Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Heartfelt Passages (Season 17, Episode 23)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Heartfelt Passages (Season 17, Episode 23)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The case against corrections officer Gary Munson continues, Barba continues to receive death threats, and Dodds winds up in a hostage situation with the accused in Munson's home.

Director

Alex Chapple

Writers

Dick Wolf (created by) | Warren Leight (written by) | Julie Martin (written by) | Brianna Yellen (story editor)

Producers

Kenneth G. Brown | Mark Dragin | Mariska Hargitay

Composer

Mike Post

Cinematographer

Michael Green

Editor

Karen I. Stern (as Karen Stern)

Casting Director

Jonathan Strauss

Production Designer

Dean Taucher

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Edit Released

Updated May 25, 2016

Release date

May 25, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 51 wins & 182 nominations

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Mariska Hargitay Lieutenant Olivia Benson Lieutenant Olivia Benson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Kelli Giddish Detective Amanda Rollins Detective Amanda Rollins See fewer	Chase (2010)
Ice-T Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (as Ice T) Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (as Ice T) See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Peter Scanavino Detective Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr. Detective Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr. See fewer	Frances Ha (2012)
Raúl Esparza ADA Rafael Barba ADA Rafael Barba See fewer	Ferdinand (2017)
Andy Karl Sergeant Mike Dodds Sergeant Mike Dodds See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Jack McGee Lt. Allan James Lt. Allan James See fewer	The Fighter (I) (2010)
Karina Logue Lisa Munson Lisa Munson See fewer	When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Robert John Burke IAB Captain Ed Tucker IAB Captain Ed Tucker See fewer	RoboCop 3 (1993)
Bill Duke Ed Pastrino Ed Pastrino See fewer	Predator (1987)
Ramón Franco Tony Rodriguez Tony Rodriguez See fewer	Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Kevin O'Rourke Dr. Rosenthal Dr. Rosenthal See fewer	The Aviator (2004)
Bill Irwin Dr. Peter Lindstrom Dr. Peter Lindstrom See fewer	Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Brad Garrett Gary Munson Gary Munson See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Peter Gallagher Deputy Chief William Dodds Deputy Chief William Dodds See fewer	American Beauty (1999)
Kathryn Rossetter Ingrid (as Kathryn Rosseter) Ingrid (as Kathryn Rosseter) See fewer	Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Stephen C. Bradbury Judge Colin McNamara (as Stephen Bradbury) Judge Colin McNamara (as Stephen Bradbury) See fewer	Awkwardly (2018)
Rebecca Brinkley Alice Gray Alice Gray See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Johnny Rivera Felipe Heredio Felipe Heredio See fewer	East WillyB (2011)
Natasha Murray Nurse Nurse See fewer	FBI (2018)
David Adams ESU Officer #1 (as Dave Adams) ESU Officer #1 (as Dave Adams) See fewer	21 Bridges (2019)
Isabel Harper Leight Annie Munson Annie Munson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Rowan Williams Tommy Munson Tommy Munson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Jack Nawada-Braunwart Noah Porter Benson Noah Porter Benson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Jared Blake DiCroce Matt Dodds (as Jaren DiCroce) Matt Dodds (as Jaren DiCroce) See fewer	Luke Cage (2016)
Jonathan Benevento Funeral Officer (uncredited) Funeral Officer (uncredited) See fewer	The Breaks (2016)
Faith Logan C.O. McCoy (uncredited) C.O. McCoy (uncredited) See fewer	Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Lynn Marocola Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)