Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 8 Episode 9 Choreographed

Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her team investigate a heinous crime of sexual assault against a teenage girl, Jenna Davis (Hayden Panettiere) who is being trained for a high-stakes dance competition. They discover that she was raped by a mysterious man wearing a mask while she was alone in a practice room.

Jenna's dance teacher, Robin Prescott (guest star Marisa Tomei), and her parents are devastated by the news. Robin is particularly shaken since she introduced Jenna to the man she thought was her boyfriend at the competition. The man, named Cameron Baker (guest star Ned Eisenberg), is a dance critic who Robin thought could help Jenna's career. But the detectives quickly realize that Cameron is not who he seemed to be.

As the investigation progresses, Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) goes undercover as a potential dance partner for Jenna to get closer to Cameron and uncover his true identity. He discovers that Cameron has a pattern of preying on young girls who are passionate about dancing and manipulating them into sexual relationships.

Meanwhile, Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer) and Dr. George Huang (B.D. Wong) delve into Cameron's past and uncover a troubled history of sexual abuse and manipulation. They also discover that Cameron had an accomplice in his crimes, a former dance partner named Lacey (guest star Krista Allen), who helps him groom and manipulate his victims.

As the case builds, tensions rise within the SVU team when Robin becomes emotionally invested in Jenna's well-being and starts to interfere with the investigation. Olivia and Elliot must navigate their own feelings as they work to bring justice to Jenna while being mindful of the delicate dynamics at play within the dance world.

In the end, the team works tirelessly to bring Cameron and Lacey to justice, while Jenna's parents struggle to process the trauma of their daughter's assault and begin the long journey towards healing. The episode raises important questions about the power dynamics at play in the world of dance and the ways in which abusers can exploit and manipulate vulnerable young dancers.