New Expression Upward Constabulary & Gild Svu “Brief Interlude” Recap & Review
January 15, 2019
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This episode was clearly mis-titled. It should receive got been called "Law & Order SVU: Struck Comatose." It wasn’t only Ariel Randolph who was rendered comatose inwards “Brief Interlude.” I suspect most viewers dropped into a coma-like stupor later watching the banal plot too tepid acting. If I didn’t know better, I’d say this episode was written yesteryear a reckoner script generator. There were likewise many times that the characters stated the obvious, the writing seemingly dumbed downward to the lowest mutual denominator. One illustration inwards betoken was the scene where the CSU guy goes though an explanation of the tides too the route the boat took, too hence Benson asks him, “Who dumped her inwards the rowboat?” I can’t imaging Benson actually cry for such a dumb inquiry (which did non seem rhetorical). Most of Cragen's dialog has been reduced to stating the obvious too talking to the detectives equally if they don't know how to practise the basics inwards an investigation. And, when Benson works life she was connecting to Ariel’s kids via the spider web chat, why did she innovate herself to the kids equally a detective? It seemed odd – peculiarly for someone who deals alongside special victims - that she would practise hence too run a endangerment alarming the children. I would receive got said I was a friend of their mother’s too that I needed to speak alongside their dad.
In existent life, crimes tin occur to people yesteryear people that are full strangers. The work alongside this episode is that viewers had to traipse through a whole host of people who interacted alongside Ariel inwards unopen to way earlier her expiry but who ultimately had cipher to practise alongside it. It was a tedious procedure too a business to watch. I had a bad feeling during the intro where a few minutes were spent inwards the social club too unopen to of the suspects were introduced to viewers. It’s a fashion of opened upwards that I receive got never liked for SVU; I prefer a mystery too felt the episode would receive got been far to a greater extent than interesting too suspenseful if it opened alongside the detectives inwards the common too allow viewers to larn along alongside detectives how this adult woman interacted alongside others earlier her death.
For Ariel, it wasn’t but her giving the incorrect human a one-half of a sandwich. She made several incorrect decisions too equally a result, she ended upwards dead, but non at the hands of acquaintances. She met upwards alongside the incorrect people, took drugs, left the social club alone, got into a machine alongside a human that she didn’t know equally good equally she thought, too hence decided to become off yesteryear herself. Were viewers supposed to come upwards away alongside a message similar “don’t become to New York alone” or “Don’t interact alongside strangers?” Usually I come upwards away alongside something later watching SVU but inwards this case, I came upwards alongside cipher – except a lost hour.
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:
Tamara Tunie - Dr. Melinda Warner
Richard Thomas – Nat Randolph
Kerry Butler – Ariel Randolph
Russell Saylor – Charley Landry
Nick Mills – Phil Desapio
Max Baker – Colin Bennett
Bridget Barkan – Hooker
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick – Wayne Randolph
Rhys Coiro – Santiago
Danielle Lieberman - Maureen Walsh
Christopher Sears – Todd Harper
Waymon Arnette – Jasper Barron
Ranjit Chowdhry – Hotel Manager
Julian Rozzell – Jerry
Tracy Westmoreland - Slick
Jesse Coleman – Grant Randolph
Ariel Randolph parties at a music club, and, inwards the ladies room, accepts a drug from unopen to other adult woman who kisses her on the cheek. Back on the floor, she kisses i of the band members too dances alongside him too unopen to other adult woman who kisses her on the neck. She gets uncomfortable too walks out of the club, alone.
The adjacent day, a adult woman alongside a stroller out on a jog sees 2 men standing over an unconscious adult woman laying inwards a rowboat on the stream. One of them tells her it is non a expert twenty-four sixty minutes catamenia equally the other goes through the unconscious woman’s things. They run off too the jogger calls the police.
Later, equally the unconscious adult woman is beingness loaded into an ambulance, Benson arrives on the scene who tells her it is a woman individual Jane Doe who is non-responsive but alive. There was blunt strength trauma, seize alongside teeth marks, too bruises on her thighs too scrapes on her knees. There is no telephone or wallet or jewelry too a jogger works life her inwards a rowboat. Benson asks if people row on Gracie Mansion. There are no boat rentals. Benson says they receive got no way of knowing who she was or where she floated inwards from.
