While the storyline was pretty predictable - body is found; suspect is investigated; pattern of serial rapist is discovered; real suspect is identified; real suspect gets his "comeuppance" - there are some surprises along the way.
Benson (Mariska Hargitay discovers that she may or may not have a sister, fathered by the same man who had raped her own mother decades ago. This makes for an interesting development, which really takes a turn during the show's final moments when a major change occurs in the detective's life.
While Hargitay is her usual award-winning best, the episode belongs to two of the guest actors: veteran character R. Lee Ermey and Joe Sikora. Ermey plays the long-time rapist while Sikora plays his former cell mate who is terrorized by the rapist, having been Ermey's "partner" when the two were in prison.
The two performers are downright brilliant and it would be no surprise if they were competitors in next year's Emmy race for "best performance by a guest star on a television series."
Benson (Mariska Hargitay discovers that she may or may not have a sister, fathered by the same man who had raped her own mother decades ago. This makes for an interesting development, which really takes a turn during the show's final moments when a major change occurs in the detective's life.
While Hargitay is her usual award-winning best, the episode belongs to two of the guest actors: veteran character R. Lee Ermey and Joe Sikora. Ermey plays the long-time rapist while Sikora plays his former cell mate who is terrorized by the rapist, having been Ermey's "partner" when the two were in prison.
The two performers are downright brilliant and it would be no surprise if they were competitors in next year's Emmy race for "best performance by a guest star on a television series."