Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Denial (Season 3, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Denial (Season 3, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman is raped at a party and the attacker is quickly caught but the detectives must still determine why the victim was carrying a finger from a long dead infant.

Director

Steve Shill

Writers

Dick Wolf (created by) | Judi McCreary (written by) (as Judy McCreary)

Producers

David DeClerque | Dawn DeNoon | Lisa Marie Petersen | Roz Weinman

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated May 3, 2002

Release date

May 3, 2002 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 51 wins & 179 nominations

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Christopher Meloni Detective Elliot Stabler Detective Elliot Stabler See fewer	Man of Steel (2013)
Mariska Hargitay Detective Olivia Benson Detective Olivia Benson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Richard Belzer Detective John Munch (credit only) Detective John Munch (credit only) See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Stephanie March ADA Alexandra 'Alex' Cabot ADA Alexandra 'Alex' Cabot See fewer	The Invention of Lying (2009)
Ice-T Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Dann Florek Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen See fewer	Hard Rain (1998)
Mary Steenburgen Grace Rinato Grace Rinato See fewer	Last Vegas (2013)
Martha Plimpton Claire Rinato Claire Rinato See fewer	The Goonies (1985)
Tamara Tunie ME Dr. Melinda Warner ME Dr. Melinda Warner See fewer	Flight (I) (2012)
Joanna Merlin Judge Lena Petrovsky Judge Lena Petrovsky See fewer	The Wackness (2008)
Tom O'Rourke Judge Mark Seligman Judge Mark Seligman See fewer	United 93 (2006)
J. Kyle Manzay Malcolm Malcolm See fewer	American Gangster (2007)
Estelle Parsons Rose Rose See fewer	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Judith Light Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly See fewer	Who's the Boss? (1984)
Danny Johnson Attorney Sean Kramer Attorney Sean Kramer See fewer	Daredevil (2015)
Andrew Polk Dr. Devere Dr. Devere See fewer	Armageddon Time (2022)
Magaly Colimon Doctor Erica Olsen Doctor Erica Olsen See fewer	Grand Army (2020)
William Oliver Watkins Uniform Officer #1 Uniform Officer #1 See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Chris Meyer Harding Harding See fewer	P.S. (2004)
Noel True Tina Tina See fewer	Veronica Mars (2004)
Nadia Bowers Bella Bella See fewer	NCIS (2003)
Michael Knowles Arthur Felton Arthur Felton See fewer	One Night (2007)
Sam Guncler Gary Barbour Gary Barbour See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Charles Goad Court Clerk Court Clerk See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Sal Petraccione Hotel Clerk Hotel Clerk See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Albert Jones Uniform Officer #2 Uniform Officer #2 See fewer	Mindhunter (2017)
Frank Anello NYPD Officer (uncredited) NYPD Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Steven Zirnkilton Opening Announcer (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) Opening Announcer (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Rugrats Movie (1998)