Cold (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
| "Cold" | |
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| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 19 |
| Directed by | David Platt |
| Written by | Judith McCreary |
| Production code | 09019 |
| Original air date | May 13, 2008 |
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"Cold" is the 19th episode and season finale of the ninth season of the police procedural television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the 202nd episode overall. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 13, 2008. In the episode, Detective Chester Lake (Adam Beach) refuses to cooperate after fatally shooting a police officer, causing the Special Victims Unit squad to investigate what he is hiding. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak faces censure, while Detective Tutuola (Ice-T) files paperwork to be transferred out of the Special Victims Unit.
The episode was written by Judith McCreary and was directed by David Platt. It marks the final appearance of Adam Beach, who had portrayed Detective Lake since the end of the eighth season and decided to depart the cast towards the end of the ninth. His character is arrested for shooting a police officer after discovering the officer is about to be acquitted for a rape he committed ten years ago. It also marks the final appearance of Diane Neal (ADA Casey Novak) as a series regular after five seasons; her character is censured for lying to a judge about evidence.
According to Nielsen ratings, the episode's original broadcast was watched by 11.81 million viewers and acquired a 4.0 rating / 11% share in the 18–49 demographic.
An old murder case of a teenage girl is reopened when Detective Chester Lake (Adam Beach) is caught in a gunfight and wounded by the case's former investigator, Detective Edward Kralik. The shooting leaves Kralik dead, and Lake's uncooperative answers lead to confusion in the squad room. The case intensifies when Lake escapes from the hospital and takes hostage the original case's only witness, Cecilia Cruz (Victoria Cartagena).
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