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Drama series spinoff of the NBC series "Law & Order" that focuses on detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson of New York City's elite Special Victims Unit. Working for Donald Cragen, the unit is charged with investigating cases considered particularly heinous.
Drama series spinoff of the NBC series "Law & Order" that focuses on detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson of New York City's elite Special Victims Unit. Working for Donald Cragen, the unit is charged with investigating cases considered particularly heinous.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Episode Guide
Add linkSeason 11
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Episode 10
Anchor
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Fin's investigation into three little girl's deaths takes him into the world of immigration, anchor babies, a grassroots opposition movement, a radio talk show host who fans the hatred, and an immigration rights attorney who is somehow tied up in everything.
First Aired: 2009-11-25 Share-
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Episode 9
Perverted
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DNA links Olivia to the murder of a biker in Central Park whose gang specialized in hits and prostitution. With Munch and Fin assigned to the investigation and evidence continuing to mount against Benson, Elliot begins his own inquiry – determined to prove her innocence and save her career.
First Aired: 2009-11-18 Share -
Episode 8
Turmoil
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Stabler is torn between a troubling rape case which victim has had pictures posted on the net and his son, whose friend's actions may endanger a life and both of their futures.
First Aired: 2009-11-11 Share -
Episode 7
Users
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A picture from a crime scene of a murdered teenage girl has quickly become an Internet phenomenon, causing the police to investigate the victims father, who leads them to his daughter's therapist.
First Aired: 2009-11-04 Share -
Episode 6
Spooked
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Benson finds a familiar face at a deserted drug house while she and Stabler are investigating the deaths of a couple with a drug cartel connection. All civility is lost when Agent Porter attempts to use jurisdiction to get rid of them, and the detectives determine to continue with their case which turns out to involve much more than drugs and the people who run them.
First Aired: 2009-10-28 Share -
Episode 5
Hardwired
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Benson and Stabler investigate a pedophilia organization that claims the condition is "predestined" when a mother claims her son has been victimized by one of its members.
First Aired: 2009-10-21 Share -
Episode 4
Hammered
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Benson and Stabler investigate when called to a scene where an alcoholic man has awakened to find a woman's body beside him. Since the man claims not to recognize the woman, the detectives find themselves retracing the night's events and the possibility of a dangerous love triangle.
First Aired: 2009-10-14 Share -
Episode 3
Solitary
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Detectives Benson and Stabler are pointed towards a neighbor and convicted bank robber, Callum Donovan, by the boyfriend of a woman who's gone missing. Stabler winds up in solitary confinement.
First Aired: 2009-10-08 Share -
Episode 2
Sugar
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When a woman's body is found stuffed inside a suitcase, police believe the victim, Mindy Keefe, was on her way to Tampa when she was killed. Stabler and Benson turn to Keefe's boyfriend, Owen Cassidy, who claims he was on his boat during the time of the murder. Further investigation leads the detectives to an online dating website, but when the CEO of the site is uncooperative, the detectives go to ADA Sonya Paxton for help.
First Aired: 2009-09-30 Share -
Episode 1
Unstable
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A victim who bonds with the officer who rescues her forces Benson and Stabler to work with the volatile officer to close the case. Unfortunately, the case becomes more complicated, and extends the unhappy team, when the Executive ADA brings evidence that their case may have been committed by a serial rapist.
First Aired: 2009-09-23 Share
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Episode 22
Zebras
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A murder in Central Park that involves a tourist puts the SVU on high alert, but when the suspect they've brought in for questioning escapes, Munch has to reach out to an ex-wife in an effort to prevent another killing that's closer to home.
First Aired: 2009-06-02 Share -
Episode 21
Liberties
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A judge presiding over a harassment case asks the detectives for their help in solving a thirty year old kidnapping.
First Aired: 2009-05-19 Share -
Episode 20
Crush
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A teenage girl (Carly Schroeder) is beaten up after sending out nude photos of herself via text message. She then gets arrested for producing and distributing child pornography, and faces a harsh sentence from a judge (Swoosie Kurtz).
First Aired: 2009-05-05 Share -
Episode 19
Selfish
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A woman reports her granddaughter missing, starting a frustrating investigation that leaves Benson and Stabler suspecting the girl's flighty mother.
First Aired: 2009-04-28 Share -
Episode 18
Baggage
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A turf war ensues when Stabler and Tutuola link an artist's murder to a serial killer, and the detective assigned to that case focuses more on their involvement in an investigation he believes belongs solely to him than on identifying the killer.
First Aired: 2009-04-07 Share -
Episode 17
Hell
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Detective Munch investigates the brutal rape and beating of a young mute girl, but things become tricky when her drawing of the devil who attacked her resembles a local priest who may not be practicing his beliefs according to canon.
First Aired: 2009-03-31 Share -
Episode 16
Ballerina
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The scene of a single murder soon turns into a scene of three deaths, sending Benson and Stabler to work with a strip club owner in order to track down the killer before more bodies pile up.
First Aired: 2009-03-17 Share -
Episode 15
Lead
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When a pediatrician convicted of abusing patients is found dead, Stabler and Benson investigate and soon find ADA Cabot has a reason for becoming involved in the case.
First Aired: 2009-03-10 Share -
Episode 14
Transitions
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Benson and Stabler investigate the case of a man who was found in the parking lot of a strip club, badly beaten and with no memory of how it happened.
First Aired: 2009-02-17 Share -
Episode 13
Snatched
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The clues to a kidnapped girl's location are locked inside an Alzheimer's victim's brain, and Dr. Huang will need all his skill to give the detectives any hope of finding her before it's too late.
First Aired: 2009-02-03 Share -
Episode 12
Hothouse
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When a teenager's body is uncovered in the Hudson River, the detectives search for the victim's identity which leads Benson to go undercover as a madam.
First Aired: 2009-01-13 Share -
Episode 11
Stranger
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When a girl who vanished four years ago reappears, she claims to have been imprisoned and sexually abused. Benson and Stabler look into the case and find themselves having to sort through what was fact and what the girl made up.
First Aired: 2009-01-06 Share -
Episode 10
Smut
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A beaten and raped woman who has no memory of what happened to her puts Benson and Stabler on the trail of a serial rapist, but when women refuse to testify Olivia will have to face how her assault has affected her job performance.
First Aired: 2008-12-09 Share -
Episode 9
PTSD
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Benson and Greylek try to keep a case concerning a pregnant marine who is carrying a rapists child, in SVU when the Navy wants to take it over. This brings flashbacks to Benson and her sexual assault, so she asks for help from Fin on the case.
First Aired: 2008-12-02 Share -
Episode 8
Persona
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Benson finds himself going as far as to hiding inside a stairway to protect a woman who is a victim of spousal abuse. While hiding, Benson uncovers another crime from the past.
First Aired: 2008-11-25 Share -
Episode 7
Wildlife
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When an exotic bird is found dead in the bag of a viciously murdered woman, all evidence leads to an animal smuggling ring. But Stabler's already strained marriage may break when he agrees to go undercover with Olivia to break the ring.
First Aired: 2008-11-18 Share -
Episode 6
Babes
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When a teenager is burned to death, Stabler and Munch find themselves at a close-knit high school investigating two groups: one composed of teenage girls who have formed a pregnancy pact, and the other whose members have organized their purity vows into a chastity circle.
First Aired: 2008-11-11 Share -
Episode 5
Retro
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A baby with AIDS pulls Benson and Stabler into an investigation whose rules they're not familiar with, requiring Dr. Warner to lend her expertise uncovering a clinic dealing in bogus cures and murder.
First Aired: 2008-10-28 Share -
Episode 4
Lunacy
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The murder of an astronaut points to a serial rapist, but when the trail turns cold Elliot asks for help from an old friend who may further muddy the clues.
First Aired: 2008-10-21 Share -
Episode 3
Swing
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Stabler is shocked when his daughter, Kathleen, becomes the suspect in an investigation to catch a trespasser. He seeks his estranged mother's help in dealing with his daughter's case.
First Aired: 2008-10-14 Share -
Episode 2
Confession
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Teenage boy Eric Byers admits himself into the squad room, and warns the team about an unnatural desire towards his younger stepbrother, Cory Kelly. Detective Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson’s suspicions arise, and Eric admits to also looking at a website to try to curb his pedophilic urge. With no crime committed, the detectives decide to investigate this “self-help†website for pedophiles leading them to it’s creator, Jake Berlin. Eric’s rage induced stepfather is also questioned, and shortly after Eric is found missing. The detectives must race to place the clues together to find and stop Eric before any crime is committed.
First Aired: 2008-09-30 Share -
Episode 1
Trials
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After a young boy, Christopher Ryan, is caught driving a runaway van, Detective Elliot Stabler and Detective Benson take the seven year-old into questioning. When Christopher claims his foster parents, Gwen and Noah Sibert, bribe him in exchange for abusive medical testing, the detectives investigate his allegations.
