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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

TV Show Stats +8%

27 seasons

578 episodes total

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

1999

Rating

TV Show

7.9/10

4,023 votes • HD

Season 1

22 episodes
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Payback
Episode 1

Payback

Episode 1 • Sep 20, 1999

Detectives Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and dismemberment of a taxi driver; the team discovers that he may have been a vicious Serbian war criminal living in the United States under a false identity.

7.4
44m
A Single Life
Episode 2

A Single Life

Episode 2 • Sep 27, 1999

Benson and Stabler run into multiple dead ends while investigating the case of a woman who plummeted six stories to her death clad only in a slip.

7.4
43m
...Or Just Look Like One
Episode 3

...Or Just Look Like One

Episode 3 • Oct 04, 1999

When a teen model is murdered and another is left for dead at a hospital emergency room, the team uncovers an insidious drug and sex conspiracy in the world of high fashion. Benson and Stabler enter into a modeling underworld of thoughtless parents, drug-dealing doctors and a trendy agency executive.

7.6
43m
Hysteria
Episode 4

Hysteria

Episode 4 • Oct 11, 1999

When a young African-American woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims, but when looking into her home life Benson and Stabler realize that she does not fit the pattern, and may not be connected to the other deaths after all, but the other deaths have a connection no one anticipated.

7.8
43m
Wanderlust
Episode 5

Wanderlust

Episode 5 • Oct 18, 1999

When a world-traveling author is found dead in a room he rented from an alcoholic woman and her precocious 14-year-old daughter, the detectives are shocked to discover who the murderer is.

7.5
44m
Sophomore Jinx
Episode 6

Sophomore Jinx

Episode 6 • Oct 25, 1999

A female student at an upper-class university is raped and murdered, and two of the college’s basketball stars are suspected. However, the college blocks their investigation at every turn because they are not willing to risk the negative publicity that the investigation could bring to the school and the upcoming championship.

6.2
43m
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Season 2

21 episodes
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Wrong Is Right
Episode 1

Wrong Is Right

Episode 1 • Oct 20, 2000

Stabler's daughter bears witness to a horrific crime scene: a rocket scientist found dead with his crotch on fire. The scientist had strong ties to government security and detectives must determine if that had something to do with his demise. The internal investigation into the psyches of the SVU detectives yields interesting results.

7.8
44m
Honor
Episode 2

Honor

Episode 2 • Oct 27, 2000

The vicious sexual assault and brutal beating of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest Taliban traditions justify 'honor killings' when the child defies the wishes of their parents or their culture; the trail leads close to home.

8.5
44m
Closure (2)
Episode 3

Closure (2)

Episode 3 • Nov 03, 2000

Stabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked six months ago whose victim follows her alleged attacked and reports his activities to the police.

8.4
43m
Legacy
Episode 4

Legacy

Episode 4 • Nov 10, 2000

An abused 7-year-old girl lays comatose as the detectives investigate members of her dysfunctional family to determine the source of the abuse, in a case that hits close to home for Munch.

8.2
44m
Baby Killer
Episode 5

Baby Killer

Episode 5 • Nov 17, 2000

The tragic shooting death of a young girl leads investigators to a little boy, and they soon realize that the gun used has been used in another crime scene and a drug ring using young kids as pawns.

8.3
43m
Noncompliance
Episode 6

Noncompliance

Episode 6 • Nov 24, 2000

The question of patients' rights surfaces when a schizophrenic man refusing to take his medication is suspected in the rape and stabbing death of an aspiring psychologist, whose body is found in a convenience store.

8.6
44m
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Season 3

23 episodes
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Repression
Episode 1

Repression

Episode 1 • Sep 28, 2001

An 18-year-old girl is aided by her therapist in recalling repressed memories of childhood molestation by her father and reports the incest to Benson and Stabler in hopes of sparing her younger sisters the same fate. She brings charges of rape against her father who winds up murdered when those charges are dismissed.

