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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S2E20 — Pique

8.5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 2•Episode 20

Pique

8.5/10 · 1,413 votesMay 4, 200144 min

Ranked #4 of 21 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

Observed by an FBI psychiatrist, the detectives uncover a horrifying motive for the slaying of a software company employee by a fired colleague when they learn of the suspect's bizarre relationship with his overbearing mother and a strange sexual fetish called piquerism.

Directed bySteve Shill

Written byJudith McCreary

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Cast6

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

Elliot Stabler

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

John Munch

Dann Florek

Dann Florek

Donald Cragen

Stephanie March

Stephanie March

Alexandra Cabot

Crew6

J

Judith McCreary

Writer

Steve Shill

Steve Shill

Director

K

Karen I. Stern

Editor

Neal Baer

Neal Baer

Executive Producer

G

George Pattison

Director of Photography

M

Maja Vrvilo

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Pique" is episode 20 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 1,413 votes, ranking #4 of 21 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Steve Shill and written by Judith McCreary, it aired on May 4, 2001.

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