Earlier in the series we learned that Kelli Giddish had a gambling problem. In this story her interactions in Gamblers Anonymous had a great bearing on a murder case she's selected to catch.
Amy Seimetz who is in the group and who learned that Giddish is an SVU detective goes to her and confides that she's trying to break it off with Geoffrey Cantor who she's been seeing. The next night Cantor takes a header off the roof of Seimetz's building and the medical examiner rules it murder.
When Seimetz is arrested, Giddish is put in quite a quandary. Was this a cry for help or was she being played?
There's also the character of Thomas Sadowski who is sponsor of both Seimetz and Giddish. He's an intriguing figure in the drama, a bar owner who is in both Alcoholics and Gambler's Anonymous.
This episode belongs to Kelli Giddish as she sees her relationships with her own fellow detectives becoming seriously damaged. This might be her best episode so far with the series.
Amy Seimetz who is in the group and who learned that Giddish is an SVU detective goes to her and confides that she's trying to break it off with Geoffrey Cantor who she's been seeing. The next night Cantor takes a header off the roof of Seimetz's building and the medical examiner rules it murder.
When Seimetz is arrested, Giddish is put in quite a quandary. Was this a cry for help or was she being played?
There's also the character of Thomas Sadowski who is sponsor of both Seimetz and Giddish. He's an intriguing figure in the drama, a bar owner who is in both Alcoholics and Gambler's Anonymous.
This episode belongs to Kelli Giddish as she sees her relationships with her own fellow detectives becoming seriously damaged. This might be her best episode so far with the series.