Manhattan Vigil [SEP] series
Manhattan Vigil
"Manhattan Vigil" is the fifth episode of the of the American police procedural "", and the 300th overall. It first aired on October 24, 2012, on the NBC network in the United States. The episode's plot focuses on the kidnapping of a young boy from the subway in Morningside Heights. Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek), Sergeant John Munch (Richard Belzer) and Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) realise the case echoes a similar kidnapping in the same neighborhood 13 years prior
", and several actors from the pilot made appearances in "Manhattan Vigil". Filming for the episode began on September 17, 2012. de Segonzac used an experimental technique of merging footage from the show's first season into the episode, to portray the detective's flashbacks to the previous case, which did not occur in the series.
"Manhattan Vigil" was seen by 6.77 million viewers, making it the most watched program on NBC that night and the third most watched program in its timeslot. Critical response was