Later, Cragen, also on the scene, speaks alongside Benson too Amaro who recaps what they know. Amaro explains at that topographic point were 2 manlike individual teens, i dark too i white, hovering over her torso too they ran equally she approached. Meanwhile, Rollins too Fin speak alongside the jogger. Benson, Amaro, too Cragen hold to assess the scene. Fin too Rollins press the jogger for details too unwrap out that she was at that topographic point to purchase Adderall from i of the boys, Jasper, who has a scrip for the drug. She says she has to become equally she has a infant yoga class, but Fin tells her non today.
Meanwhile, Cragen comments at that topographic point is no way to ID the adult woman too Amaro thinks alongside the way she was dressed she could live a working girl. Benson tells him he needs to acquire out more, everyone dresses similar that now. Cragen tells Benson to become to the infirmary inwards illustration the adult woman regains consciousness too Amaro says he volition cheque the databases too missing persons. Cragen says he volition tell One PP that the investigation I proceeding but they receive got to respond precisely a few questions: who, what, when, where, too why.
At Bellevue Hospital, piece the adult woman lay inwards intensive care, Amaro tells Benson that the Jane Doe is non inwards the organization too no i is reported missing. Benson says ME Warner thinks the adult woman was probable sexually assaulted too is collecting samples now; when a one-half naked adult woman washes upwards inwards the Mayor’s dorsum yard, everybody jumps. Warner explains the woman’s injuries too that she had Ecstasy inwards her system. Warner says the adult woman had stainless steel stitching from a hernia, uncommon inwards this country. Amaro wonders if her prints are inwards ICE. Warner says the adult woman had at to the lowest degree 2 children too urges she unwrap them fast, this could plough into a homicide.
Back at SVU, Amaro explains to Cragen ICE has no information on prints yet. Benson says at that topographic point is no information on the boat. Cragen asks what harbor too aviation know too Rollins says if SVU tin tell them when, they tin tell them where, too if they know where they tin tell them when. When Cragen quips that is non equally helpful equally he would like, Warner says it would live to a greater extent than helpful if she were dead, too she explains that alongside rigor they could backtrack the fourth dimension of death, Benson says she is glad they don’t receive got that. Cragen reminds them it has been 8 hours too they receive got nothing, too Rollins says it is almost iii too schools are nigh to permit out. When she makes a motility to leave, Cragen stops her too asks nigh her “wing” but she insists she is expert to go.
Back inwards the park, Fin too Rollins behaviour a “sting” alongside Rollins dressing equally a mom alongside a infant wagon who got a referral from a adult woman at a infant yoga class. She approaches Jasper too his friend too when she gets Jasper to concur to sell her drugs, she shows she is a cop. While Rollins arrests Jasper, the other kid runs off but Fin catches upwards alongside him too arrests him.
Back at SVU, Rollins too Fin inquiry Todd who puts it all on Jasper. Meanwhile, Benson too Amaro inquiry Jasper who puts it all on Todd. They detectives become dorsum too forth alongside the suspects who deny raping the woman. Jasper says she had a hotel card.
Later, at the Times Square Motor Lodge, Benson too Amaro acquire the manger to opened upwards the door too also to give them the transcend telephone substitution for the room safe. Benson also instructs him to give them the security footage too the tape of all calls made to too from that room too her Wi-Fi use. They motility into the room at it looks to live ransacked. Benson sees all kinds of novel wearable too assumes the adult woman went on a shopping spree, too Amaro sees no coin has been stolen. Amaro finds the woman’s Canadian passport inwards the security – her cry is Ariel Randolph who entered the province 4 days ago. Benson sees a ability cord for a tablet too jail cellular telephone phone charger but no phone. Amaro thinks at that topographic point is something that someone didn’t desire others to see.
In unopen to other room inwards the hotel, Benson looks over the hotel Internet records too sees mp3 files which await similar live music. Amaro, looking at surveillance videos, sees someone motility into the room who is clearly dressed to mask his identity from the cameras. Benson clicks on a telephone telephone going to the same video chat release twice a twenty-four sixty minutes catamenia too it connects to a immature man child who wonders who is Benson too asks where is his mom. Another man child enters the painting present too Benson asks to speak alongside their dad.