7.8
43m
Wrath
Episode 2

Wrath

Episode 2 • Oct 05, 2001

The detectives investigate three murders that seemingly have no connection to each other, but each murder has ties to Benson's previous cases. As they join with the FBI to investigate, the detectives worry that Benson is the intended target.

7.6
43m
Stolen
Episode 3

Stolen

Episode 3 • Oct 12, 2001

The kidnapping of an infant at a grocery store leads to an illegal adoption ring and the long lost closure of a case from 12 years prior of a murdered mother and missing baby which involved Capt. Cragen and his partner, the late Max Greevey.

8.2
43m
Rooftop
Episode 4

Rooftop

Episode 4 • Oct 19, 2001

When an HIV-positive male, with a record of assaulting underage girls, is discovered in a sexual clincher with a young woman on a rooftop, the detectives are determined to put him back inside. After a series of rapes and murders of young African-American women cannot be traced to him though, they begin to wonder if they've been looking at the wrong suspect.

8.8
44m
Tangled
Episode 5

Tangled

Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2001

When arriving party guests find a prominent doctor beaten to death and his wife raped, the detectives have a parade of suspects and the realization that the wife was the intended victim.

6.7
44m
Redemption
Episode 6

Redemption

Episode 6 • Nov 02, 2001

A string of murders leads detectives to question an initial suspect, the Soho Strangler, but they realize he might have been the wrong person all along.

8.4
44m
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Season 4

25 episodes
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Chameleon
Episode 1

Chameleon

Episode 1 • Sep 27, 2002

The detectives are on the trail of a recently paroled rapist responsible for the murder of a prostitute during a raid at a men's club and are called to the scene where he was shot in self defense by his own gun. However, the murder weapon was also used in another crime while he was still in prison, leading the detectives to investigate the victim through a trail of previously unsolved cases, a spending spree and another victim. They uncover a more serious criminal in the process.

7.4
43m
Deception
Episode 2

Deception

Episode 2 • Oct 04, 2002

A family portrait painted by a kindergartner leads the detectives to investigate her mother for child sexual abuse of her teenage stepson. When the boy's father is found murdered, the focus of the investigation shifts to the boy -- and his stepmother goes to great lengths to protect him and prevent the detectives from learning the truth.

7.9
44m
Vulnerable
Episode 3

Vulnerable

Episode 3 • Oct 11, 2002

When an elderly woman with Alzheimer's breaks into an apartment, the detectives discover she had been abused, triggering memories of similar crimes from her childhood. They discover that she had been released from a nursing home to the custody of her financially scheming son who becomes the prime suspect. However, they go back to the nursing home to find a pair of suspects; the real crime is what's being done to the elderly.

7.6
43m
Lust
Episode 4

Lust

Episode 4 • Oct 18, 2002

A public health doctor, the wife of a retired attorney, who tracked HIV cases is found murdered and raped in Central Park. Her work involved contacting sexual partners of HIV patients which gives the detectives a long list of suspects and the detectives try to link threatening phone calls to the crime. The discovery of a second body in Central Park with the same signature shifts the focus to a possible serial killer.

5.6
44m
Disappearing Acts
Episode 5

Disappearing Acts

Episode 5 • Oct 25, 2002

A high-powered executive is raped, but the situation is complicated by her involvement with the Feds and the Russian mob - as well as a father-son duo who are in the federal witness protection program and an agent who appears bound and determined to protect them, regardless of consequence.

7.6
43m
Angels
Episode 6

Angels

Episode 6 • Nov 01, 2002

A battered young boy suffocates while hiding in the luggage compartment of an airport shuttle bus and it leads the detectives to his guardian and into the investigation of a perverted child molestation ring.

8.1
44m
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Season 5

25 episodes
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Tragedy
Episode 1

Tragedy

Episode 1 • Sep 23, 2003

A woman with a high-risk pregnancy disappears and her ex-boyfriend, who's the father, and engaged to the boss' daughter, is under suspicion. In a race against time to find her as her delivery date approaches, Benson and Stabler are faced with more than one suspect willing to take the fall for the crime.

