second episode season finale tenth season police procedural television series law order special victims unit episode overall originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states june episode open shut case mentally disturbed murderer played blown technician makes technical error olivia investigate additional murders believed work killer uncover plot department episode written directed final appearance played technician ryan appeared times character killed fellow technician surprise twist conceived executive producer showrunner included guest appearances conspiracy theorist wife detective kane previously played role opposite actor episode according nielsen ratings watched million viewers making highest rated night series watched episode year episode received higher ratings inside hour special documenting day white house president barack_obama aired earlier evening nbc seen million viewers plot father daughter body woman hidden bush fin ice learn performing community service prior crime woman left work early cut thumb time murder question harrison wild conspiracy theories police interrogation harrison suggests killed woman taking photos attorney stops questioning fin find bloody knife search harrison apartment technician ryan confirms dna matches victim resulting open shut case harrison finds technical error technician evidence insists mistake judge forced set harrison free makes harsh shortly afterward woman found murdered island similar manner finds bloody later confirmed harrison police learn harrison disclosed hiding place friend conspiracy theorist website recognizes friend wife gwen convinces reveal harrison location harrison capture ask help said taking care harrison lost parents child unstable harrison visits calls arrest return gets locked car poisonous gas released air breaks car window unable save time later judge nearly killed sits needle filled potassium home saved rush hospital tells blood killer rigging car dna blood likely harrison dna later processed stabbed killed lab arrives sees computer screen dna matches knocks answers phone calls went lunch forgot phone ties chair starts admits killed woman island order frame harrison attacked embarrassing arrives held gunpoint convinces hates love kisses distract kicks allowing knock free asks knew trouble says told went knows hates production written directed surprise twist episode technician ryan killed fellow technician conceived series executive producer showrunner said decision kill character story came day thought interesting way bring cast deal story point particular said wanted kill long recurring character explore characters reactions death interesting way actor played notified decision phone weeks episode filmed said rest cast took news words think everybody knew somebody going weren shocked interview hinted twist telling media outlets season finale include surprise ending murdered final episode recurring character appearances episode marked seventh screen death actor killed films television episodes including hbo series appeared character death saying getting gang raped reference death scene climax scene threatens tries talk filmed warehouse new_jersey crew member shouted dead man walking arrived set knife protruding staged chest metal plate center slot holding retractable blade fake knife played detective conspiracy theorist wife kane played alongside actor series homicide life street starred reception ratings episode watched million viewers making highest rated night watched episode year million viewers season average captured viewers hour episode inside obama white house nbc special documenting day white house president barack_obama aired hour seen million viewers time slot shows nbc experiencing poor ratings recent years highest watched network fourth night row received rating share viewers aged rating share viewers writer noted little competition runs aired summer season critical response ken_tucker entertainment_weekly called death twist involving welcome added fresh element uncertainty predictable tucker praised return attorney writing episode squad said overall paced written episode lot creepy fun said scenes kane laugh loud funny
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