[s4e18] Desperate ❲RECENT❳

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is the 18th episode of the fourth season of the procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , which originally aired on March 14, 2003. Plot Overview [S4E18] Desperate

: Dan uses his influence and a high-powered attorney, Priscilla Chaney, to block the detectives from questioning his son. Adjust the (e

To secure the case, Stabler eventually tracks down Dan’s first wife, Kim, who had also fled his abuse years prior. Her return provides the necessary support for Tommy to finally testify against his father. Mariska Hargitay : Detective Olivia Benson Christopher Meloni : Detective Elliot Stabler Rob Estes : Dan Hoffman (Guest Star) Sandra Bernhard : Priscilla Chaney (Guest Star) Max Jansen Weinstein : Tommy Hoffman Signy Coleman : Kim Hoffman Production Credits Director : David Platt Writer : Amanda Green Plot Overview : Dan uses his influence and

: Tommy witnessed the assault but is too traumatized and terrified of his father to identify the attackers initially.

: Dan Hoffman is a "pillar of the community," making it difficult for the detectives to find anyone willing to believe he is capable of such violence.