As Detective Benson continues to study the boy’s accusations, she is led back to a former unsolved rape case involving Kaitlyn Murphy. After reviewing both cases, Benson uncovers a common factor, and with help from new A.D.A Kim Greylek she just might be able to solve the cases.First Aired: 2008-09-23 Share
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Episode 19
Cold
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Lake is made the prime suspect after opening a cold case and being shot at by the detective who had originally worked up the case, which left him dead and Lake in a hospital. Later, Lake flees from the hospital and takes the only witness as a hostage.
First Aired: 2008-05-13 Share -
Episode 18
Trade
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An attorney hampers an attempted interview with a wealthy member of a coffee trade family, who's pregnant fiance was found in a house fire raped and beaten. As they dig further into the evidence they discover family secrets, including an affair between the victim and her would be father-in-law.
First Aired: 2008-05-06 Share -
Episode 17
Authority
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An engineer, Martin Rook, proves to be a dangerous man after posing as a police officer on the telephone, tricking people into committing crimes. Rook cleverly gets himself freed from jail, throwing publicity his way and gaining followers with his anti-authority message.
First Aired: 2008-04-29 Share -
Episode 16
Closet
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An investment banker's death leads to the agent of a pro football quarterback who seemed to be having an affair with the victim. Meanwhile, Benson's dating of a newspaper editor causes a conflict with her position at the department.
First Aired: 2008-04-22 Share -
Episode 15
Undercover
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Ashley Tyler is found raped and badly beaten at a local garden, Benson and Stabler's first suspect is her well-known drug-dealing uncle, Rick Tyler. After the rape kit with crucial evidence identifying the rapist vanishes, detectives begin to suspect a prison guard may have a role in the investigation. Benson puts her life on the line as she goes undercover as an inmate to catch the rapist.
First Aired: 2008-04-15 Share -
Episode 14
Inconceivable
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A race to recover fertilized embryos before they expire has Benson and Stabler racing around after a sperm bank is robbed. The list of suspects is extensive, but all signs point to a pair of publicity seeking extremists, while Benson realizes she may be waiting to long to become a mother herself.
First Aired: 2008-01-22 Share -
Episode 13
Unorthodox
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The naming of a suspect in the sexual assault case of a young Jewish boy uncovers a disturbing pattern when more victims come forward. But the boy's religious community hampers the case by keeping quiet and protective of their own and by a grandstanding defense lawyer who uses the case to further her own agenda.
First Aired: 2008-01-15 Share -
Episode 12
Signature
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Benson begins working with an FBI agent familiar with a serial killers profile when another body is found in Central Park as its latest victim. The agent has a special interest in the case after her mentor committed suicide when he was unable to solve the case.
First Aired: 2008-01-08 Share -
Episode 11
Streetwise
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A charismatic yet violent leader of a homeless group is suspected by the detectives of murdering a wealthy Manhattan teen. But the investigation unearths other evidence that leads them to believe he may be responsible for the deaths of his own children and first wife.
First Aired: 2008-01-01 Share -
Episode 10
Snitch
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A polygamist's wife is murdered and the man believes that her death is related to a criminal case in which he testified. However, the detectives soon find that it may be due to his lifestyle instead.
First Aired: 2007-12-04 Share -
Episode 9
Paternity
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The case of a murdered nanny leads detectives to her online love interest, but her employers also fall under suspicion when infidelity is uncovered. Meanwhile, Stabler's unborn son is in serious danger after a family tragedy.
First Aired: 2007-11-27 Share -
Episode 8
Fight
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An ultimate fighter's DNA found at the scene of a teenage girl's murder may make him a prime suspect. Yet more evidence may lean towards two brothers involvement in the crime.
First Aired: 2007-11-20 Share -
Episode 7
Blinded
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Novak must confront a past ghost while working on a schizophrenic rapist case.
First Aired: 2007-11-13 Share -
Episode 6
Svengali
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A college student is murdered in her formal wear, and the detectives find that the murder is a "copycat" of notorious serial killer Robert Morton. The case becomes more complex when the last person to see the girl alive, Cecilia, mysteriously disappears herself. In a race against time to find Cecilia before it's too late, the detectives must find Morton in order to solve the case.
First Aired: 2007-11-06 Share -
Episode 5
Harm
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A teacher at a private school is found stabbed to death. The detectives link the murder to a victim's center where the teacher was working with an Iraqi man. Could exposed military secrets be the reason the teacher was murdered?
First Aired: 2007-10-23 Share -
Episode 4
Savant
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Corrine Nicholson is beaten badly and ends up in a coma. The only witness to the crime is Corrine and her husband Ben's daughter, Katie. However, Katie is mentally challenged and the detectives hesitate in having her testify. Together, Benson, Stabler and Dr. Huang work with Katie to put the pieces together.
First Aired: 2007-10-16 Share -
Episode 3
Impulsive
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A 15-year-old boy, Shane Mills, contracts a sexually transmitted disease and claims he got it from his teacher, Sarah Trent, who seduced him. But when Sarah claims Shane raped her, Benson and Stabler begin an investigation that uncovers dark secrets.
First Aired: 2007-10-09 Share -
Episode 2
Avatar
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After Kristi McGarrett is raped by her sister's boyfriend, Dan Friedich, her sister, Rachel, disappears. Friedich is the detectives' top suspect and Benson and Stabler must use Rachel's "avatar" to find her before it's too late.
First Aired: 2007-10-02 Share -
Episode 1
Alternate
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The detectives investigate when a woman, Janis Donovan, suffering from multiple personality disorder may have fatally abused her daughter. As Benson and Stabler look into the case, Dr. Carlisle assists as Donovan continues to expose different personalities, which leads to a twist in the case. Now, the detectives are in a race against time to find the infant before it's too late.
First Aired: 2007-09-25 Share
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Episode 22
Screwed
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First Aired: 2007-05-22 Share -
Episode 21
Pretend
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First Aired: 2007-05-15 Share -
Episode 20
Annihilated
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First Aired: 2007-05-08 Share -
Episode 19
Florida
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First Aired: 2007-05-01 Share -
Episode 18
Responsible
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When an honor student dies at a party, the blame immediately falls on the supplier of the alcohol. However, when the students who threw the party only get a warning, Stabler must use his daughter's help to navigate the complex teenage world in order to find out where the next party will take place. There, they find that one of the mothers may be the supplier who caused the negligent death of the student.
First Aired: 2007-04-03 Share -
Episode 17
Sin
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First Aired: 2007-03-27 Share -
Episode 16
Philadelphia
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Det. Benson involvement in a case becomes more than she bargained for when she is linked to the suspect in a way Benson could have never imagined.
First Aired: 2007-02-27 Share -
Episode 15
Haystack
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When a mother commits suicide after her young infant goes missing, Stabler becomes drawn to the case. Meanwhile, as Stabler and Benson work on the case, Benson begins to question her family history.
First Aired: 2007-02-20 Share -
Episode 14
Dependent
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After a mob lawyer is attacked and his wife brutally murdered, Benson and Stabler question their daughter. But her wild night of drunken partying leaves her unable to recall her actions, even though her father insists she was at the scene of the crime. Also, Stabler is charged with excessive force.
First Aired: 2007-02-13 Share -
Episode 13
Loophole
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An anonymous letter leads to a child-pornography case, which puts stress on Olivia, who develops medical symptoms similar to those exhibited by the victim and his mother.
First Aired: 2007-02-06 Share -
Episode 12
Outsider
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Fin looks into an alleged rape at the college where his son, Ken, works. Fin is joined in his investigation by a Brooklyn SVU detective named Chester Lake, who is working a strikingly similar case
First Aired: 2007-01-16 Share -
Episode 11
Burned
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Stabler and Benson are at odds over whom to believe in a "he said, she said" rape case involving a husband and wife in the middle of an extremely bitter child-custody dispute
First Aired: 2007-01-09 Share -
Episode 10
Scheherezade
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Stabler agrees to hear the dying confession of a cancer patient named Judson Tierney, but first he and Benson do some digging into what possible crime Tierney's guilty of and come up with an unsolved case that goes back 47 years. However, according to Tierney, that is merely the "tip of the iceberg."
First Aired: 2007-01-02 Share -
Episode 9
Choreographed
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Stabler becomes involved in a murder case that leads to revelations of infidelity and obsession among a group of friends, one of whom is the victim's husband. Also, Stabler learns that Benson is back in town and asks for her help in the investigation.
First Aired: 2006-11-28 Share -
Episode 8
Cage
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First Aired: 2006-11-21 Share -
Episode 7
Underbelly
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A 14-year-old girl who was brutally beaten, raped and killed shares the same dog-paw tattoo as two other young female homicide victims. Despite warnings from Stabler, Dani becomes overly involved in the case.