At SVU, Amaro recaps that Ariel Randolph, 32, from Edmonton, is a music blogger too podcast host. Her husband, Nat Randolph, is 55 too a local celebrity inwards western Canada too hosts a present called “Canadian Days too Nights.” Benson adds that they receive got 2 sons; Wayne, 12, too Grant, 10. The theatre unit of measurement barely caught their flying too are en route now. Cragen wonders what a married woman bring upwards of 2 was doing on her ain inwards New York City. Fin replies that she told her hubby she was hither to practise podcasts on something, too asks Rollins what she called it. Rollins explains it was the Caravanserai World Music Festival. Rollins states she was non lying nigh that, she had dozens of mp3s of unlike bands, most of which played during the festival lastly week. Cragen wonders when the lastly fourth dimension the theatre unit of measurement heard from her, too Benson advises that it was the forenoon earlier they works life her; they kept inwards touching on too video chatted twice a day. Amaro says she told others that dark she was going to pack too edit her podcast too her hubby seems to receive got no thought nigh her dark life. At home, she teaches pianoforte too runs a PTA arts and crafts fair. Cragen comments she would non live the commencement spouse to hold a utilisation of her life secret. Benson wryly comments it doesn’t hateful she was cry for for it. Fin wonders if she was into something other than fiddles too accordions. Cragen instructs them to unwrap out what or who, too start alongside whoever ransacked her room. Amaro says the hotel managing director says Ariel took out 2 keys when she checked inwards too mayhap she has a friend. Rollins says she has several calls to several unlike telephone numbers on her jail cellular telephone phone. Cragen tells her to rail them down; the theatre unit of measurement gets at that topographic point inwards half dozen hours too he would similar to give them unopen to answers.
At the residence of Phil Desapio, Benson too Amaro speak alongside Phil nigh the telephone calls who says he was editing her podcast too he precisely met her a calendar week agone at a gig. He says she spoke to her lately nigh the Tomorrowland Festival too Ariel said she would bring together them. He did non know where she was, too has an alibi for lastly night. He said Ariel seemed similar a groupie inwards search of a group.
At P.S. 27, Rollins too Fin speak alongside the human who handles admissions = Charley Landry - who says Ariel asked him questions nigh the schoolhouse beingness a expert fit for her 2 boys. They explicate what happened to Ariel. He claims to know nothing.
At the morgue, Amaro tells Benson that he heard from Rollins too they are right away 0 for 5; no i Ariel called inwards the metropolis knows anything. Warner says the deoxyribonucleic acid information shows no mutual frigidity hits or matches too cipher matches the teens from the park. There is no semen but saliva too seize alongside teeth marks from i male, deoxyribonucleic acid from saliva on her cervix from a 2nd male, too deoxyribonucleic acid nether her fingernails from a 3rd male. Benson cheers Warner too hence tells Amaro they are right away looking for 3 assailants, too Amaro thinks Ariel came to New York to political party too savage inwards alongside a bad crowd. Benson gets a message which says the theatre unit of measurement is on the way to the hospital. Benson comments that volition live a tough conversation alongside the husband, too Amaro tells her he has it too he volition live fine.
Nat Randolph too his 2 kids brand it at the hospital. Benson tells Nat he should live prepared, his married adult woman was wound badly. He says they know, they talked nigh it on the plane. The kids precisely desire to consider their mom,. They motility into the room too consider her inwards a coma, too Benson promises to practise everything they can. Nat encourages the kids to beak to her, too Grant asks his woman bring upwards if she tin hear them.