7.2
42m
Manic
Episode 2

Manic

Episode 2 • Sep 30, 2003

Detectives enlist Dr. Huang's help as they investigate the deaths of two high-school basketball players gunned down while shooting hoops in the gymnasium and the connection to an illegal marketing campaign by a major pharmaceutical company.

7.6
44m
Mother
Episode 3

Mother

Episode 3 • Oct 07, 2003

A psychiatrist with unconventional methods is found sexually assaulted, unconscious and near death in a crack house. It's easier said than done to get her to cooperate with the investigation as they are hampered by doctor-patient confidentiality as she may have been attacked by one of her patients.

7.9
44m
Loss
Episode 4

Loss

Episode 4 • Oct 14, 2003

A female undercover agent for the DEA is raped and murdered, leading to a complicated investigation and the arrest of a suspect highly connected with a Colombian drug cartel. This is the toughest case of Cabot's career as she is faced with death threats on herself and her family along with pressure to yield the case to federal authorities.

8.1
44m
Serendipity
Episode 5

Serendipity

Episode 5 • Oct 21, 2003

A newborn baby is found dead in a gutter, sending the detectives on a hunt for the mother. She too turns up murdered, and the clues point to a serial child molester.

8.4
42m
Coerced
Episode 6

Coerced

Episode 6 • Oct 28, 2003

A schizophrenic homeless man kidnaps a boy he thinks is his son, murdering a man in the process. In resolving the case, with Dr. Huang's help, a private mental health facility is brought into question.

7.6
44m
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Season 6

23 episodes
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Birthright
Episode 1

Birthright

Episode 1 • Sep 21, 2004

The investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a six year old girl uncovers a fertility doctor's scheme to steal embryos, and prompts a custody battle between the child's biological and birth mothers.

8.2
44m
Debt
Episode 2

Debt

Episode 2 • Sep 28, 2004

As Benson and Stabler investigate the disappearance of a mother and her teenaged daughter, they uncover a conspiracy between a corrupt immigration attorney and gangsters running a prostitution ring that is staffed by women they have smuggled into the country and imprisoned as sex slaves.

6.8
43m
Obscene
Episode 3

Obscene

Episode 3 • Oct 12, 2004

With the encouragement of a radio host, who has a dirty mouth on him, one teenager is raped and another is imprisoned when they are thrown together by the manipulative adults in their lives whose sole motivations are celebrity and publicity for their own self-serving interests.

6.8
44m
Scavenger
Episode 4

Scavenger

Episode 4 • Oct 19, 2004

The entire squad races against the clock to solve the puzzles and uncover the clues scattered throughout the city by a serial killer who is taunting them to find him and the next victims on his list.

8.4
43m
Outcry
Episode 5

Outcry

Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2004

A missing teenager found beaten and tied up in a college dormitory under construction claims that she was raped by three students, but as the investigation proceeds and information obtained by the police and the press causes her story to unravel quickly, the girl recants. Since Benson remains convinced that a rape did occur, the focus of the investigation shifts to the girl's overly-protective stepfather who has resisted the investigation from its onset.

6.9
44m
Conscience
Episode 6

Conscience

Episode 6 • Nov 09, 2004

The detectives and the district attorney get played first by the teenage murderer of a young boy, and then by the victim's father, who uses his professional expertise to escape punishment for avenging his son's death.

7.6
44m
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Season 7

22 episodes
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Demons
Episode 1

Demons

Episode 1 • Sep 20, 2005

Twenty years after being convicted of the rape of a teenage girl, Ray Schenkel is released, much to the dismay of retired detective William Dorsey. When a teenage girl is raped on the route Schenkel would have taken home, Stabler goes undercover as a recently paroled sex offender so that he can get into the same therapy group as Schenkel, and the same halfway house. Cragen worries that Stabler may be getting in over his head.

