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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S18E10 — Motherly Love

8.5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 18•Episode 10

Motherly Love

8.5/10 · 1,322 votesFeb 8, 201743 min

Ranked #1 of 21 in Season 18•+0.9 vs season avg

A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.

Directed byMariska Hargitay

Written byJulie Martin, Rick Eid

Previous episodeE9 · Decline and Fall Next episodeE11 · Great Expectations

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Cast5

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Kelli Giddish

Kelli Giddish

Amanda Rollins

Peter Scanavino

Peter Scanavino

Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Raúl Esparza

Raúl Esparza

Rafael Barba

Crew5

Julie Martin

Julie Martin

Writer

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Director

L

Leon Ortiz-Gil

Editor

M

Michael Green

Director of Photography

R

Rick Eid

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Motherly Love" is episode 10 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 18. It scored 8.5/10 from 1,322 votes, ranking #1 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Mariska Hargitay and written by Julie Martin, Rick Eid, it aired on February 8, 2017.

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