Rhodium Nights

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rdf:langString Captain Cragen after waking up and discovering the dead body of a hooker in bed with him

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rdf:langString * Peter Jacobson as Bart Ganzel * Brooke Smith as Delia Wilson * Pippa Black as Carissa Gibson * Eric Ladin as Clayton Hannigan * Ron Rifkin as Defense Attorney Marvin Exley * Reg E. Cathey as Defense Attorney Barry Cuerns * Tabitha Holbert as ADA Rose Caliay * Laura Benanti as Marie Amaro * Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner * Dean Winters as Detective Brian Cassidy

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rdf:langString "Rhodium Nights" is the thirteenth season finale of the police procedural television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the 295th overall episode. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 23, 2012. In the episode, a high-society bachelor party ends when an escort is found dead, and the Special Victims Unit must proceed with caution as influential people try to bury the truth, which may destroy the life of one of the detectives. Meanwhile, Captain Don Cragen (Dann Florek) is blackmailed, and later he awakens in the middle of the night to find blood on his hands and a sex worker's (portrayed by Pippa Black) dead body in his bed, her throat slit. The episode was written by showrunner/executive producer Warren Leight and Julie Martin and was directed by Norberto Barba. The episode featured a guest appearance from Dean Winters, who reprises his role as Detective Brian Cassidy for the first time since the episode "Disrobed". "Rhodium Nights" received fairly positive reviews from critics, with critics commenting mostly on the cliffhanger ending. According to the Nielsen ratings, the episode's original broadcast was watched by 7.16 million total viewers and received a 2.0/5% share in the 18–49 age demographic, making it the most watched program on NBC of the night.