8.3
42m
Design (I)
Episode 2

Design (I)

Episode 2 • Sep 27, 2005

Benson saves April Troost from committing suicide, but feels responsible when Troost dies during the trial of the man she accuses of raping her and getting her pregnant. It isn't long before detectives learn that Barclay Pallister wasn't the only man April picked up in a bar who has no recollection of sleeping with her, and the squad realizes that Troost was no victim. Their search takes them from prospective parents looking to adopt her child to the men she drugged and accosted to the sperm center she used to work at, which ends up at the center of the case. This crossover continues on Law & Order S16E02 Flaw (II).

7.6
43m
911
Episode 3

911

Episode 3 • Oct 04, 2005

Benson is on her way out for the evening when a call comes in from a little girl who says she's all alone. While trying to draw the girl out, Benson is drawn deeper into the little girl's life, and although the other officers begin to suspect the whole thing may be some sick joke, Benson is convinced that the little girl is the real deal. By talking to Maria, Benson is able to ferret enough information from her so that they have a place to start, but Maria's captor has an affinity for electronics and has done everything he can to make sure that no one can find the little girl he bought and paid for.

8.5
43m
Ripped
Episode 4

Ripped

Episode 4 • Oct 11, 2005

When the teenage son of Stabler's old partner comes under suspicion for attacking a classmate, Stabler's inability to treat this like any other case gets him suspended.

6.9
42m
Strain
Episode 5

Strain

Episode 5 • Oct 18, 2005

The discovery of the bodies of two young gay men who were both meth addicts as well as victims of a new strain of AIDS that can kill its victims in less than a year leads to an investigation. Tutuola learns that his son, Ken, is gay, and has difficulty accepting it, even though he and Benson end up going to Ken for help with infiltrating an anti-meth group. The group's leader, Gabriel, soon becomes their top suspect when the squad realises that the two men died because they passed the disease on.

8.1
43m
Raw
Episode 6

Raw

Episode 6 • Nov 01, 2005

After a six-year-old boy dies in a school shooting, detectives trace the gun used back to a white supremacist's gun shop. Munch and Tutuola both face hatred and prejudice from the major suspects in the case, but their investigation soon takes them from the man who pulled the trigger back to the gun shop owner, who makes no bones about his hatred of anyone who isn't white.

8.2
43m
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Season 8

22 episodes
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Informed
Episode 1

Informed

Episode 1 • Sep 19, 2006

Benson is called in after a young woman shows up at the hospital, raped and beaten with her head shaved. Haley Kerns refuses to submit to a rape kit, but Benson steals her underwear before leaving the apartment and gives it to Warner to check out. When Benson returns to her apartment she encounters Star Morrison, who admits that Haley is a federal informant working with them on eco-terrorism. After Stabler is wounded while out on a search with Morrison, Benson and she work to get information from Haley before the eco-terrorists can strike.

8.0
43m
Clock
Episode 2

Clock

Episode 2 • Sep 26, 2006

Stabler and Tutuola pair up to investigate when two teens go missing while their school is on a field trip to a local museum. Their investigation soon turns up evidence that the disappearance was staged to help Janey, who suffers from Turner's Syndrome, be with her older boyfriend, a man with a prediliction for young girls, and to help the boy, Connor, make good on a gambling debt. Stabler experiences a rift with his daughter, Kathleen, who is upset over the way that he has handled her relationship with a young man named Kevin.

7.0
43m
Recall
Episode 3

Recall

Episode 3 • Oct 03, 2006

Stabler and his new partner, Dani Beck, investigate the rape of a young woman named Nikki, who soon identifies a prominent lawyer, Martin Trenway, as her rapist. The squad has difficulty making the charges stick until another victim comes forward, but her testimony cannot be proven reliable. Determined to get at Trenway, Beck tracks down a woman from his past who holds the key to convicting Trenway, if they can convince her to expose the truth.

