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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Episode: "Savant"

Season 9, Episode 4
Episode Synopsis: A mentally challenged girl (Paulina Gerzon) is the only witness to the attack that left her mother in a coma. The detectives suspect the uncooperative husband (Aidan Quinn), but he has some powerful legal support to keep him from testifying, so the department reluctantly resorts to questioning the child in order to piece together the events of the crime. Original Air Date: Oct 16, 2007

"Savant"

I'd seen the promos for this episode of Law & Order: SVU over the past week heralding the special guest appearance of Aidan Quinn. I was intrigued. Would Aidan (lovable movie star whose heyday was arguably the '90s) going to play an against-type villain as previous guest stars Martin Short, Henry Winkler, John Ritter, Cindy Williams and Matthew Modine have done? Or would he remain the lovable Aidan from Benny & Joon?OK, the first thing I had a problem with (and maybe this is just me): If I come across my kid covered in blood, I am not going to let her come back with me into the apartment while I look around. Seriously. He didn't even know if the guy who caused all that blood was still inside! Couldn't he have left her with a neighbor while he did a quick pass to check out the wife? Also — and if this is rude let me know, because I don't want to be un-P.C. here — is there a reason this family wouldn't have gotten this kid braces? They can obviously afford it.One hig... read more

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Premiered: September 20, 1999, on NBC
Rating: TV-14
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Premise: The first 'Law & Order' spin-off ('L&O: Criminal Intent' followed) focuses on sex crimes. Richard Belzer brought his character from 'Homicide: Life on the Street,' Det. John Munch, to the show after the cancellation of the Baltimore-based series.

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