Later, inwards the infirmary cafeteria, Nat says he was told his married adult woman has an intra- cerebral hematoma too it is putting force per unit of measurement area on her encephalon stem. He tells Amaro they’ve asked him to sign a DNR too he’s done broadcasts from stroke wards too he knows what that means. Amaro explains she is getting the best aid possible. Nat mentions the other injuries the doc referred to, cry for if his married adult woman was raped. Amaro replies they think so, yes, too asks if Nat has thought of anybody she mightiness receive got been inwards contact with. Nat notes that Amaro does non think this was a stranger, too Amaro slightly shakes his head. Nat thinks it was someone she met here. Amaro questions if she talked to Nat inwards whatever particular nigh what she was doing here, too Nat says no; he knows she was going out to concerts but when they talked it was generally nigh their boys. Amaro asked if, when she left for the trip, that the 2 of them were on expert terms, Nat pauses too hence says yes. Amaro asks if she had taken other trips yesteryear herself, too Nat replies non really, precisely to see family. This was her commencement “adventure” equally she called it. Amaro asks Nat if he was okay alongside that, too Nat explains that to live honest, he wasn’t thrilled, but the boys are older right away too Ariel had to surrender a lot of her dreams when they started a theatre unit of measurement hence this was of import to her – for her career.
In the infirmary gift shop, Benson too Rollins endeavor to occupy the 2 kids too they care to acquire them separated hence they could beak to the individually. Wayne tells Benson his woman bring upwards wanted them to consider the basis to a greater extent than than she did when she was immature too run into other kinds of people. She did non refer coming together anyone there. Wayne picks upwards a tabloid paper too asks if anything they are maxim nigh his woman bring upwards is true. Benson says they are precisely trying to sell newspapers, too that Wayne knows who his mom is. As Benson turns, she walks into Phil Desapio who is holing a bloom bouquet. He says he came to consider Ariel who tells the boys he is sorry nigh her mom. When he asks what room she is in, Rollins explains only theatre unit of measurement is allowed. He asks Benson to give Ariel the flowers for him, too she agrees.
Meanwhile, Amaro continues to speak alongside Nat, who says Ariel bought the clothes here, too never saw the photos on her Facebook page. He says he has to trust his wife. Amaro mentions a few exchanges Nat had alongside Ariel where he seemed upset too was questioning what she was doing, too Nat said he must receive got sounded similar a jealous sometime man. Amaro says he gets it. Nat says he is an older human too knew Ariel wanted friend her ain historic catamenia too he was afraid that if he held likewise tightly he mightiness lose her. Amaro asks if at that topographic point is anyone he tin think of that his married adult woman mentioned meeting, they demand to know. Nat says OK too continues to await at the photos. He says at that topographic point was i participant that she actually liked who played guitar, too he picks out his photo. He does non know his cry but this guy came to Edmonton lastly twelvemonth too Ariel went to his concert. Amaro asks Nat if he went, too Nat said no, it is non for him.
Back at SVU, Rollins shows the others a photograph from the FOD lounge 2 nights earlier the attack. Fin explains it was taken on Ariel’s iPad that they works life inwards Santiago’s loft, who claims that she loaned it to him. Amaro adds that Nat confirmed the iPad is Ariel’s. Amaro insists that Nat is non expert for this, Nat was inwards Canada the whole fourth dimension too is barely hanging on. Rollins explains that Landry works at P.S. 27 too is married but manifestly direct but likes to political party inwards women’s clothes. Benson adds they are non certain that Ariel knew he was a she but Charley’s deoxyribonucleic acid is a stand upwards for for the saliva they works life on the dorsum of Ariel’s neck. Cragen concludes he was alongside her at the dark of the onrush too unwrap out who else was.
In the interrogation room, Amaro too Fin inquiry Santiago who admits he took the iPad hence the photos would non acquire out, for Charley’s sake. He is his cousin, who has a married adult woman too daughter. He claims Charley is direct – he precisely likes cloth –and they receive got been doing this since they were kids, Ariel did non know nigh Charley; she precisely wanted to receive got a expert fourth dimension too that her sometime human was an sometime man. He lastly saw her Tuesday when he was playing the Club Kismet inwards Astoria. He denies having anything to practise alongside what happened to Ariel. She left earlier they did, she panicked when she works life out, adding that Ariel is Canadian too they receive got their limits. He said when Ariel left, Gabriella subbed for her too they went dorsum to her place, Amaro asks if all iii of them volition vouch for each other, too Santiago says he tin telephone telephone it that.
