Rhodium Nights
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| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode | |
Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) after waking up and discovering the dead body of a hooker (portrayed by Pippa Black) in bed with him.
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| Episode no. | Season 13 Episode 23 |
| Directed by | Norberto Barba |
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| Production code | 13023 |
| Original air date | May 23, 2012 |
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"Rhodium Nights" is the 23rd episode and season finale of the thirteenth season of the police procedural television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the 295th overall episode. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 23, 2012. In the episode, a high-society bachelor party ends when an escort is found dead, and the Special Victims Unit must proceed with caution as influential people try to bury the truth, which may destroy the life of one of the detectives. Meanwhile, Captain Don Cragen (Dann Florek) is blackmailed and later he awakes in the middle of the night to find blood on his hands and a hooker's (portrayed by Pippa Black) dead body in his bed, her throat slit.
The episode was written by showrunner/executive producer Warren Leight and Julie Martin and was directed by Norberto Barba. The episode featured a guest appearance from Dean Winters, who reprises his Detective Brian Cassidy for the first time since the episode "Disrobed".
"Rhodium Nights" received fairly positive reviews from critics, with critics commenting mostly on the cliffhanger ending. According to the Nielsen ratings, the episode's original broadcast was watched by 7.16 million total viewers and received a 2.0/5% share in the 18–49 age demographic, making it the most watched program on NBC of the night.
A high-class bachelor party is in full swing in a fancy penthouse apartment. Two police officers arrive at the door responding to a noise complaint but instead the officers wish Will Brady (Matt Burns), the groom-to-be, a good night and depart. Meanwhile, Will’s friend Clayton Hannigan (Eric Ladin) goes into a bedroom with an escort named Carissa Gibson (Pippa Black). Moments later, Hannigan and Carissa discover a dead girl lying in the bed. Detectives Benson and Amaro (Mariska Hargitay and Danny Pino) respond to the scene of a potential homicide. But when they arrive at the party, they find the dead girl's body is in the swimming pool. A police officer explains that partygoers claim they don't know her, only that they found her floating in the pool. The detectives learn that most of the partygoers have already fled the scene, except for a few who are stuck on an overloaded elevator. Benson tells officers to hold them for questioning when they get out of the elevator.
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