First Aired: 2006-11-14 Share -
Episode 6
Infiltrated
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Benson's testimony is needed as ADA Novak tries to convict a brutal rapist. The trouble is that Benson, who's still in Oregon posing undercover as ecoterrorist Persephone James, has her own legal woes to deal with after a cocky deputy assaults her and she's questioned by a sheriff about a pharmaceutical employee's murder.
First Aired: 2006-10-31 Share -
Episode 5
Confrontation
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A rape victim loses her life while confronting her attacker, who assaulted her two separate times. The case leads Stabler and Dani to discover more victims of the same rapist, whom Huang pegs as an "alpha male." Also, one of the young men who killed Dani's husband dies, and the other murderer tries to contact her from prison.
First Aired: 2006-10-17 Share -
Episode 4
Uncle
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First Aired: 2006-10-10 Share -
Episode 3
Recall
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First Aired: 2006-10-03 Share -
Episode 2
Clock
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The detectives investigate the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl with Turner's syndrome, a genetic disorder that contributed to her being teased and bullied by students at her prep school.
First Aired: 2006-09-26 Share -
Episode 1
Informed
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FBI agent Star Morrison reappears on the scene, where alleged rape victim Haley refuses a rape kit. Benson learns that Haley is an FBI informant whose ex-boyfriend is a radical environmental rights advocate. In order to foil the group's terrorist activities, Benson goes undercover to further investigate.
First Aired: 2006-09-19 Share
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Episode 22
Influence
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Former rock star Derek Lord goes on a national talk show and lectures about the abuse of psychiatric drugs. Meanwhile, an unstable young woman Jamie Hoskins, who loses her virginity, goes off her prescribed medication, gets behind the wheel of a car, and mows down 10 people. As these events are played out in a highly charged way, the argument about prescribed "meds" is challenged.
First Aired: 2006-05-16 Share -
Episode 21
Web
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A mother is devastated by the revelation that her 8-year-old son has been sexually abused years after her ex-husband was sent to prison for molesting her older child, whose DNA now implicates him in his brother's case.
First Aired: 2006-05-09 Share -
Episode 20
Fat
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A band of teenage siblings attack and sodomize a teenage girl, Jessica Delay, who is a gifted piano student at a prestigious high school in Harlem. Through help from Medical Examiner Warner who identifies the attackers as overweight, Det. Stabler and his one-time partner Det. Lucius Blaine track down the siblings, who claim they attacked Jessica to avenge an attack on their morbidly obese brother Rudi. After the case goes to trial, there is a hollow victory for the "winner" due to the enormous health issues facing the teenager.
First Aired: 2006-05-02 Share -
Episode 19
Fault
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The detectives attempt to track down an extremely dangerous sex offender who has kidnapped two children after brutally murdering their mother, stepfather and older sister.
First Aired: 2006-04-04 Share -
Episode 18
Venom
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Detective "Fin" Tutuola is torn between his family and "the system" when his son Ken Randall is roughed up and arrested for digging in a vacant lot late at night. Detectives Stabler and Benson question Randall who claims he was drawn to the site after overhearing a stranger's murder confession while out with his troubled cousin Darius Parker. The story is weak, prompting suspicion and a deeper investigation that leads to an unsolved double homicide - and the realization Randall and Parker have more in common than Tutuola even suspected.
First Aired: 2006-03-28 Share -
Episode 17
Class
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A Hudson University co-ed, Caroline Pereira, dependent on financial aid, is found murdered with an unexplained influx of cash. Caroline's wealthy roommate, Gloria Kulhane, is found with one of Caroline's rings, making her a suspect as the two were not friends. Detectives Benson, Fin and Stabler have several theories about her murderer and their motive and investigate the various suspects; the roommate, her childhood friend, and someone connected to a heavily trafficked website where Caroline was selling term papers for cash.
First Aired: 2006-03-21 Share -
Episode 16
Gone
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When a highschool student from Montreal vanishes on a school trip to New York city, three cocky prep school teens who met up with her earlier are the prime suspects. The three teens had been partying with the victim, Jennifer Durning. Nick and Doug have very rich parents. Jason is supposedly a "good kid" who was in the city studying at Julliard, so Nick and Doug and their attorneys say that their plan was for Jason to lose his virginity, then afterward Nick and Doug had consensual sex with Jennifer, but Jason got greedy and wanted to go again, that's when she freaked out and Jason talked about killing her to shut her up.
Jason agrees to testify and the cops release him to his parents, but when Jason disappears, Judge Donnelly has no choice but to dismiss the case. Attorneys Dave Seaver, Oliver Gates, and Monica Bradshaw represent the teens. Novak is suspicious - it had to have been someone in Donnelly's office who leaked Jason's whereabouts - because without his testimony there's really no case against Doug and Nick.First Aired: 2006-02-28 Share -
Episode 15
Manipulated
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When the body of a young woman is found murdered in her apartment, detectives Benson and Stabler discover she's a successful attorney - and stripper, which is apparently unknown to her fiancé and boss, Tessa McKellen.
Later, tape from a student crew filming the night of the murder reveals the victim was with Linus McKellen, Tessa's husband - whose sperm was found in both the victim and her friend and fellow stripper, also found murdered.
The investigation is further complicated when it's revealed the killer entered both apartments from outside windows, leading the detectives to suspect the crimes could also be tied to Tessa's corporate work.First Aired: 2006-02-07 Share -
Episode 14
Taboo
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When a newborn baby boy is discovered in the trash, Detectives Benson and Stabler use a bar t-shirt found at the scene to trace the crime back to a well-to-do college co-ed. At the precinct, the girl collapses and is treated for a potentially lethal post-conception complication, where she then admits to Benson that she had been raped and was unaware that she had been pregnant prior to the birth.
The girl soon loses sympathy when it is also discovered that the girl had been connected to another abandoned newborn a year later, but was never arrested - and that the girl is the daughter of a city councilman.
At the trial, Dr. Huang's diagnosis of postpartum psychosis sets the stage for the defense - but it's soon discovered other factors are at play when the father of both abandoned babies is revealed.First Aired: 2006-01-17 Share -
Episode 13
Blast
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When an eight-year-old girl is kidnapped on her way home from school and DNA tests on the blood found in the abductor's abandoned van reveal she has leukemia, M.E. Warner visits the girl's family to inform them of her findings.
No sooner does Warner deliver the diagnosis than she's drawn into the kidnapper's deadly game when it's clear he has the family's apartment - and its occupants - in his sights and no cops are to be involved.First Aired: 2006-01-10 Share -
Episode 12
Infected
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When a woman is found shot to death in her apartment, Detectives Benson and Stabler discover 14-year-old Nathan Phelps (guest star Malcolm David Kelley), traumatized and hiding in the closet. The investigation leads the detectives to Ted Carthage (guest star Clapp), the head of a charity organization, and whose voice Nathan recognizes as belonging to the man who shot his mother.
Without a positive I.D., Carthage is released, but later found dead - shot by Nathan. A.D.A. Novak must prosecute Nathan and attempts to give him a break when his attorney Sophie Devere (guest star Potts) finds a study that suggests people who witness gun violence are more likely to commit acts of violence themselves. But their plan to settle with a plea is disrupted when a gun manufacturer's advocacy group catches wind of the defense, fearing legal implications.First Aired: 2006-01-03 Share -
Episode 11
Alien
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When a bruised, bloodied and severely injured 12-year-old boy is dumped outside a hospital, Detectives Benson and Stabler are led to Charlie Monaghan (guest star Sasha Neulinger), a teenager seen beating the boy a week earlier at St. Victor's school. But the suspect's alibi proves unlikely when his 8-year-old half sister's (guest star Raquel Castro) own problems at school and tormented past at the hands off the injured boy surface. Meanwhile, the girl's legal woes are exacerbated when questions concerning legal guardianship and consent - and what constitutes fit parenting - come into play.
First Aired: 2005-12-06 Share -
Episode 10
Storm
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Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) aggressively pursue a child molester who kidnapped three young sisters from New Orleans after their parents were killed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina -- but their efforts to secretly locate the third child are compromised by an ambitious reporter. However, a far greater problem looms as the New York cops butt heads with federal authorities after the suspect is discovered to have deadly anthrax that could result in a full-blown epidemic.
First Aired: 2005-11-29 Share -
Episode 9
Rockabye
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When Lauren Westley (guest-star Keri Lynn Pratt) is found badly beaten and taken to a New York hospital, it is discovered she's a runaway from Virginia whose father Philip Westley (guest-star Skipp Sudduth) has been in the city searching for her. Detectives discover that Westley was 24 weeks pregnant and due to her injuries, suffered a miscarriage. As the investigation unfolds Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) question Wayne Meredith (guest-star John Patrick Amedori) a teenager from Westley's high school who is the father of the baby. Westley and Meredith ran away to New York seeking the help from an abortion clinic. When the case goes to court, Meredith's attorney, Sophie Devere, (guest-star Annie Potts) tries to defend Meridith's actions but new evidence is introduced questioning the credibility of the abortion clinic and whether the doctor there was ultimately responsible for West's injuries.
