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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S1E1 — Payback
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 1•Episode 1

Payback

8.0/10 · 2,244 votesSep 20, 199944 min

Ranked #9 of 22 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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Detectives Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and dismemberment of a taxi driver; the team discovers that he may have been a vicious Serbian war criminal living in the United States under a false identity.

Directed byJean de Segonzac
Written byDick Wolf
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Cast4

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

Elliot Stabler

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

John Munch

Dann Florek

Dann Florek

Donald Cragen

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Jean de Segonzac

Jean de Segonzac

Director

Dick Wolf

Dick Wolf

Writer

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Keith Gardner

Boom Operator

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Jessica Burstein

Still Photographer

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Leslie Saulter Yacuk

Scenic Artist

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Kate Kelly

Production Coordinator

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Douglas Ibold

Editor

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Sal Lanza

Key Grip

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Maria T. Bierniak

Location Manager

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Steven Lawrence

Makeup Supervisor

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Patrick B. O'Brien

Assistant Camera

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Kristie Fitts

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Episode Summary

"Payback" is episode 1 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 2,244 votes, ranking #9 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Jean de Segonzac and written by Dick Wolf, it aired on September 20, 1999.

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