There are only a few days left until the airing of Acceptable Loss, the SVU episode with Kathryn Erbe as Alex Eames.
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“LAW and ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT”
“ACCEPTABLE LOSS”
10/17/2012 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : WHEN THE SVU DETECTIVES
TRY TO TAKE DOWN A SEX TRAFFICKING RING, THEY FIND EVIDENCE IN A
TERRORISM INVESTIGATION LED BY LIEUTENANT ALEXANDRA EAMES (GUEST STAR
KATHRYN ERBE)
With Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) back in the precinct, the SVU squad
is in full force and working to expose a sex trafficking operation that
enslaves young women. The detectives are on the verge of cracking the
case when their efforts are halted by Lieutenant Alexandra Eames (guest
star Erbe), forcing Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) to get creative
with the investigation. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola),
Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda
Rollins.)
Plus an excerpt of an Warren Leigh interview - Law & Order SVU Boss on Season 14: "Everybody Has Secrets"
By Adam Bryant, TV GUIDE
You're bringing Law & Order: Criminal Intent's Kathryn Erbe to your squad room this season. How did that happen?
Leight: I did Criminal Intent for seven years. One of the things that's strange is SVU fans watch Law & Order and Criminal Intent fans watch Law & Order, but Criminal Intent fans do not watch SVU. There's not as much crossover between those shows as you might guess. And now that there's only one show left, I'd like to bring those fans together. When we started to plot the fourth episode, we needed a Homeland Security agent. I didn't want to just keep throwing new people into this mix, and our casting director said "What about your old friend Katie?" We were all like, "That's it. We're done."
Leight: I did Criminal Intent for seven years. One of the things that's strange is SVU fans watch Law & Order and Criminal Intent fans watch Law & Order, but Criminal Intent fans do not watch SVU. There's not as much crossover between those shows as you might guess. And now that there's only one show left, I'd like to bring those fans together. When we started to plot the fourth episode, we needed a Homeland Security agent. I didn't want to just keep throwing new people into this mix, and our casting director said "What about your old friend Katie?" We were all like, "That's it. We're done."
So what is her role exactly?
Leight: Once Katie said yes, we retooled the script a bit. The backstory is she worked the Major Case Unit for over a decade. Her partner left and she was looking for something new. She's on loan to Homeland Security on a joint terrorism task force, which is high stakes and her character can handle that. It was great to have scenes between Katie and Mariska. These are two women who had long-term partnerships with difficult guys. These are two people who've been underestimated - who've worked just as hard, just as long -and people don't quite get how good they are.
Leight: Once Katie said yes, we retooled the script a bit. The backstory is she worked the Major Case Unit for over a decade. Her partner left and she was looking for something new. She's on loan to Homeland Security on a joint terrorism task force, which is high stakes and her character can handle that. It was great to have scenes between Katie and Mariska. These are two women who had long-term partnerships with difficult guys. These are two people who've been underestimated - who've worked just as hard, just as long -and people don't quite get how good they are.
Is this a one-time thing, or will we see more of her?
Leight: She'll come back. I don't know exactly when, but she'll be coming back. Katie is so believable as an NYPD cop. The notion of bringing in someone new when she was just sitting there seems crazy to me. She's tough and she can be funny, but don't mess with her.
Leight: She'll come back. I don't know exactly when, but she'll be coming back. Katie is so believable as an NYPD cop. The notion of bringing in someone new when she was just sitting there seems crazy to me. She's tough and she can be funny, but don't mess with her.