Meanwhile, Benson too Rollins speak to a worried Charley. He admits they met at the FOD lounge too Ariel though they were kindred spirits too they did beak nigh moving her boys here. Benson asks nigh how his deoxyribonucleic acid got on her body, too Charley says they hitting it off, had a few drinks, too hence went dancing. He says nobody broke into her hotel room, she gave him her extra telephone substitution too later Santiago saw the intelligence he took the iPad. He was trying to protect him. Rollins asks if it was him or Santiago that bashed her caput inwards too raped her. Charley is shocked at the accusation but says mayhap they pushed her likewise far exterior of her comfort zone without preparing her too he apologized to her when she realized he was non who he said he was. He thinks she felt betrayed too precisely ran out. Benson asks why he didn’t allow her too precisely permit her go, too Charley says he can’t run inwards heels. Rollins asks what fourth dimension was that,
Back inwards the team room, Rollins shows Cragen that Santiago too Charley are telling the truth hence far, too shows him the video footage of Ariel leaving Club Kismet on her own. Benson says she was tardily prey too she did non know where she was, but Cragen says they practise – she was inwards Astoria at midnight. He tells them to telephone telephone harbor too aviation dorsum too consider if they tin figure out how she washes ashore at Gracie Mansion. Fin says they won’t demand to utilisation them, too says this is why he brought his rope guy, Collin Bennett. Bennett explains how the tides worked too shows how the tides from an expanse called Hell Gate, where the tides from the Harlem River, the Long Island Sound, too the Upper Bay all converge too how the tides moved the torso from the Hell Gate expanse to the expanse where Ariel was found. Benson asks if that was the route, who dumped her inwards the rowboat? Colin says he is afraid that is a mystery beyond the delineate of the tides, but Amaro says it is non beyond the delineate of the street cams. Rollins brings upwards the footage from close the social club too Ariel tin live seen getting into a white van. Benson says they’ve seen that truck before. Cragen tells them to go.
Later, alongside Phil inwards interrogation, Rollins shows him enshroud grab shape the video too asks if he forgot to tell them something. Fin reminds him that he lied, but Phil says he thought it would await bad, he was precisely giving Ariel a ride. His lady friend gets jealous. He went to the infirmary because he was worried, too insists he did non wound her. Rollins asks if they volition unwrap his deoxyribonucleic acid nether her fingernails, too when Phil moves to encompass his arm, Rollins grabs it too exposes unopen to scratches. Phil says it was a misunderstanding, he was precisely trying to assist her, She looked upset too he offered her a ride too she got in. He took her out to eat, she said she was confused too hungry, it was a diner on Ditmars. Fin notes that is correct yesteryear Hell Gate, where the rowboats are. Phil continues to deny it, maxim they precisely had a sandwich. All he did was endeavor to buss her too she wanted to become to the river at 2 AM too he tried to acquire her back. She pushed him away too scratched him too headed into the park. Rollins asks if they volition unwrap the seize alongside teeth marks are his, too he says no, he precisely tried to halt her from going into the park. He adds no thing what he says he is screwed too hence invokes his rights. Rollins says if he does that they can’t assist him anymore, too he says they can’t assist him either way, too he wants a lawyer.
Meanwhile, Benson, Amaro, too Cragen are observing too when Fin too Rollins leave of absence the room, Cragen asks if Phil is expert for it. Benson states that Phil lied to them too followed Ariel out of the social club too picked her upwards inwards his truck too she scratched him too it does non await good. Fin adds Phil asked for a lawyer, too Cragen says the timeline checks but they receive got cipher to necktie Phil to the assault. Rollins propose to acquire dental molds to consider if it matches the seize alongside teeth marks. Rollins says it may not, he knows Phil had Ariel inwards his truck but questions that he would ship her through the common too dump her inwards a rowboat too that someone should receive got seen them. Cragen instructs them to consider if whatever witnesses tin lay them inwards the diner or that common too to become dorsum to the hubby too consider if Ariel said anything to him nigh Phil.
