Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Desperate (Season 4, Episode 18)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Desperate (Season 4, Episode 18)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a young boy witnesses the brutal sexual assault and murder of his stepmother, his father blocks the efforts of the detectives to question him.

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38 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 Detective John Munch 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 (credit only) Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (credit only) See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
BD Wong Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D. (as B.D. Wong) Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D. (as B.D. Wong) See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
Dann Florek Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen See fewer	Hard Rain (1998)
Rob Estes Dan Hoffman Dan Hoffman See fewer	Silk Stalkings (1991)
Signy Coleman Kim Hoffman Kim Hoffman See fewer	The X-Files (1993)
Max Jansen Weinstein Mikey Mikey See fewer	House of Sand and Fog (2003)
Harvey Atkin Judge Alan Ridenour Judge Alan Ridenour See fewer	Meatballs (1979)
Haviland Morris Dawn Trent Dawn Trent See fewer	Sixteen Candles (1984)
Adam LeFevre Rye Police Chief Rye Police Chief See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Suzanne Shepherd Old Woman Old Woman See fewer	Lolita (1997)
Stephen Mailer Mr. McGuire Mr. McGuire See fewer	The Post (2017)
Rita Gardner Neighbor Neighbor See fewer	P.S. I Love You (2007)
Jordan Gelber CSU Technician David Layton CSU Technician David Layton See fewer	The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Welker White Jill Hoffman's Attorney Jill Hoffman's Attorney See fewer	Goodfellas (1990)
Tamara Tunie ME Dr. Melinda Warner ME Dr. Melinda Warner See fewer	Flight (I) (2012)
Sandra Bernhard Priscilla Chaney Priscilla Chaney See fewer	The King of Comedy (1982)
Lord Jamar Leon Leon See fewer	Boiler Room (2000)
P.J. Benjamin Lloyd Jackson Lloyd Jackson See fewer	Ice Age (2002)
Michele Santopietro Mandy Mandy See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Richard Thomsen Allen Wheaten Allen Wheaten See fewer	U.S. Marshals (1998)
Mark Lotito Mike Rizzo Mike Rizzo See fewer	Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Kate Goehring Dr. Sally Ivers Dr. Sally Ivers See fewer	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Christy Baron Ariana Kane Ariana Kane See fewer	Pants on Fire (1998)
Michelle Hurst Vita Weldon Vita Weldon See fewer	In the Cut (2003)
Amy Love Dana McGuire Dana McGuire See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Tom Bruno Firefighter #1 Firefighter #1 See fewer	Madame Web (2024)
John E. Mack Firefighter #2 Firefighter #2 See fewer	The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Libby George Woman #2 Woman #2 See fewer	Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Kate Middleton Woman #1 Woman #1 See fewer	The Tender Bar (2021)
Melanie Nicholls-King Woman #3 Woman #3 See fewer	Anne with an E (2017)
Rick Johnson Court Clerk Court Clerk See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Frank Anello NYPD Officer (uncredited) NYPD Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Amy Dorris Jill Hoffman (uncredited) Jill Hoffman (uncredited) See fewer	Any Given Sunday (1999)
Steven Zirnkilton Opening Announcer (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) Opening Announcer (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Rugrats Movie (1998)