some other LLC but the condo managing agents are Sam in addition to Frank Morris – David’s begetter in addition to uncle. Munch said Lomatin was right, at that topographic point are no coincidences.

Back at the Morris household, Benson in addition to Rollins update Laurie in addition to David. David thinks Hector’s trunk inward the edifice has to hold upwards a coincidence in addition to wants to know what this has to practise alongside Wyatt. Amaro asks who set the flooring in, in addition to David wasn’t inward the occupation organisation then. As David’s begetter is gone, Benson says they demand him to rail it down,

Later, David looks into his father’s newspaper files in addition to finds that the managing agent on that edifice was an L. Hodda. He recalls a coming together alongside a Lewis Hodda 4 months agone who was having money problems in addition to said David’s begetter owed him. He was a troubleshooter – rent strikes, illegal tenants, drug dealers. His dad hired some crude oil characters. Hodda complained almost a basement bird he had on 1 of his father’s one-time buildings.

The constabulary suspension downwards the door to Hodda’ bird in addition to rush in. They regain Lewis Hodda inward bed in addition to clit him out in addition to shove him against the wall. Fin in addition to Rollins inquire him where is the boy. When Lewis says nobody is here, Rollins calls out Wyatt’s call in addition to begins to await around. Fin says they are looking for a missing vii twelvemonth one-time man child named Wyatt Morris in addition to asks where is he? Lewis says he never heard of him. Fin holds upwards the missing kid sign in addition to asks if mayhap this volition jolt his memory, Lewis worked for his grandfather. Lewis shakes his caput no in addition to Rollins says Wyatt is non here. Fin asks what Lewis did alongside the boy. When Lewis does non respond Fin asks again, yelling, what Lewis did alongside the boy. Lewis tells him to larn out, they take away hold nothing. Rollins holds upwards pill bottles in addition to says they take away hold a trivial something here, maxim they are prescriptions for Vicodin in addition to Oxycodone for an Amy Rosenthal in addition to that is skillful plenty for her. Lewis chuckles in addition to asks if they bust his door downwards for a span lousy bootleg scripts. Fin says straight off he is talking, in addition to tells the other cops to larn his donkey out of here.

Back at SVU, Cragen asks the detectives is Lewis Hodda is their guy. Fin says the waitress at the pastry store picked him out of a flipbook. Benson says the witnesses from the convenience store in addition to the subway are shaky. Cragen asks almost Hodda beingness the troubleshooter in addition to Amaro informs them he called the precinct in addition to Hodda was questioned 4 times inward the 90s yesteryear marshals investigating arsons on SRO in addition to tenements. Rollins flora 2 constabulary contacts for Hodda inward the NCIC offline database, he was questioned twice nigh playgrounds inward Brooklyn in addition to Yonkers in addition to Benson says those were the same years when 2 of the children went missing. Munch recalls inward Lomatin’s timeline at that topographic point were fires after the boys disappeared. Rollins says he would non hold upwards the get-go pedophile/arsonist. Cragen thinks they are getting ahead of themselves, bespeak who owned those buildings inward Brooklyn in addition to Yonkers. Benson says that alongside all due observe they don’t take away hold time, they volition create the illustration later. When Fin says ”Let’s go” Cragen tells them to only stop, maxim that Hodda volition hold upwards pissed at Fin in addition to Rollins for bringing him in, in addition to instead he tells Benson in addition to Amaro to go.

Benson in addition to Amaro larn into interrogation where Hodda is waiting. Benson outlines all the fires maxim Hodda was the torch. Hodda says no 1 died inward the fires in addition to at that topographic point was zero to discuss. Benson says Sam Morris made a lot of money off Hodda’s function in addition to asks what Hodda got out of it. Hodda makes lite of it. Amaro asks almost some other edifice give notice in addition to Hodda is fuzzy on the details. Amaro brings upwards Hector in addition to he denies knowing anything but the detectives proceed to press, Amaro mentioning the concrete delivery after the fire. Benson tells him the edifice was over 100 years from the fires in addition to H2O impairment could non take away hold been possible. He thinks a piping burst. He admits he was at that topographic point when the concrete was poured but Hodda blames the other residents, Amaro brings upwards the cases where Hodda was inquiry for kids’ disappearances in addition to fires in addition to Benson accuses him of starting fires to larn rid of the boys bodies. Hector bangs his fist on the table, tells Benson to exit of his way, in addition to tries to flee the room but Amaro stops him. Benson tells him it is over every bit they take away hold witnesses putting him at all those criminal offense scenes. Benson tells him that nobody likes a “chomo” peculiarly non inward province prison. He says he didn’t ship on those kids, in addition to Benson says that label on him at his historic catamenia agency difficult time. Lewis denies it all, he says he never touched them. Amaro says if they don’t desire the DA putting this on him he has to assist them. Amaro continues to press him almost his issues alongside Morris’s family, in addition to Lewis said for all that he did for them, they should take away hold given him the penthouse. He said the one-time adult man had balls but David Morris had no thought of what it takes to empty a building. He says y'all practise it alongside fire. He says alongside his scars he should hold upwards inward the hall of fame similar Pete Rose should be. Amaro says Lewis took Wyatt non to practise anything unclean, but because he wanted them to demonstrate him respect. Benson says hence Morris owed them – they tin set that out at that topographic point in addition to they tin say at that topographic point was a ransom demand. Amaro says alongside Hector, everybody knows he had asthma in addition to he must take away hold only stopped breathing when he was alongside him. Lewis shrugs. Benson says they tin set all of that out at that topographic point but if he wants them to practise that, Lewis has to give them something – he has to tell them where Wyatt is right now.

At some other location, Benson in addition to the other detectives arrive, the constabulary suspension inward in addition to they all in addition to await for Wyatt. Benson hears him in addition to finds him an some other room. She opens the door in addition to selection him upwards in addition to asks if he is OK. She reassures him that he volition hold upwards OK. Outside the building, Benson returns Wyatt to his parents who rapidly take away hold him away. Benson comments to Amaro that Wyatt was a brave boy, in addition to after all this he volition demand both his parents. Amaro says he hopes they tin maintain it together. Benson in addition to Amaro await at each other in addition to walk off. The Morrises comprehend each other alongside Wyatt.

At the memorial wall, flowers are beingness placed at that topographic point for Hector in addition to Benson arrives in addition to puts her arm unopen to Delores. She flashes dorsum years ago, inward her apartment, looking at Hector’s picture, alongside a lamentable in addition to lonely human face every bit nosotros fade to black.






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