First Aired: 2005-11-22 Share -
Episode 8
Starved
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When a series of rapes is linked to a speed-dating service, Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) goes undercover and discovers Mike Jergens (guest star Dean Cain) is the assailant. As the case progresses, Jergens' insecure girlfriend Cora Kennison (guest star Tina Holmes) - an alcoholic and bulimic - becomes an unwilling pawn as both Benson and attorney Minerva Grahame-Bishop (guest star Teri Garr) seek to persuade Kennison to testify for their respective sides - despite her mother's (guest star Veronica Cartwright) insistence that her daughter is too fragile. Kennison opts to marry Jergens in the hope that spousal privilege will save her from taking the stand, but since the rapes occurred before they married, she is still forced to testify. Distraught, Kennison drinks to excess, leaving her in an irreversible coma, and her fate in the hands of her husband
First Aired: 2005-11-15 Share -
Episode 7
Name
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A recovering Detective Stabler teams up with Anna Gable after the discovery of a boy's remains from 30 years after he disappeared. This sets off a search for the rest of the five boys who went missing that same year that were never found.
First Aired: 2005-11-08 Share -
Episode 6
Raw
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Oscar Winner Marcia Gay Harden and Cody Kasch guest-star-Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) investigate a school shooting, where three children are shot. When one African-American child dies, detectives follow critical clues and are lead to believe the crime was racially motivated. As the case progresses, Detectives find evidence that the rifle used in the killings is linked to a gun store, which also serves as the headquarters for a white supremacist group: Revolution Aryan Warriers (RAW). Detectives discover that Star Morrison, (Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden) and the store owner's 14-year-old son Kyle (guest-star Cody Kasch) both keep Nazi paraphernalia in the basement of the shop. DNA from the rifle leads detectives to the person they believe is the killer and when the case goes to court shots are fired inside the court house by group members and a major twist is revealed. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong and Tamara Tunie also star.
First Aired: 2005-11-01 Share -
Episode 5
Strain
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A man is found murdered execution style in the window of his workplace, and above him the word Killer is written. A stamp on his hand leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Fin (Ice-T) to a gay circuit club, also a methamphetamine hangout. Detectives Benson and Fin scan the ID's of the guests who were at the club and during the investigation, Fin discovers his estranged son Ken Randall (guest-star Ernest Wadell) was also there. As the case continues, Detective Fin confronts his son and Medical Examiner Warner (Tamara Tunie) confirms that the victim Robin Weller had the deadly and contagious new strain of AIDS which is becoming an epidemic. When Weller's boyfriend, who also carried the deadly strain of AIDS, is also found murdered, eyes turn toward Gabriel Thurman (guest-star Brian Bloom) an activist trying to stop the spread of the disease. The case goes to trial and Thompson's attorney Carolyn Maddox, (guest-star CCH Pounder) tries to sway the jury that her client's actions were justified. Chris Meloni, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, Richard Belzer and B.D. Wong also star.
First Aired: 2005-10-18 Share -
Episode 4
Ripped
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When the son of Detective Stabler's former partner is suspected of attacking a classmate at school, Stabler's emotions toward the case get him suspended from the squad.
First Aired: 2005-10-11 Share -
Episode 3
911
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A disturbing 911 call from nine-year-old Maria Recinos is forwarded to Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). Recinos is calling for help from a room she claims to have been locked in for days. The detectives put a trace on the cell phone she is using, however it turns up multiple phony leads due to manipulation of the signal, which leaves detectives confused. As the case progresses, Benson eventually convinces Recinos to divulge crucial clues, including the name of her captor. Recinos will only talk to Benson, and just as she is getting closer to finding her, the cops question the case and are now concerned that it could be a prank. Benson knows this is real, when the phone goes dead, Benson realizes that she is losing time and needs to act quickly on what little information she has if she is going to save this girl's life.
First Aired: 2005-10-04 Share -
Episode 2
Design (1)
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Benson gets to April Troost before she commits suicide, but when she dies during the trial against the man that rapped her, Benson feels somewhat responsible. But when the detectives learn that April had picked up more men than just Barclay Pallister, all of which don't remember sleeping with her, they discover that April wasn't the victim.
First Aired: 2005-09-27 Share -
Episode 1
Demons
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After receiving a tip from a retired svu detective, Detective Elliot Stabler goes undercover as a pedophile to try to catch who he thinks has committed a crime. How far will Stabler go to get a confession from this man?
First Aired: 2005-09-20 Share
Season 6
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Episode 23
Goliath
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First Aired: 2005-05-24 Share -
Episode 22
Parts
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First Aired: 2005-05-17 Share -
Episode 21
Blood
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First Aired: 2005-05-10 Share -
Episode 20
Night (1)
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First Aired: 2005-05-03 Share -
Episode 19
Intoxicated
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First Aired: 2005-03-29 Share -
Episode 18
Pure
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First Aired: 2005-03-08 Share -
Episode 17
Rage
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First Aired: 2005-03-01 Share -
Episode 16
Ghost
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First Aired: 2005-02-22 Share -
Episode 15
Hooked
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First Aired: 2005-02-15 Share -
Episode 14
Game
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First Aired: 2005-02-08 Share -
Episode 13
Quarry
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First Aired: 2005-01-25 Share -
Episode 12
Identity
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Two twins are suspects in a crime. One of the twin is more than meets the eye.
First Aired: 2005-01-18 Share -
Episode 11
Contagious
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First Aired: 2005-01-11 Share -
Episode 10
Haunted
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First Aired: 2004-12-07 Share -
Episode 9
Weak
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First Aired: 2004-11-30 Share -
Episode 8
Doubt
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First Aired: 2004-11-23 Share -
Episode 7
Charisma
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Abraham Ofinian/Eugene Hoff is a con artist and pedophile using religion as a front to scam innocent victims among his followers. He has fathered an unborn child with twelve year old Melanie in order to steal her inheritance and is on the run with her from the authorities. He is also wanted in connection with the murder of a number of children from his religious flock. It is up to Detective Olivia Benson and the rest of the Special Victim's Unit to bring in Ofinian/Hoff before more tragedy happens.
First Aired: 2004-11-16 Share -
Episode 6
Conscience
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After the death of a little boy is discovered, Benson and Stabler believe it was a former child rapist. When they find out it was the little boy next door, Dr. Morton doesn't want him prosecuted as an adult. What he does not know is the boy played him, and when he figures out, Dr. Morton kills him, and then is on trial himself for murdering his neighbor.
First Aired: 2004-11-09 Share -
Episode 5
Outcry
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First Aired: 2004-10-26 Share -
Episode 4
Scavenger
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First Aired: 2004-10-19 Share -
Episode 3
Obscene
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First Aired: 2004-10-12 Share -
Episode 2
Debt
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First Aired: 2004-09-28 Share -
Episode 1
Birthright
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First Aired: 2004-09-21 Share
Season 5
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Episode 25
Head
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A boy is accused of being molested after his soccer game, but he doesn't admit to it. His pricipal, and his soccer coach are the prime suspects.
First Aired: 2004-05-18 Share - Episode 24 Poison 4 links
- Episode 23 Bound 4 links
- Episode 22 Painless 3 links
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Episode 21
Criminal
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First Aired: 2004-04-20 Share - Episode 20 Lowdown 4 links
- Episode 19 Sick 4 links
- Episode 18 Careless 4 links
- Episode 17 Mean 4 links
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Episode 16
Home
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First Aired: 2004-02-17 Share -
Episode 15
Families
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First Aired: 2004-02-10 Share - Episode 14 Ritual 4 links
- Episode 13 Hate 4 links
- Episode 12 Brotherhood 4 links
- Episode 11 Escape 4 links
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Episode 10
Shaken
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First Aired: 2003-11-25 Share - Episode 9 Control 4 links
- Episode 8 Abomination 4 links
- Episode 7 Choice 3 links
- Episode 6 Coerced 4 links
- Episode 5 Serendipity 4 links
- Episode 4 Loss 4 links
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Episode 3
Mother
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First Aired: 2003-10-07 Share - Episode 2 Manic 4 links
- Episode 1 Tragedy 4 links
Season 4
- Episode 25 Soulless 4 links
- Episode 24 Perfect 4 links
- Episode 23 Grief 4 links
- Episode 22 Futility 4 links
- Episode 21 Fallacy 3 links
- Episode 20 Dominance 4 links
- Episode 19 Appearances 4 links
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Episode 18
Desperate
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First Aired: 2003-03-14 Share - Episode 17 Privilege 4 links
- Episode 16 Tortured 3 links
- Episode 15 Pandora 4 links
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Episode 14
Mercy
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First Aired: 2003-01-31 Share - Episode 13 Rotten 4 links
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Episode 12
Risk
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First Aired: 2003-01-17 Share - Episode 11 Damaged 3 links
- Episode 10 Resilience 4 links
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Episode 9
Juvenile
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Two kids blame eachother for the death and rape of a marijuna-growing drug dealer.
