"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Paternity (2007)

Director:

Kate Woods

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Amanda Green (written by)

TV Series:

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

Original Air Date:

27 November 2007 (Season 9, Episode 9)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The discovery of a lost boy leads detectives to a case involving the rape and murder of a nanny, and an automobile accident puts the lives of Stabler's wife and unborn child in jeopardy. |

Plot Keywords:

Detective John Munch | Criminal Investigation | Detective | Police | Sex Crime

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson
Richard Belzer	...	Sergeant John Munch (credit only)
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Adam Beach	...	Detective Chester Lake
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (credit only)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Mark Valley	...	Jake Keegan
Anastasia Griffith	...	Leah Keegan
Tony Cucci	...	FDNY Captain
Lawrence Saint-Victor	...	Paramedic Jackson
Aisha De Haas	...	Paramedic
Steven Bauer	...	Raphael Gardner
Isabel Gillies	...	Kathy Stabler
Matthew Nicklaw	...	Matt Kramer
Thomas Langston	...	Tommy Keegan
Hisham Tawfiq	...	Firefighter #1
David Teschendorf	...	Sheriff Johnson
Korey Jackson	...	Gilbert Matthews
Jackie Judd	...	Jackie Judd
Sarah Marie Jenkins	...	Becca
Katy Finn	...	Kim
Lisa Jolley	...	Muriel
Jesse Schoem	...	Motel Clerk
Raymond Russell Hamlin	...	Man
Andrea Weston	...	Woman (as Andrea Weston-Robinson)
Eliza Foss	...	Mrs. Breville
Daniel Yelsky	...	Caleb Breville
Kevin Kolack	...	EMT Butler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Zirnkilton	...	Opening Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Kate Woods

Writing credits
Dick Wolf		(creator)
Amanda Green		(written by)

Produced by
Neal Baer	....	executive producer
Gail Barringer	....	producer
David Declerque	....	producer
Dawn DeNoon	....	co-executive producer
Arthur W. Forney	....	co-executive producer
Mark Goffman	....	supervising producer
Amanda Green	....	co-executive producer
Jonathan Greene	....	co-executive producer
Paul Grellong	....	co-producer
Peter Jankowski	....	executive producer
Ted Kotcheff	....	executive producer
Peter Leto	....	supervising producer
Judy McCreary	....	consulting producer (as Judith McCreary)
Randy Roberts	....	supervising producer
Josh Singer	....	producer
Sheyna Kathleen Smith	....	co-producer
Dick Wolf	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
George Pattison		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Karen I. Stern		(as Karen Stern)

Casting by
Jonathan Strauss

Production Design by
Dean Taucher

Set Decoration by
Deborah Moses

Makeup Department
Lorraine Godfrey	....	hair department head

Production Management
Gail Barringer	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Majkut	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Holly Watson	....	graphic artist
Brian J. McNamara	....	electronic graphics (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lee Gilmore	....	sound editor
Jeffrey Kaplan	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Kushner	....	dialogue editor

Stunts
Danny Downey	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Patrick Fontana	....	electrician
John Gatland	....	grip
Chris Hammond	....	electrician
Michael Parmelee	....	still photographer
Tom Weston	....	camera operator: "a" camera

Casting Department
Philip Huffman	....	casting associate

Other crew
Faith Brooks	....	production coordinator
Tomas Deckaj	....	production assistant
Cliff Fuller	....	production office coordinator
Andrew Lang	....	set production assistant
Derek P. Miller	....	location coordinator
Dawn Rosado	....	production assistant
Jen Ryan	....	office production assistant
Jennifer Skobin	....	writing assistant
Lindsay Swartz	....	production secretary
Michael Ciliento	....	script coordinator (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dick Wolf		creator

Film Editing by
Steven Polivka		(2004)

Casting by
Lynn Kressel

Art Direction by
Wing Lee		(2001-2004)
Kevin L. Raper

Makeup Department
Maryann Marchetti	....	makeup artist
Mary Anne Spano	....	additional makeup artist
Julie Teel	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Peter Leto	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Gilman	....	second second assistant director
Terry Ham	....	second assistant director
Mark C. Hutchinson	....	additional second assistant director
Meghan Myszkowski	....	dga trainee
Jesse Nye	....	second second assistant director
Michael Pitt	....	second assistant director
Michael Reichman	....	additional second assistant director (2001)
Anish Savjani	....	dga trainee
Anish Savjani	....	second second assistant director
Dominick Scarola	....	dga trainee
Shannon Von Ronne	....	trainee assistant director
Robert E. Warren	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Terri Brennan	....	set dresser
James Covington	....	second
Justin Elterman	....	graphic designer
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	additional props (multiple episodes)
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	on-set dresser (multiple episodes)
Regina Graves	....	assistant set decorator
Lorraine Klein	....	art department coordinator (as Lorraine Klein-Lynch)
Keri Lederman	....	assistant property master
Gifford Meyer	....	props
Molly Mikula	....	assistant art director
James O'Donnell	....	set dresser
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic artist
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic designer
Bradley Rubenstein	....	scenic artist
Michelle Schluter	....	art department coordinator
Victoria Vanasco	....	props
Paul Weathered	....	property master (Tandem episodes)
Adam Wolenski	....	construction production assistant

Sound Department
Coll Anderson	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Walt Bost	....	co-supervising sound editor
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	adr editor
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	dialogue editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer (various episodes)
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer
Tiffany S. Griffith	....	dialogue editor
Charlie King	....	sound effects editor (as Charles King)
Daniel McIntosh	....	production sound mixer: additional unit
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer (multiple episodes 2002-2005)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Craig T. Rosevear	....	foley editor
Aaron J. Rudelson	....	utilities
Lydian Tone	....	sound effects editor

