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Nov 21, 2012 · Lessons Learned: Directed by Alex Chapple. With Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer. A retired English teacher's suicide sheds light on a long-secret sex abuse scandal at a prestigious boy's prep school.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Alex Chapple
- 2012-11-21
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Lessons Learned (TV Episode 2012) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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When reports of sexual abuse surface at an elite private school, Detective Benson and A.D.A. Barba face off against a powerful administrator to expose decades of secrets.
Detectives Benson and Amaro investigate the apparent suicide of an elderly man, Harold Lassiter. A letter addressed to Lassiter is found on his desk. The letter, which accuses him of sexual abuse, is signed by someone named Curt. It is discovered that Lassiter formerly taught as a teacher at Manor Hill Academy, a private all-boys school, and that C...
Main cast
1. Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson 2. Danny Pino as Detective Nick Amaro 3. Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins 4. Richard Belzer as Sergeant John Munch (credit only) 5. Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola 6. Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen (credit only)
Recurring cast
1. Elizabeth Marvel as Attorney Rita Calhoun 2. Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba 3. Marissa Matrone as Judge Maria Ana DeFeceo
Guest cast
1. Charles Grodin as Brett Forrester 2. Anthony Rapp as Nathan Forrester 3. Frank Wood as Andrew Lennox 4. Mason Pettit as Curt Haskins 5. Jeremy Bobb as Vincent Moran 6. Buck Henry as Mr. Morton 7. Alvin Epstein as Harold Lassiter 8. Jayce Bartok as Eli Fromson 9. Robert Sellaas Manor Hill Alumnus 10. Marc Webster as Damon 11. Tijuana Ricksas Headmistress 12. Elliott Gould as Walter Tompkins 13. Karen Shallo as Rose Matthews 14. Brooke Hoover as Toni 15. Brian Faherty as Frank 16. Apriel Sta...
Benson: [to a group of male sexual abuse survivors] I've been doing this for a long time, and I understand the shame and the stigma, but keeping the abuse secret... doesn't make it go away.Brett Forrester: My grandfather, my father, myself, my son all graduated from Manor Hill. Four generations. We created leaders in art, science, business, politics.Benson: It also created victims who suffer with failed relationships, unemployment, substance abuse. I could go on.Brett Forrester: They drink too much and get divorced? A lot of people have disappointing lives. These failures are just trying to excuse their own behavior.The opera Lassiter was listening to was Massenet's Werther. The opera is about the suicide of a young man, and the opera and book it was based on caused copycat suicides after its premiere.
Watch Lessons Learned (Season 14, Episode 7) of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit or get episode details on NBC.com.
Professor's unusual encounter with Detective Amaro sends the SVU on an investigation into reports of sexual abuse at a prestigious private school. Stonewalled by the school board, Detective Benson enlists ADA Barba and a retired teacher to help reveal a massive cover-up as more and more victims emerge.
The episode, "Lessons Learned" is one of the most superb TV episodes of any show I have seen in years. The episode was poignant, blunt, truthful, realistic, and well written. In real life, so many prestigious universities and schools cover up the abuse of their students to avoid tarnishing their reputations and losing tuition dollars or Federal ...
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Reports of sexual abuse surfacing at an elite private school expose a decades-long culture of sexual abuse kept quiet by administration since all of the victims were just barely legal enough to consent.