First Aired: 2002-11-22 Share - Episode 8 Waste 4 links
- Episode 7 Dolls 4 links
- Episode 6 Angels 4 links
- Episode 5 Disappearing Acts 3 links
- Episode 4 Lust 3 links
- Episode 3 Vulnerable 2 links
- Episode 2 Deception 4 links
- Episode 1 Chameleon 4 links
Season 3
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Episode 23
Silence
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When Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) are called to the scene of a murder in a church, they find that Bobby Douglas (guest star Sean Dugan), the young man responsible for the crime, had been receiving payoffs from the church to cover up his sexual abuse by a priest. Bobby is still in contact with one priest from his youth, Father Michael (guest star Eric Stoltz "Mask"), who is accused of child molestation by Bobby as he attempts to place the blame of his crime on the church that took advantage of his innocence. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-05-17 Share -
Episode 22
Competence
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When Rebecca Tolliver (guest star Lois Smith, "All My Children") reports that her daughter Katie (guest star Andrea Fay Friedman, "Life Goes On"), a 22-year-old woman with Down Syndrome, has been raped and as a result is now pregnant, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) face the delicate task of determining if Katie was indeed sexually assaulted--or if her over-protective mother is in denial that her daughter has chosen to consummate her relationship with her boyfriend (guest star Badge Dale). In the course of the investigation, the detectives make the disturbing discovery that in fact more than one man had the opportunity to abuse Katie, and that her naivete about sex may have put her at a heightened risk for such an attack. The case is further complicated when Katie and her mother disagree as to her ability to keep her child, forcing A.D.A. Cabot (Stephanie March) to take sides and take on her superior (guest star Judith Light). Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Ice-T, and also star.
First Aired: 2002-05-10 Share -
Episode 21
Denial
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The sexual assault of a heroin addict (guest star Martha Plimpton, "Beautiful Girls") leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to the gruesome discovery of a decomposing baby's finger in the victim's purse. As they search for both the rapist and the identity of the baby, the detectives find that their assault victim might be withholding information to protect her icy mother (Oscar-winning guest star Mary Steenburgen, "I Am Sam") or her protective grandmother (Oscar-winning guest star Estelle Parsons, "Roseanne"). The case resonates with former narcotics detective Tutuola (Ice-T), who tries to help the young woman get clean. Emmy winner Judith Light also guest-stars as the SVU bureau chief. Dann Florek and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-05-03 Share -
Episode 20
Greed
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When the wife (guest star Mary Beth Hurt, "The World According to Garp") of an entrepreneur (guest star Henry Winkler, "Happy Days") is found bludgeoned and brutally raped on her kitchen floor, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) believe the attack to be the work of a possible serial rapist. But as the investigation of another attack believed to have been committed by the same man begins to reveal some oddities, attention is re-focused on both sets of grief-stricken husbands and recovering wives, who may or not be who they claim to be. Dann Florek, Ice-T, and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-04-26 Share -
Episode 19
Justice
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Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) investigate the rape and murder of the stepdaughter of a judge (guest star Keir Dullea, "2001: A Space Odyssey") known for his harsh sentencing of sex-offenders. But the young woman's troubled past reveals shocking relationships both with the felons who appeared in her step-father's court and within her own family, leading the detectives to suspect those closest to their victim. Judith Light guest-stars as SVU Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly; Valerie Mahaffey ("Northern Exposure") guest-stars as the victim's mother. Stephanie March, Dann Florek and Ice-T also star.
First Aired: 2002-04-05 Share -
Episode 18
Guilt
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When ADA Cabot (Stephanie March) is faced with a reluctant witness (guest star Bret Harrison) in a child molestation case, she goes above and beyond the normal scope of duty in her search for evidence to convict the serial abuser (guest star Beau Gravitte). But her passion supercedes her compliance with the law as she misrepresents herself to Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to bring them into an illegal search of the traumatized boy's home -- jeopardizing not only her case, but the careers of all involved. SVU Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly (guest star Judith Light "Who's the Boss") is faced with the frustrating task of bringing Cabot in line to preserve the integrity of the Special Victims Unit. Kay Lenz ("Rich Man, Poor Man") guest stars as Linda Cavanaugh, the mother of the young victim. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, and Ice-T also star.
First Aired: 2002-03-29 Share -
Episode 17
Surveillance
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The brutal attack of a young cellist, Cassie Germaine (guest star Emily Deschanel) in her apartment leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to investigate her orchestra conductor Robert Prescott (guest star Michael Nader, "All My Children"). The relationship between the two, coupled with Prescott's penchant for amateur erotic filmmaking, causes suspicion when a scan of the victim's apartment reveals a series of hidden cameras recording her every move. But the detectives soon realize that the invasion of Germaine's home is the work of a dedicated stalker determined to spend his life watching the object of his desire. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-03-08 Share -
Episode 16
Popular
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Detective Stabler (Christopher Meloni) learns from his wife (guest star Isabel Gillies) that her friend (guest star Laura Duncan), a nurse at a local hospital, treated a young rape victim who refused to report the crime to the authorities or her family. Though ethically bound to keep his wife's confidence and to honor the girl's wishes, Stabler enlists the aid of Det. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) to find out the identity of the young woman and to convince her to come forward. But once they locate the young woman, 14-year-old Cynthia (guest star Brittany Slattery), they uncover a disturbing web of sexual activity among her classmates revolving around drugs and alcohol causing concern within the Stabler household about their own teen daughter. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-03-01 Share -
Episode 15
Execution
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As serial killer Matthew Brodus (guest star Nick Chinlund) awaits his imminent execution in three days, Detective Stabler (Christopher Meloni) races against time to determine if the convicted man also murdered and raped another victim whose assailant was never identified -- thus giving the slain woman's parents (guest stars William Hill and Laura Hughes) a measure of closure. But Stabler, his former partner and a sympathetic Dr. Huang (B.D. Wong) have just 72 hours to prove once and for all that Brodus was also responsible for the tragedy that overcame the victim's family. Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-02-01 Share -
Episode 14
Counterfeit
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The discovery of a raped and murdered woman near her car forces Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and "Fin" (Ice-T) to become partners to determine both the motive for the crime -- and why the victim was in possession of a trunk full of counterfeit narcotics. When a similar crime is committed, the second rape victim, Francesca Jesner (guest star Khrystyne Haje, "Head of the Class") alleges that the assailant was a police officer who used a routine traffic stop to capture her. As the detectives close in on one suspicious police officer (guest star Michael O'Keefe "Roseanne"), the case takes on an added sense of urgency when Jesner is again held captive by her tormentor. Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-01-25 Share -
Episode 13
Prodigy
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The discovery of a man and woman stabbed during a seemingly romantic park rendezvous leaves Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) with the gruesome job of identifying the victims -- a difficult task as the woman's head and hands are missing. However, when further analysis of the park reveals that the crime scene was staged, the detectives focus their investigation on the female victim and her career as a Manhattan Federation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officer, which leads them to a variety of associates on both sides of the animal rights issue. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-01-18 Share -
Episode 12
Protection
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When a 6-year-old boy with a troubled past is shot and abandoned in an emergency room by his frantic mother (guest star Elpidia Carrillo), Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) attempt to track down the child's missing family in hope of finding the shooter. However, when the boy is the victim of another attack, the desperate search for the mother intensifies before she too falls prey to a dangerous man close to her shattered family. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-01-11 Share -
Episode 11
Monogamy
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When a pregnant woman's unborn child is ripped from her abdomen in an horrific attack, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) go on a frantic search for the child, in the hopes that it could have survived. The woman's husband (guest star John Ritter, "Three's Company," "Sling Blade") appears traumatized by the attack which upsets his orderly lifestyle. But when it is discovered that his wife may have been having an affair with a construction worker (guest star Bobby Cannavale, "100 Centre Street," "Third Watch") both men come under suspicion for an act of unconscionable jealousy and rage. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2002-01-04 Share -
Episode 10
Ridicule
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When a young wife is found dead after what appears to have been an auto-erotic encounter, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) find that the deceased and a group of her girlfriends had recently been accused of raping a male stripper (guest star Pete Starrett). A.D.A. Cabot (Stephanie March) prosecutes the sexual assault case to prove the new standard holding women accountable for sexual attacks on men, though one of the accused (guest star Paige Turco, "The Agency") is subject to further scrutiny when it is determined that her friend's apparent suicide was in fact murder. Richard Belzer, Dan Florek and Ice-T also star.
