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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit :: Authority (09x17)

Episode Information

Title:

Authority

Episode #:

09x17

Production Number:

9017

Original Airdate:

Tuesday April 29th, 2008

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Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country:	Aired On:

AU (Ten)	Jun 12, 2008
NL (Net 5)	May 29, 2009

Episode Crew
Director:	David Platt
Writer:	Amanda Green Neal Baer

Episode Summary

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An engineer, Martin Rook, proves to be a dangerous man after posing as a police officer on the telephone, tricking people into committing crimes. Rook cleverly gets himself freed from jail, throwing publicity his way and gaining followers with his anti-authority message.

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Guest Stars

Special Guest Stars
•Robin Williams	played	Merritt Rook
Guest Stars
•Audrie J. Neenan	played	Judge Lois Preston	Recurring (14th appearance)
•Didi Conn	played	Nurse	Recurring (first appearance)
•Joanna Merlin	played	Judge Lena Petrovsky	Recurring (34th appearance)
•Joel de la Fuente	played	TARU Tech Ruben Morales	Recurring (35th appearance)
•Mike Doyle	played	Forensics Tech Ryan O'Halloran	Recurring (39th appearance)
•Mo Rocca	played	Merritt's Follower
•Scott Adsit	played	Dwight Lomax

Main Cast

•Christopher Meloni	played	Det. Elliot Stabler
•Mariska Hargitay	played	Det. Olivia Benson
•Richard Belzer	played	Sgt. John Munch
•Dann Florek	played	Capt. Donald Cragen
•Ice-T	played	Det. Odafin Tutuola
•B. D. Wong	played	Dr. George Huang
•Tamara Tunie	played	M.E. Melinda Warner
•Adam Beach	played	Det. Chester Lake
•Diane Neal	played	A.D.A. Casey Novak