6.7
43m
Uncle
Episode 4

Uncle

Episode 4 • Oct 10, 2006

After a mother and her ten-year-old daughter are found raped and butchered in their apartment, Stabler and Beck take in a homeless man who turns out to be Munch's uncle, Andrew. Initially he's their main suspect until they find their way to a new suspect. Unfortunately, when their only evidence against Brent Allen Banks is thrown out in court, Andrew, suffering from mental illness, goes too far trying to do what he is convinced is the right thing.

6.3
43m
Confrontation
Episode 5

Confrontation

Episode 5 • Oct 17, 2006

Stabler and Beck disagree on how to handle a case involving a rapist who seems to be escalating his attacks. Beck is getting too personally involved in the case and with the victims, which Stabler warns her against. The key witness in the case is a pregnant woman who denies having been raped more than once by the man, whose goal appears to have been to impregnate the women.

6.4
43m
Infiltrated
Episode 6

Infiltrated

Episode 6 • Oct 31, 2006

Novak tries to find Benson when the case for a previous rape victim, Chelsea Arndale, hinges on her testimony. Benson, meanwhile, is still living as Persephone James and has been arrested in Oregon after the ecologist's group she has infiltrated is involved in a fracas with the local police. After the local sheriff advises her that her group is being looked at in connection with a recent murder, Benson decides to do a little investigating on her own and learns that the man was a pedophile. When she finally finds his private hideaway, it leads to a shocking conclusion.

8.8
43m
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Season 9

19 episodes
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Alternate
Episode 1

Alternate

Episode 1 • Sep 25, 2007

Benson and Stabler investigate a suspected child abuse case only to learn that the woman who reported it is the real case.

8.8
43m
Avatar
Episode 2

Avatar

Episode 2 • Oct 02, 2007

Detectives are troubled to learn that someone has taken an online game too far when a girl goes missing.

7.2
42m
Impulsive
Episode 3

Impulsive

Episode 3 • Oct 09, 2007

A teacher claims that a student pursued her after she's charged with raping him.

8.1
42m
Savant
Episode 4

Savant

Episode 4 • Oct 16, 2007

The only witness to a young woman's horrific beating is her mentally challenged daughter.

8.1
43m
Harm
Episode 5

Harm

Episode 5 • Oct 23, 2007

Benson and Stabler investigate the connection between the New York murder of college counselor Kate Simes and her volunteer work at a refugee center working with soldiers tortured in Iraq.

7.5
42m
Svengali
Episode 6

Svengali

Episode 6 • Nov 06, 2007

Benson comes under fire from fans of a convicted serial killer after a body turns up that greatly resembles his work.

7.6
43m
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Season 10

22 episodes
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Trials
Episode 1

Trials

Episode 1 • Sep 22, 2008

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.

7.5
43m
Confession
Episode 2

Confession

Episode 2 • Sep 30, 2008

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.

6.7
44m
Swing
Episode 3

Swing

Episode 3 • Oct 14, 2008

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.

8.6
43m
Lunacy
Episode 4

Lunacy

Episode 4 • Oct 21, 2008

The investigation of a famous dead astronaut found in Battery Park has hit a dead end, causing Stabler to ask for assistance from his old mentor, Dick Finley, a former colleague of the victim and an astronaut himself.

7.2
43m
Retro
Episode 5

Retro

Episode 5 • Oct 28, 2008

A baby with AIDS has Benson and Stabler asking for assistance from Warner as they investigate the case. They are pointed in the direction of a homeopathic doctor who has an questionable ethical past and who had prescribed the baby ineffective vitamins.

8.1
42m
Babes
Episode 6

Babes

Episode 6 • Nov 11, 2008

Stabler and Munch uncover a chastity club and a group of girls with a pregnancy pact at a high school where they came to investigate the death of a student.

7.7
43m
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Season 11

24 episodes
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Unstable
Episode 1

Unstable

Episode 1 • Sep 23, 2009

Officer Nate Kendall aids a woman in trouble and becomes roped into solving a rape case. While Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson believe that Kendall is not right for the case due to his unstable personality, Executive ADA Sonya Paxton joins the team, bringing evidence of a common thread among three other rape cases. With Paxton’s help, the team might expose a serial rapist.