First Aired: 2001-12-14 Share -
Episode 9
Care
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When the battered body of a murdered 5-year-old girl in foster care is discovered, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) must explore a complex array of family connections in their search for a motive and murderer. The child's biological mother (guest star Erika Lavonne) had been frantically trying to regain custody of all her daughters from the foster mother (guest star Kathleen Wilhoite, NBC's "ER") and grandmother (guest star Piper Laurie, "Carrie," "Twin Peaks") responsible for the child at the time of her death. As the focus of the investigation turns to the girl's socially withdrawn foster brother, Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) attempts to reach the 14-year-old with the help of some video game camaraderie. Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-11-23 Share -
Episode 8
Inheritance
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The vicious beating and rape of a young Asian woman at a burglary site leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to suspect members of two rival Asian gangs caught in the middle of a sibling dispute over the girlÓs loyalties. However, the discovery of a second Asian victim reveals the horrifying reality behind this case and the origin of a meticulous serial rapist--whose own father may have a similar guilty past. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-11-16 Share -
Episode 7
Sacrifice
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When an unidentified man is found shot and sexually abused in the alley outside of a gay bar, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) search for possible motives and suspects, tracing the victim's (guest star Mark-Paul Gosselaar, "NYPD Blue") history back to a small town in Arkansas. However, when their investigation leads the detectives deep inside the porn industry, they realize it is not a clear-cut case of rape and attempted murder. The lead witness in the case (guest star Kevin Geer), a recovering junkie, strikes a nerve with Fin (Ice-T) who is forced to define his role on the squad. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-11-09 Share -
Episode 6
Redemption
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Detective Stabler (Christopher Meloni) finds himself paired with a brusque and opinionated cop, John "Hawk" Hawkins (guest star David Keith, "An Officer and a Gentleman"), who has become embittered with his job and personal life. The two work to capture a serial rapist/murderer whom Hawk originally nabbed years ago, but the more they learn about the new crimes he's suspected of, the more apparent it becomes that the recently released convict is not the culprit -- leading Hawk to realize that he may have convicted the wrong man. Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-11-02 Share -
Episode 5
Tangled
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When a prominent doctor is murdered and his wife (guest star Lisa Eichhorn) is raped, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) look to the dead man's estranged and troubled son from a previous marriage and a disgruntled former patient as likely suspects. But when the same rapist attacks the dead doctor's former mistress (guest star Liza Weil), a complicated series of relationships and events begins to unfold, as both the wife and mistress face unexpected scrutiny. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-10-26 Share -
Episode 4
Rooftop
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When a series of increasingly violent rapes occurs in an African-American community, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) are quick to suspect a known sex-offender recently released from prison. But as their leads grow cold, the case becomes personal for Detective Tutuola (Ice-T) when the daughter of friends he grew up with becomes a fatal victim, and her distraught brother Rodney Thompson (guest star Todd Williams) accuses the squad of putting insufficient resources into tracking the killer. As the detectives search for clues, a fifth victim is murdered and her final moments--along with Thompson's persistence--may provide the evidence needed to solve the case. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-10-19 Share -
Episode 3
Stolen
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When a baby is stolen from her mother in a grocery store, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) soon discover that the kidnapping is only the tip of the iceberg in a baby snatching and selling scheme. The detectives are led to private adoption lawyer Mark Sanford (guest star Bruce Altman, "Nothing Sacred") who had brokered an adoption over ten years ago of a child kidnapped from his mother who was murdered. Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) renews his pursuit of the case, opening old wounds with the parents of the murdered woman (Celia Weston, "The Talented Mr. Ripley," and John Seitz), and creating new wounds with the adoptive family and biological father of the long-ago stolen child. Cragen and A.D.A. Cabot (Stephanie March) struggle to serve the best interests of the child while seeking justice in a complex case.
First Aired: 2001-10-12 Share -
Episode 2
Wrath
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When three unrelated people connected to cases that were handled by Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) are found ritualistically murdered, all the evidence points to Benson as the true target of the violence. As she struggles with guilt over the murders, Benson continues to pursue the assailant despite warnings from the FBI that she may be in danger. The detectives interview a seemingly endless list of suspects who have reason to hold a grudge against Benson -- until they find an innocent man who may hold the key to the horrific vendetta. Christopher Meloni, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-10-05 Share -
Episode 1
Repression
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When 18-year-old Meghan Ramsey (guest star Kelly Hutchinson) is aided by her therapist (guest star Shirley Knight, "NYPD Blue") in recalling childhood molestation by her father (guest star Brian Kerwin), she reports the incest to Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in hopes of sparing her younger sisters the same fate. Though initially her mother (guest star Amy Irving, "Crossing Delancey") does not believe her, eventually the entire family turns on the accused man despite his protests and the discovery of tainted evidence. But when his punishment is exacted outside of the legal system, everyone in the fragile family becomes a suspect. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-09-28 Share
Season 2
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Episode 21
Scourge
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When a serial killer commits four brutal murders in 24 hours, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay), Munch (Richard Belzer) and Fin (Ice-T) canvass the streets searching for signs of a madman who exclaims paranoid and twisted religious rhetoric while committing his crimes. Once suspect Daniel Varney (guest star Richard Thomas, "Wonder Boys," "The Waltons") is in custody, Benson wades through his "religious" justifications with the help of his distraught wife (guest star Karen Allen, "Raiders of the Lost Ark,"), who provides key information with profound implications for A.D.A. Cabot's (Stephanie March) case. Meanwhile, Stabler's (Christopher Meloni) efforts to coordinate the case, and Benson's deft questioning of Varney, do not go unnoticed by Captain Cragen (Dann Florek).
First Aired: 2001-05-11 Share -
Episode 20
Pique
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When the head of personnel at a software company is found raped and stabbed to death, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) suspect that a fired employee may have sought a violent revenge. With the aid of FBI psychiatrist George Huang (guest star B. D. Wong, "Oz"), they focus on Jason Mayberry (guest star Chad Lowe, "Melrose Place," "Life Goes On") a former security guard at the company and son of the wealthy Grace Mayberry (guest star Margot Kidder, "Superman"). Jason's shy yet cunning personality and bizarre obsessions may reveal a horrifying motive for the murder. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-05-04 Share -
Episode 19
Parasites
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When the remains of a young woman are found buried in an apartment courtyard with a collar and leash, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) determine that the dead woman is Ava Parulis, a Romanian immigrant who was brought to the United States for an arranged marriage. They discover from Ava's estranged twin, Irina (guest star Mili Avital, "Arabian Nights"), that the dead woman had left her abusive husband, and made a habit of taking advantage of the riches of wealthy suitors. But when it becomes apparent that Ava may be impersonating Irina, the twins' relationships with the matchmaker who brought them to the United States (guest star Michelle Pawk), as well as with a Romanian diplomat (guest star Victor Steinbach), and the former abusive husband, may lead to the truth behind the identity crisis and the motive for murder. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-04-27 Share -
Episode 18
Manhunt
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When a young woman, Annie Tassler (guest star Meg Hartig), is abducted, Detective Munch (Richard Belzer) finds the details of the crime to be similar to those of a series of brutal rapes and murders he unsuccessfully investigated the previous year. He and Detective Tutuola (Ice-T) are tipped off by two witnesses to the kidnapping, and are led upstate in hopes of rescuing Annie before the Bowery Stalker adds to his list of murder victims. A.D.A. Cabot (Stephanie March) is eager to help bring the killer into custody so that she may pursue a harsh conviction. Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay and Dann Florek also star.
