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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S13E10 — Spiraling Down
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 13•Episode 10

Spiraling Down

8.6/10 · 1,425 votesDec 7, 201144 min

Ranked #1 of 23 in Season 13•+0.7 vs season avg

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A retired pro quarterback is busted for having sex with a fourteen-year-old prostitute, but he may be suffering from diminished capacity because of all the concussions he had on the field.

Directed byAlex Chapple
Written byWarren Leight, John Paul Roche
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Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Danny Pino

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Nick Amaro

Kelli Giddish

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Amanda Rollins

Richard Belzer

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John Munch

Dann Florek

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Warren Leight

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Alex Chapple

Alex Chapple

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Jim Stewart

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Michael Green

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John Paul Roche

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Episode Summary

"Spiraling Down" is episode 10 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 13. It scored 8.6/10 from 1,425 votes, ranking #1 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Alex Chapple and written by Warren Leight, John Paul Roche, it aired on December 7, 2011.

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