Back at the hospital, Benson speaks alongside Nat nigh Phil too Nat says Ariel mentioned Phil was a expert engineer. Benson is sympathetic to what Nat too the boys are going through, but Nat is precisely worried nigh what the tabloids volition say nigh their mother. He did non know that Ariel wanted to lay the boys inwards a schoolhouse there, He adds he should non live surprised, inwards his ticker he knew Ariel may non live inwards it for the long run. When Amaro says he can’t live certain nigh that, Nat replies that he knows who he is, too he knows who she is. This children demand their woman bring upwards too he made a bargain lastly dark – he told God if he lets her wake up, hence he volition permit he become without a fight. Nat says he would precisely similar to live alongside his married adult woman too boys now. He goes dorsum into the room equally Benson too Amaro stride away.
Back at SVU, Rollins asks Amaro for an update, too Amaro mentions the tabloid stories. Rollins is thankful the boys receive got a expert dad. Fin asks if they receive got the security footage too that Cragen inwards waiting.
The detectives lookout adult man the footage of Ariel at the diner alongside Phil. They also consider surveillance of them leaving together from across the street too consider the dorsum of Phil’s truck. Rollins adds this is where Phil claims they parted ways when he tried to buss her too she went into the park. Amaro wonders if she misread the neighborhood. Benson says they demand an eyewitness putting Ariel inwards Phil’s truck later they left the diner. Rollins explains that they started upwards a grid search inwards the park. Cragen tells everybody to become upwards at that topographic point too consider if anybody saw Ariel, the truck, Phil, anything to necktie them to the water’s border too the rowboat. Cragen notice a human standing behaviour the diner too suggests they endeavor to unwrap this guy equally he must know something.
With many constabulary on the scene doing the search, Benson too Amaro speak alongside a adult woman to acquire information who wants to live paid first. Fin too Rollins speak alongside a homeless guy who has a makeshift tent on the shoreline, calling it his “a-park-a-ment.” Rollins too Fin present him photos too Rollins sees a long ruby-red scarf inwards his belongings. The human calls out to “Slick” inwards a neighboring “tent” too says they desire to know where he got that gypsy rag. It is the human inwards the video footage exterior the diner, too he throws a pocketbook at them too runs. Fin too Rollins telephone telephone out to Amaro to halt him too he too Benson both brand it to block his exit. He says he didn’t practise nothing, too when Rollins asks where he got the scarf, he says i time again that he didn’t practise nothing. Benson cuffs him.
Back at SVU, Rollins leaves the interrogation room too tells Benson the guy says he lives inwards the common equally he has nowhere else to go. Benson says he is right, he is a grade 3 gender activity offender. Cragen adds that Phil’s story checks out too they receive got their man. Amaro says the blood on his clothes stand upwards for Ariel’s too his dentals too deoxyribonucleic acid stand upwards for the seize alongside teeth marks on her breasts. Benson says they works life her phone, purse, too an oar alongside Ariel’s blood on it inwards his tent. Cragen thinks he lay her inwards the rowboat hence she would non live works life anywhere close where he lived. Rollins adds they works life gum too bathroom salts inwards his tent but if they are looking for the why, it’s non going to live there. Cragen tells them to permit the theatre unit of measurement know.
Benson too Amaro are dorsum at the infirmary alongside Nat, who is shocked it was a homeless human who did this. Amaro explains his married adult woman gave him one-half a sandwich exterior the diner too he followed her into the common mayhap thinking he could acquire to a greater extent than from her. Nat says this had cipher to practise alongside these intelligence stories, too Benson confirms that, maxim his married adult woman was sort to the incorrect stranger. Nat explains that Ariel ever told the boys they were blessed too they should await later those who don’t receive got equally much equally they do. Wayne calls his manlike individual bring upwards into the room too Nat rushes inwards to unwrap Ariel dead. He consoles his sons piece Benson too Amaro lookout adult man sadly.
Back at SVU, Cragen tells Nat they are sorry for his loss, too Nat thinks Ariel hung on until they caught the correct man. He adds that the boys are taking it hard. Amaro says they works life her telephone inwards the common too Ariel left them a message, too Benson says it is something he too the boys should see.
They play the recordings dorsum of Ariel who has left a rattling long message for Nat too their sons, too thanking Nat for letting her making the trip on her own. She tells the boys beingness their mom is the greatest adventure she wants to have. She tells them she loves them too to hear to their dad. She says she volition consider them inwards her dreams. As the boys too Nat await on sadly, nosotros fade to black.
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