First Aired: 2001-04-20 Share -
Episode 17
Folly
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When a young man, Tommy Dowd (guest star Eddie Cahill, "Friends," "Felicity"), is beaten during a rendezvous with an older woman at a hotel, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) soon find that this incident is just one of a string of such beatings, some of them fatal. All of the victims are discovered to be male escorts whose employer Leslie DeSantis (guest star Patricia Kalember "Sisters," "thirtysomething") comes under scrutiny for sending her staff on dates with potential murderers--and may herself have reason to want some of the escorts dead. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-03-23 Share -
Episode 16
Runaway
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A Brooklyn police officer holds hostage an internet reporter (guest star Sean Nelson), who may have information regarding the whereabouts of his runaway daughter Jill (guest star Kelly Kerbacz). Though the officer is arrested for the siege, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) pledge to take over his search. As they explore the website that had posted a recent picture of Jill, they are led to an underground "rave" culture that caters to teen runaways--and exploits their youth and desperation. Darrell Hammond guest-stars as a lawyer whose clients include a drug dealer and a bizarre gallery owner who both seem to have connections to the missing girl. Richard Belzer, Stephanie March, Ice-T, and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2001-03-02 Share -
Episode 15
Countdown
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When a 7-year-old girl escapes her kidnapper and rapist, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) begin an ardent search for the suspect. But when another girl is abducted under similar circumstances, the details of the two kidnappings indicate that both are the work of a serial rapist-murderer who kills his victims on the third day of their captivity. So begins a race against the clock as the Special Victims Unit has just 72 hours to rescue the latest victim from certain death. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-02-23 Share -
Episode 14
Paranoia
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When veteran police sergeant Karen Smythe (guest star Khandi Alexander, NBC's "ER," "The Corner") is raped while responding to a crime in progress, Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is quick to come to the aid of the woman who was her mentor during her rookie days in the Special Victims Unit. Benson and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) find that Smythe's ex-husband's gambling debts may have been the motive for her assault, though the growing interest of the Internal Affairs Bureau casts suspicion on all of the officers connected to Smythe. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-02-16 Share -
Episode 13
Victims
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When former sex-crimes cop-turned-community activist Sam Winfield (guest star Eric Roberts, Oscar nominee for "Runaway Train") becomes a suspect in the murders of recently paroled rapists whom he has warned neighborhoods about, Detective Stabler (Christopher Meloni) is torn between upholding the law and identifying with Winfield's intent to protect the innocent from known sex offenders. As more is learned about the murder victims, it is discovered that the dead men have other dangerous details in common in addition to their criminal pasts which may have provided motive for their murders--and which may have horrifying implications for someone involved in the investigation. Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-02-09 Share -
Episode 12
Secrets
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When a highly respected teacher is found raped and murdered, her high school students and fellow teachers mourn the loss of a gifted educator. But when Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) find a nude picture of the woman in one of her student's homes, they have to question just what types of knowledge she was imparting to her students. As more is learned of the victim's voracious appetite for sex, the more difficulty A.D.A. Cabot (Stephanie March) has in gaining an indictment against a man who was just one of many of the dead woman's sexual partners. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, and Ice-T also star.
First Aired: 2001-02-02 Share -
Episode 11
Abuse
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After the son of two popular singers dies by running into oncoming traffic, his mother Ricki Austin (guest star Christine Andreas) claims that her son was fleeing from a child molester. But when forensics uncovers signs of emotional and not physical trauma in the boy, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) suspect that the hands-off approach to parenting employed by the two touring pop stars may have taken a fatal toll on their son, and may be responsible for their daughter Ashley's (guest star Hayden Panettiere) escalating self-destructive behavior as well. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-01-26 Share -
Episode 10
Consent
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When a college student, Kelly D'Leah (guest star Tammy Blanchard), is found on campus unconscious, with evidence of sexual assault and no memory of the night before, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) must determine what events led to the young woman's apparent rape. Lab results indicating that, along with alcohol, the drug GHB (which reduces inhibitions and erases memory) was in her system point the investigation toward Kelly's drinking companions from the prior night--two frat boys who may have been pursuing her attention and two sorority sisters who paint Kelly to be the campus flirt. As the college administration steps in to keep the matter under their jurisdiction, the detectives find that this is not the first time they have attempted to protect their students, not from attacks, but from criminal prosecution. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-01-19 Share -
Episode 9
Pixies
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When a young gymnast is found dead, her world-renowned coach (guest star Philip Casnoff, "Sinatra") becomes a prime suspect as the rigorous demands he makes of his students are discovered. Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) soon find that the girls also vie for the attention of a wealthy benefactor (guest star Armand Schultz) whose interest in the young athletes does not appear to be purely philanthropic. But it may be that the girls themselves are their own harshest enemies as they push themselves to the physical and mental limits of training and competition. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2001-01-12 Share -
Episode 8
Taken
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When a 17-year-old woman (guest star Jenna Miller) is raped during the gala opening of a high profile hotel, her brother and sister-in-law are eager to help the hoteliers keep the scandal hush-hush as they prepare to sue them for millions. Though a former sex offender is arrested for the crime, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) continue to dig into the backgrounds of the strange family and their convenient witness. Meanwhile, Benson must deal with some upsetting news about her mother. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2000-12-15 Share -
Episode 7
Asunder
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When Detectives Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni) are called to a domestic violence scene, they are surprised to find that the accused is a fellow police officer (guest star Nestor Serrano), whose wife (guest star Amy Carlson, "Falcone," "Another World") is charging him with rape. But the wife's motives are questioned as her history of violence toward her husband is brought to light. Meanwhile, Detective Jefferies (Michelle Hurd), still undergoing psychiatric evaluation from the Morris Commission, ponders her future with the Special Victims Unit. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2000-12-01 Share -
Episode 6
Noncompliance
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When a female psychiatric doctoral student is found raped and murdered and an unidentified man stabbed in a neighborhood market, several of her counseling patients are pursued as suspects. One patient had been stalking the murder victim, and another had her support in refusing to take medications that caused severe side effects. Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Detectives Munch (Richard Belzer) and Tutuola (Ice-T) offer varying opinions regarding mandating medication as they follow all leads and discover that the stabbing victim (guest star Danny Mastogiorio) may not be revealing everything he witnessed at the crime scene. Dann Florek and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2000-11-24 Share -
Episode 5
Baby Killer
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Racial tensions mount when a Hispanic seven-year-old boy shoots to death a young African-American schoolmate and while the frightened child is kept in custody as a flight risk, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) discover a new twist in their investigation -- the murder weapon was previously used for an unsolved slaying. However, after a suspect in the first murder is killed, the investigators finally gain a foothold in the case when they learn the truth behind the boy's suspicious sketches of a violent shooting. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2000-11-17 Share -
Episode 4
Legacy
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As mother blames father and father blames step-father for the abuse of a seven-year-old girl, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) have to consider that any member of her embattled extended family -- including her step-brother, mother, and grandmother -- could be responsible for the child's comatose condition, even as they each claim to have been trying to protect her from each other. Detective Munch (Richard Belzer) takes a special interest in the case, as he recalls another child betrayed by those closest to her. Dann Florek, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2000-11-10 Share -
Episode 3
Closure (2)
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When Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) learn of a rape with a familiar M.O., they are convinced that Kenneth Cleary (guest star Neil Maffin), the unconvicted rape suspect from the Harper Anderson case, is back in action. As they investigate, the detectives find that Anderson (Emmy-nominated guest star Tracy Pollan) has been doing some sleuthing of her own and is more determined than ever to bring her assailant to justice, with or without the aid of the Special Victims Unit. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2000-11-03 Share -
Episode 2
Honor
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When the daughter of an Afghan diplomat is found brutally beaten with evidence of sexual assault, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) find that her family had already disowned her for attempting to assimilate into Western society. As the detectives learn of the ancient practice of "honor killing," they wonder if the politically charged family could be motivated enough to end their defiant daughter's life. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Michelle Hurd and Stephanie March also star.
First Aired: 2000-10-27 Share -
Episode 1
Wrong Is Right
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In a continuation of the internal investigation into the psyches of the Special Victims Unit staff, the focus turns to two detectives -- one who wants to seduce and one who wants to destroy some of the shady characters they encounter on the job. Meanwhile, Detective Stabler's (Christopher Meloni) home and work lives blur horrifically when his daughter Maureen (Erin Broderick) witnesses a gory crime scene as she accompanies her father in discovering the burning dead body of an analyst for a major defense contractor. While ambitious new Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) pursues the uncooperative employers of the victim, and his missing ward, with equal fervor, Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t) transfers to the Special Victims Unit from Narcotics to join in the investigation. Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-10-20 Share
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Episode 22
Slaves
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In the season finale, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) check out a witness' report of a desperate woman's (guest star Layla Alexander) cry for help, and after a related murder, their investigation points to a controlling attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy, "Weekend at Bernie's") suspected of making a female sex slave out of a newly arrived Romanian immigrant woman. Back in the squad room, the detectives of the special victims unit squirm a bit when they are assigned to be interviewed by a police psychologist (guest star and Tony winner Audra McDonald, "Ragtime") who targets their insecurities and holds the key to their job security. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-05-21 Share -
Episode 21
Nocturne
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A sharp-eyed photo developer puts Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) on the tail of a seemingly harmless piano instructor (guest star Kent Broadhurst) who molests his students -- all boys -- but their prime witness is an unstable young man (guest star Wilson Jermaine Heredia) who recoils when he sees the suspect's videotape of his shame from years before. Even more disturbing for the detectives are more scenes from other tapes that could compromise their case and cause more heartache. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-05-12 Share -
Episode 20
Remorse
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Detective Munch (Richard Belzer) forms an unlikely close bond with a television news reporter (guest star Jennifer Esposito, "Spin City" ) who was sexually assaulted by two men months earlier but it's Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) who stumble into making the first arrest (guest star Jason Field) as the cops try to use their prime suspect as a link to his accomplice. However, their case is jeopardized -- and the list of assailants widens -- when a bomb blast eliminates a vital link to their prosecution and ongoing investigation. Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-05-05 Share -
Episode 19
Contact
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Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) wonder where to start their investigation of a series of anonymous sexual attacks on helpless women (one is played by Nicole Sullivan, "Mad TV") who are trapped standing in crowds on subway cars at rush hour, but when one suspect (guest star Bruce Bohne, "Fargo") finally is arrested, none of the victims can identify him. The cops try a new ploy by arranging an interview between their new police psychologist (Tony-winning guest star Audra McDonald, "Ragtime") and their prime suspect. Meanwhile, a tentative Benson begins dating a crime reporter (guest star Tom McCarthy). New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman makes a cameo appearance.
