Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dear Ben (Season 20, Episode 12)
TV-14
TV Episode | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dear Ben (Season 20, Episode 12)

TV-14

TV Episode | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial rapist strikes again after two decades of silence, and SVU is determined to uncover the elusive criminal and bring justice to his many victims. Stone discovers that his father worked on the case before it went cold.

Director

Jean de Segonzac

Writers

Dick Wolf (created by) | Julie Martin (written by) | Matt Klypka (written by)

Producers

Kenneth G. Brown (as Kenneth Brown) | Michael Ciliento | Allison Intrieri | Brianna Yellen

Composer

Mike Post

Cinematographer

Michael Green

Editor

Oscar Rene Lozoya II (edited by)

Casting Directors

Philip Huffman | Jonathan Strauss

Production Designer

Dean Taucher

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 17, 2019

Release date

Jan 17, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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25 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 Sergeant Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (as Ice T) Sergeant 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)
Philip Winchester ADA Peter Stone ADA Peter Stone See fewer	Strike Back (2010)
Jude Ciccolella Edgar Noone Edgar Noone See fewer	The Terminal (2004)
Rebecca Creskoff Claire Newbury Claire Newbury See fewer	NCIS (2003)
Elizabeth Stahlmann Amy Gardner Amy Gardner See fewer	The Equalizer (2021)
Ned Eisenberg Defense Attorney Roger Kressler Defense Attorney Roger Kressler See fewer	Limitless (I) (2011)
Michael Mastro Arraignment Judge D. Serani Arraignment Judge D. Serani See fewer	Paterno (2018)
Eden Malyn April Baker April Baker See fewer	Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Jake O'Connor Gavin Baker Gavin Baker See fewer	Margaret (I) (2011)
Steve Rosen Public Defender Guthrie Public Defender Guthrie See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
John Raymond Barker Karl Patton Karl Patton See fewer	The Year They Stopped Giving Toys (2022)
Carol Ann DeMarco Mae Patton (as Carol Ann Bell) Mae Patton (as Carol Ann Bell) See fewer	A Party Gone Wrong (2021)
Steven Marcus Mike Vernon Mike Vernon See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Barbara Miluski Judge Lisa Peck Judge Lisa Peck See fewer	Now You See Us (2020)
Sarah Ellen Stephens Selena Gaines Selena Gaines See fewer	21 Bridges (2019)
Sinem Gulturk Teresa Graf (as Sinem Nejla Gulturk) Teresa Graf (as Sinem Nejla Gulturk) See fewer	Awkwardly (2018)
Mark DeMayo George George See fewer	Nobody's Perfect (II) (2016)
Lauren Noble Carmen Carmen See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Dewey Wynn CSU Tech CSU Tech See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Ryan Buggle Noah Porter-Benson Noah Porter-Benson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Tommy Bayiokos Court Officer #2 Court Officer #2 See fewer	The Pigeon (II) (2019)
Rashid Helper Court Officer (uncredited) Court Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Bronx Unit: Undercover Files (2020)