Screwed
- Episode aired May 22, 2007
- TV-14
- 43m
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
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Fin's nephew, Darius, goes to trial and seems determined to take the unit down with him.Fin's nephew, Darius, goes to trial and seems determined to take the unit down with him.Fin's nephew, Darius, goes to trial and seems determined to take the unit down with him.
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BD Wong
- Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D.
- (as B.D. Wong)
- (credit only)
Ludacris
- Darius Parker
- (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThis is the last episode in which Michael Weston (Simon Marsden) appears until season thirteen's Child's Welfare (2012), as well as the last one to feature LisaGay Hamilton until season fourteen's Presumed Guilty (2013)
- GoofsThe TV host asks her audience "Have you seen how Miss Novak is acting in the courtroom?" Earlier, Cassey Novak pointed out that the hearings had no cameras in the court room so the audience could not have seen how she is acting in court.
- Quotes
Captain Donald Cragen: Detective Lake is transferring in from Brooklyn SVU. He's gonna pick up our slack during the trial, he's going to stay here after, so make him feel welcome.
Detective John Munch: Should Fin be concerned?
Captain Donald Cragen: There's more than enough work for everybody, John. Why don't you do some?
- SoundtracksSense of Touch
by Mark Isham
Featured review
The Ugly Truth
'Screwed' is unique for an episode of the Law & Order universe in that the seeds for it were planted awhile ago - season 7 episode 18 to be exact - which is a rarity. Of course that makes the "first part" required viewing. The resolution here is solid with real emotional weight and another odd episode that gives Fin Tutuola (Ice-T) an opportunity to take center stage. Only the celebrity second appearance of Ludacris overshadows some of these elements.
In 'Venom' we learned that Fin's gay son Ken (Ernest Waddell) was covering for his best friend slash cousin Darius (Ludacris) in the death a young woman and her baby. Ken's motivations were explored, Darius's psychology was dug at to explain why he'd do such a gruesome act and it was rock solid he was indeed the guilty party. Now a year later ADA Novak (Diane Neal) must find Darius guilty in a court of law which becomes an uphill battle when the defense lawyer (Steven Weber) gets strong evidence ruled inadmissible and Darius makes it a key point to go after the detectives on the stand with knowledge of their past mistakes undermining their credibility.
Fin's ex-wife Teresa (LisaGay Hamilton) gets to drop a bombshell and there's a lot of reoccurring and/or recognizable faces in the supporting cast - Judith Light, Vincent Spano, Peter Gerety, Jack McGee - in addition to the names above I already mentioned. Stabler's wife Kathy (Isabel Gillies) gets a nice little moment with Elliot (Meloni) and even his daughter Kathleen (Allison Siko) and a past incident gets a proper resolution. Same with Olivia (Hargitay) and her half brother Simon (Michael Weston). At the end the whole Tutuola family in regards to Darius gets properly tied off too even if you're dismayed by how it ends or feel the evidence said enough.
This is a solid L&W SVU tale no doubt about it allowing everyone moments to shine in the final chapter to a story that has weight. My only misgiving is allowing Darius (Luda) to question witnesses and at least sorta act as his own counsel it comes awfully close to feeling manufactured in a Hollywood way. Losing just a step of believability by doing so in an otherwise above average episode in SVU's long winding run.
In 'Venom' we learned that Fin's gay son Ken (Ernest Waddell) was covering for his best friend slash cousin Darius (Ludacris) in the death a young woman and her baby. Ken's motivations were explored, Darius's psychology was dug at to explain why he'd do such a gruesome act and it was rock solid he was indeed the guilty party. Now a year later ADA Novak (Diane Neal) must find Darius guilty in a court of law which becomes an uphill battle when the defense lawyer (Steven Weber) gets strong evidence ruled inadmissible and Darius makes it a key point to go after the detectives on the stand with knowledge of their past mistakes undermining their credibility.
Fin's ex-wife Teresa (LisaGay Hamilton) gets to drop a bombshell and there's a lot of reoccurring and/or recognizable faces in the supporting cast - Judith Light, Vincent Spano, Peter Gerety, Jack McGee - in addition to the names above I already mentioned. Stabler's wife Kathy (Isabel Gillies) gets a nice little moment with Elliot (Meloni) and even his daughter Kathleen (Allison Siko) and a past incident gets a proper resolution. Same with Olivia (Hargitay) and her half brother Simon (Michael Weston). At the end the whole Tutuola family in regards to Darius gets properly tied off too even if you're dismayed by how it ends or feel the evidence said enough.
This is a solid L&W SVU tale no doubt about it allowing everyone moments to shine in the final chapter to a story that has weight. My only misgiving is allowing Darius (Luda) to question witnesses and at least sorta act as his own counsel it comes awfully close to feeling manufactured in a Hollywood way. Losing just a step of believability by doing so in an otherwise above average episode in SVU's long winding run.
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