First Aired: 2000-04-28 Share -
Episode 18
Chat Room
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When a 16-year-old girl (guest star Paz De La Huerta) claims that she was sexually assaulted by a man, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) delve into the nether world of Internet porn in search of the suspect known as "The Yachtsman" (guest star Reed Birney) but they soon discover how difficult it is to prosecute cyberspace pedophiles. However, while investigating an illicit online service, the cops seize upon an opportunity to coax a sex offender into setting up a sting operation designed to lure in more deviants. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-04-14 Share -
Episode 17
Misleader
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When the daughter-in-law of a prominent religious educator (guest star Robert Foxworth, "Lateline") is found murdered in her hotel room, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) suspect an at-large burglar who recently has been breaking and entering several Manhattan hotel rooms. However, their attention later turns towards someone close to the pregnant victim where they learn that she was probably conducting an affair at the time of her slaying. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star. Angie Harmon (NBC's "Law & Order") guest-stars as A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael.
First Aired: 2000-03-31 Share -
Episode 16
The Third Guy
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Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) lead the investigation into the sexual assault and possible murder of an elderly woman, and their scanty leads point to two neighborhood toughs (Eugene Byrd and Rick Gonzalez) who will only admit that they broke into the victim's apartment as thieves. When the lack of evidence forces them to grudgingly cut a deal between the two, the detectives only then learn that their most likely suspect for the rape has been right in front of them all along. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-02-25 Share -
Episode 15
Entitled (1)
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The police teams from "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" probe the gunshot murder of a man believed to be a sexual aggressor but the evidence points to the trouble-prone daughter (guest star Noelle Beck) of a wealthy family whose protective and haughty female clan leader (Emmy and Tony Award winner Jane Alexander) could make trouble for investigators and prosecutors alike. But when another duplicate murder occurs, the cops re-think their primary suspect while Detective Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) believes they might have stumbled upon new evidence about a serial killer who eluded him five years earlier. Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Michelle Hurd, Jesse L. Martin, Sam Waterston and Steven Hill also star.
First Aired: 2000-02-18 Share -
Episode 14
Limitations
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The special victims unit is on the hot seat when a five-year-old sexual assault case is reopened just days before the statute of limitations ends, so Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) scramble to interview the three distinctly different victims, but are crushed when their legal maneuver to file an arrest warrant is denied. They and other SVU detectives are even more exasperated when they learn that one of the women (guest star Jenny Bacon) admits that she knows who the assailant is -- but won't tell because he now is a member of her church. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-02-11 Share -
Episode 13
Disrobed
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Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) investigate the unusual circumstances behind the shooting murder of an admired judge with a reputation of protecting abused women and putting away sex offenders, but they soon learn that the victim took sordid advantage of the criminal justice system. Meanwhile, Cassidy (Dean Winters) has his own secret to hide, and yet has to endure Detective Munch's (Richard Belzer) derisive comments about his professional ability to cope with parts of his job in the special victims unit. Angie Everhart ("Dream Team") guest-stars as a lobbyist whose connections to the murdered judge come under investigation. Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-02-04 Share -
Episode 12
Russian Love Poem
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When a multimillionaire with a sordid sex life is found bound and slain, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) try to penetrate a suspicious ring of soulless Russian immigrants whose fatalism and enigmatic cooperation leave them going in circles. As Detectives Munch (Richard Belzer) and Cassidy (Dean Winters) run down other leads, one possible culprit is Katya (Nadine Stenovich), a beautiful, cunning and likely illegal Russian who included the victim among her many boyfriends -- that is, until one of her male admirers (Olek Krupa) issues a curiously bogus confession. Dann Florek, Michelle Hurd and Chris Orbach also star.
First Aired: 2000-01-21 Share -
Episode 11
Bad Blood
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Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) search for the killer of a young gay man whose father (guest star Jerry Lanning) heads a conservative watchdog group, but when they suspect a violent ex-convict (guest star Stephen Beach) who lives in the same building, they are in for a shock. In addition, Benson resents Munch's (Richard Belzer) attempts to help her find her father -- a stranger who raped her mother decades ago. Dann Florek, Michelle Hurd and Dean Winters also star.
First Aired: 2000-01-14 Share -
Episode 10
Closure (1)
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The devastating results of a sexual assault begin to weigh heavily on the victim (guest star Tracy Pollan, "Family Ties") after Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler's (Christopher Meloni) prime suspect (guest star Terry Serpico) -- who matches the assailant's description and is found to have used her credit card -- cannot be identified by the shaken woman. Benson finally gets a real break in the case six months later but finds the victim to be more defensive and less cooperative. In addition, Benson's romantic interlude with a fellow detective is revealed. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Dean Winters and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 2000-01-07 Share -
Episode 9
Stocks & Bondage
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A female financial analyst with a fetish for sexual bondage is found hanging dead, but while Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) debate if her death was a suicide or homicide, they discover that the victim recently tried to purchase $10 million of diamonds -- all of which leads to a Wall Street financier (guest star Geoffrey Nauffts) with a mean streak. During their hunt, they cross paths with a Tennessee insurance investigator (guest star Craig Heidenreich), a crooked charity organizer (guest star Christopher McCann) and other low-lifes from the sado-bondage scene. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Michelle Hurd and Dean Winters also star.
First Aired: 1999-11-29 Share -
Episode 8
Stalked
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When an assistant district attorney is found murdered and sexually assaulted in Central Park, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) narrow their probe to a realtor (guest star Bruce Kirkpatrick) with a history of date-rape and a need to humiliate powerful women -- and Stabler worries that a combative Benson may be his next victim. The key to the case rests with the suspect's business partner (guest star Allison Mackie) who can validate his alibi, but in the meantime, a seething Benson hopes to best him in an intense game of one-on-one in the interrogation room. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Dean Winters and Michelle Hurd also star.
First Aired: 1999-11-22 Share -
Episode 7
Uncivilized
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Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) have the unsavory task of investigating the sensationalized murder and sexual assault of a young boy, and their prime suspect (guest star Stephen Bogardus) is a convicted child molester whose only obsession seems to be collecting stamps. However, even with mounting evidence, one key piece doesn't fit -- but either way, the state is still prepared to cite civil detention as a test case to imprison him again as a likely repeat offender. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Michelle Hurd and Dean Winters also star.
First Aired: 1999-11-15 Share -
Episode 6
Sophomore Jinx
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Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a female student at a college and they turn their attention to the basketball team. The college intervenes because they do not want negative publicity that could stir up during the investigation that might hurt them from the upcoming basketball championship.
First Aired: 1999-10-25 Share -
Episode 5
Wanderlust
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Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a travel writer, tied up with woman undergarments that are cutting off his air supply, and the main suspect is the landlord's boyfriend, but clues then turn to the landlord and her daughter. And then learning that the daughter had a sexual relationship with the tenant, things get even stranger for the detectives of the SVU.
First Aired: 1999-10-18 Share -
Episode 4
Hysteria
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Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a young woman, presumed a prostitute, that seems to be the next in a long line of prostitute victims. But the detectives realize that her death does not fit the pattern, but the other deaths do have a connection that no one anticipated.
First Aired: 1999-10-11 Share -
Episode 3
...Or Just Look Like One
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Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the rape and beating to death of a teen model. The investigation leads to find out she was on lots of drugs, and was dumped from her photographer because she was 'too heavy'. This starts to disgust Stabler when his daughter has been refusing to eat, and thinks she might be anorexic.
First Aired: 1999-10-04 Share -
Episode 2
A Single Life
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Detectives Stabler and Benson investigate the murder of Gretchen Quinn, who really isn't a real person at all. The investigation leads to her psychiatrist and a television reporter who both slept with her, which finally led back to when Gretchen changed her name and identity after she graduated high school. The detectives found out she had the identity change to escape her sexually abusive father. Captain Cragen relates to this well due to the fact he has some ghosts of his own that he must escape.
First Aired: 1999-09-27 Share -
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Payback
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Victor Spicer, a cab driver, is found stabbed with his genitals cut off. Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the murder and find out he was a rapist, which causes Benson to almost cross over the line and do something to jeopardize the case and her job.
First Aired: 1999-09-20 Share