8.2
43m
Sugar
Episode 2

Sugar

Episode 2 • Sep 30, 2009

A young woman's body is found stuffed inside a suitcase, and police believe that Mindy Keefe, the victim, was a train passenger on her way to Tampa when she was murdered. Detectives Benson and Stabler turn to Keefe's financier boyfriend, Owen Cassidy's yacht to investigate. However, Cassidy claims he was on his boat during the time of the murder. After further searching, the detectives discover Keefe belonged to an online dating website. But when the CEO of the dating website, Vance Shepard, refuses to comment on the case, the detectives turn to ADA Sonya Paxton for help.

6.6
42m
Solitary
Episode 3

Solitary

Episode 3 • Oct 07, 2009

When Lily Milton is reported missing, her boyfriend, Parker Hubbard, points Detectives Benson and Stabler in the direction of Callum Donovan, Lily's downstairs neighbor and convicted bank robber who spent nineteen years in solitary confinement. During the investigation into Donovan's alibi, Lily is found alive, adding a surprising twist to the case and exposing more of Donovan's dark past.

8.4
43m
Hammered
Episode 4

Hammered

Episode 4 • Oct 14, 2009

After a night of heavy drinking, Dalton Rindell wakes up to a bloody apartment, a terrible cut on his head and a dead woman in his bed. Unable to recall the night before, Rindell immediately calls the police. Detectives Benson and Stabler suspect the crime is the result of a deadly love triangle; however Rindell does not recognize the victim. After questioning Rindell and the victim’s family and friends, Benson and Stabler are provided with leads in several different directions. Unsure which lead to follow, the two detectives decide to return to the bar where the night began in order to piece together the gruesome truth.

7.5
42m
Hardwired
Episode 5

Hardwired

Episode 5 • Oct 21, 2009

After Eva Banks makes a shocking discovery about her son's behavior at school, she takes him to the doctor, only to find out that he has been the victim of sexual abuse. Detectives Benson and Stabler come onto the scene and question the victim and his family.

7.4
43m
Spooked
Episode 6

Spooked

Episode 6 • Oct 28, 2009

The FBI gets involved in a murder case when it becomes too dangerous for the SVU cops.

6.9
42m
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Season 12

24 episodes
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Locum
Episode 1

Locum

Episode 1 • Sep 22, 2010

Benson and Stabler are called to investigate when a little girl goes missing. They soon find out that the mother had another daughter who disappeared some years earlier and she becomes the focus of the investigation.

7.0
42m
Bullseye
Episode 2

Bullseye

Episode 2 • Sep 22, 2010

The brutal rape of a ten-year-old girl leaves her unable to recall her own name. Unfortunately, once Fin assists with the ID, the detectives find that she’s not the only one with memory impairment, and Dr. Huang is brought in to assess her home situation.

8.8
42m
Behave
Episode 3

Behave

Episode 3 • Sep 29, 2010

A woman who has been raped multiple times is afraid to leave her house. The issue of unopened rape kits will see Detective Olivia Benson travel from New York City to Los Angeles.

8.5
43m
Merchandise
Episode 4

Merchandise

Episode 4 • Oct 06, 2010

A teenage girl’s death exposes a human trafficking ring and leads detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler to team up with an old friend at the U.S. Attorney’s office.

7.8
42m
Wet
Episode 5

Wet

Episode 5 • Oct 13, 2010

Detectives Benson and Stabler arrive on the scene where a woman is found dead in Bethesda Fountain. When her squeaky clean image doesn’t match up with her promiscuous actions on the night of her murder, ADA Mikka Von encourages the cops to dig deeper into her past.

7.8
42m
Branded
Episode 6

Branded

Episode 6 • Oct 20, 2010

Two men have been branded and sodomised by someone. Is there a connection between these men, and what nut case is on the loose?