Stunts
Ray Abbott	....	stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts (2006)
Jane Austin	....	stunts
Michael Devine	....	utility stunts
Shane Geraghty	....	stunts
Shane Geraghty	....	utility stunts
Kurt D. Lott	....	stunt coordinator (2003 fire gag episode)
Riley G. Matthews Jr.	....	stunt driver
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts
Mam Smith	....	stunt double
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Cohen	....	company electrician: New York
Riad Deeb	....	grip
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician
Chris Drechsler	....	grip
Patrick R. Heffernan	....	set grip
Alison Kelly	....	assistant camera
Paul C. McKenna	....	crane technician: Technocrane
Joe Mellon	....	company grip (2000-2002)
Mario Nila	....	camera production assistant
Anna Novick	....	grip
Louis Petraglia	....	electrician
Abe Schrager	....	camera operator: second unit
Mike Sime	....	video operator
George Su	....	camera production assistant
Lee Vickery	....	additional assistant camera
Alan Wolfe	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Alison Goodman	....	casting associate
Stephanie Laffin	....	casting associate
Heather Reidenbach	....	background casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Deanes	....	wardrobe assistant
Sharon Globerson	....	assistant costume designer
Frankie Ritacco	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
T. Michael Baiocco	....	assistant editor
T. Michael Baiocco	....	post-production coordinator
Brandi Bradburn	....	assistant editor
Joseph Butler	....	assistant editor (as Joe Butler)
Trey Coscia	....	post-production coordinator
David Crozier	....	assistant editor
Wade Felker	....	dailies colorist
Charlotte Grau	....	colorist
Skipper Martin	....	dailies colorist
James Seidelman	....	assistant editor
Daniel J. Simmons	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Timothy Paustian	....	driver

Other crew
Ethan Anderson	....	production assistant (2004-2005)
Joseph Aquino	....	location assistant (as Aquino Joe)
Dawn Barkan	....	head animal trainer
Christian Bladt	....	script coordinator (2002-2003 and 2005-2006)
Diane Bradley	....	stand-in: Stephanie March
Ciara Bresnihan	....	production assistant
David Brotsky	....	location assistant
Jenn Bubka	....	production assistant
John Paul Bullock III	....	production assistant
Tara Butters	....	executive story editor
Robert F. Campbell	....	story editor
Anne Carson	....	production assistant
Doy Gabriel Castillo	....	stand-in
Greg Cattano	....	payroll accountant
John Chambers	....	executive story editor
Gloria Colonnello	....	stand-in: Mariska Hargitay
Jon Copley	....	accountant
Frank Covino	....	assistant location manager
Joseph DeBona	....	stand-in
Jennifer Dee	....	production assistant
Roni Deitz	....	location scout
Ged Dickersin	....	assistant location manager
Dawn Douglas	....	stand-in: Tamara Tunie (1 episode)
Michele Fazekas	....	executive story editor
John Fedynich	....	assistant location manager
Hannah Flynn	....	production assistant
Bellamy Forrest	....	key production assistant
Bellamy Forrest	....	set production assistant
Matt Gavin	....	production assistant
Niko Godfrey	....	production assistant
Betty Green	....	title designer
Jonathan Greene	....	story editor
Rico Green	....	office executive assistant
David Gross	....	production assistant
The Lippin Group	....	publicist (2003)
Valerie Harrington	....	script supervisor
Hollis McConnell Jones	....	stand-in: Connie Nielson
Hollis McConnell Jones	....	stand-in: Diane Neal
Eric Kench	....	additional production assistant
Wende Kremer	....	assistant location manager
Kenneth Krott	....	production assistant
Sarah E. Leonard	....	production assistant
Francis Maiorino	....	location scout
Theresa Marsh	....	first assistant production accountant
Brian McArthur	....	assistant accountant
Kerry McCrohan	....	production assistant
Jim McKinney	....	key set production assistant
Taylor Norton	....	production assistant
Anne Marie Palopoli	....	production assistant
Andrea Pappas	....	production secretary
Stefani Patch	....	production assistant
John Perez	....	location scout (season 7)
Joan Preston	....	stand-in: Caren Brown and Mariska Hargitay
Adam Raia	....	production assistant
Rachel Ratzker	....	production assistant
Michael A. Rizzo	....	production assistant
Vernon Rodriquez	....	parking assistant
Nick Sakai	....	stand-in: B.D. Wong
Lin Saunders	....	assistant location manager
Felice Schachter	....	production coordinator
Andrea Schenk	....	production secretary
Georg Schmithüsen	....	assistant location manager
Tom Scutro	....	assistant location manager
Jackie Short	....	first assistant accountant
Eric J. Sonntag	....	location assistant
Rachel Stuhler	....	production assistant
Rachael Tartell	....	location scout
Canella Williams	....	office production assistant (2005)
Teddy Yoon	....	assistant location coordinator (2000-2002)
Robert Zorella	....	office production assistant
Louis Zuppardi	....	location coordinator

Production Companies

• Wolf Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Wolf Films

Quotes:

Detective Elliot Stabler: Kathy wants to name him after me.
Detective Olivia Benson: Just what the world needs. Another Elliot Stabler.

Perhaps a little too personal

PATERNITY takes SVU into soap opera territory, as the paranoid Stabler wonders if his pregnant wife's baby might be someone else's. They were separated for a time, after all, and both took up with others. Before the episode is over, the wife and Olivia are involved in a horrific car crash (which I could see coming a mile away, in fact as soon as Olivia volunteered to take Mrs. Stabler to her doctor's appointment while Elliot pursues a felon to upstate New York). The rest of the episode is pretty predictable. Not the worst episode, but too personal and chummy and not enough going on otherwise. Also, Olivia, God bless her, is starting to show her age.