6.7
43m
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Season 13

23 episodes
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Scorched Earth
Episode 1

Scorched Earth

Episode 1 • Sep 21, 2011

An African immigrant working as a maid accuses an Italian diplomat of rape, but is she really in it just for the money? Meanwhile, Stabler's return remains in doubt after his latest shooting.

8.2
44m
Personal Fouls
Episode 2

Personal Fouls

Episode 2 • Sep 28, 2011

SVU investigates an accusation that a revered high school basketball coach sexually abused his players, but they ultimately may need the cooperation of a reluctant pro superstar to make the case.

7.4
43m
Blood Brothers
Episode 3

Blood Brothers

Episode 3 • Oct 05, 2011

A pregnant thirteen-year-old girl from Washington Heights claims that the son of an ambassador raped her, but the accused goes missing before SVU can question him.

5.9
44m
Double Strands
Episode 4

Double Strands

Episode 4 • Oct 12, 2011

Detective Rollins believes that SVU has caught a serial rapist from one of her earlier cases in Georgia, but a passioned request after a suicide attempt leads Amaro to suspect that they may have the wrong person.

7.6
44m
Missing Pieces
Episode 5

Missing Pieces

Episode 5 • Oct 19, 2011

Detectives search for a missing baby on Halloween after a young mother from Buffalo tells them her car was stolen while her baby was still in it.

8.8
43m
True Believers
Episode 6

True Believers

Episode 6 • Nov 02, 2011

The SVU team works together to investigate the case of a promising music student who was brutally raped at gunpoint.

5.0
44m
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Season 14

24 episodes
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Lost Reputation (1)
Episode 1

Lost Reputation (1)

Episode 1 • Sep 26, 2012

The squad reels from the fallout of Capt. Cragen being arrested for the murder of an escort.

8.4
43m
Above Suspicion (2)
Episode 2

Above Suspicion (2)

Episode 2 • Sep 26, 2012

Delia continues cleaning house, leaving a wake of accusations, frame-ups, and murders for SVU to work through as they continue their search for evidence to prove Donald Cragen is being framed.

8.8
43m
Twenty-Five Acts
Episode 3

Twenty-Five Acts

Episode 3 • Oct 10, 2012

A famous TV host forces himself on the young author of an erotic novel; Detective Amaro uncovers a secret that could damage the author's career and her case.

7.9
43m
Acceptable Loss
Episode 4

Acceptable Loss

Episode 4 • Oct 17, 2012

The special victims squad tries to take down a sex-trafficking operation that enslaves young women; when the investigation is halted by Lt. Alexandra Eames, Detective Benson has to get creative.

8.2
43m
Manhattan Vigil
Episode 5

Manhattan Vigil

Episode 5 • Oct 24, 2012

The kidnapping of a young boy reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of a unsolved case from thirteen years ago.

7.4
43m
Friending Emily
Episode 6

Friending Emily

Episode 6 • Oct 31, 2012

The investigation into a girl's disappearance leads to a high-tech kidnapper who uses the Internet to cover his tracks; Rollins reconnects with her sister.

7.1
43m
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Season 15

24 episodes
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Surrender Benson
Episode 1

Surrender Benson

Episode 1 • Sep 25, 2013

The SVU squad searches for Detective Benson and her abductor.

7.9
43m
Imprisoned Lives
Episode 2

Imprisoned Lives

Episode 2 • Sep 25, 2013

When a young boy is abandoned, the squad discovers more victims waiting to be rescued.

8.4
43m
American Tragedy
Episode 3

American Tragedy

Episode 3 • Oct 02, 2013

As a series of rapes on the Upper West Side puts the city on edge, a celebrity chef fears she is the next victim when someone follows her home; Detective Benson has a hard time overcoming her traumatic ordeal.

7.7
43m
Internal Affairs
Episode 4

Internal Affairs

Episode 4 • Oct 09, 2013

When Officer Michael Groves ends up in a psych ward after leveling accusations at the 12th Precinct, Internal Affairs asks the team to help investigate.

8.6
43m
Wonderland Story
Episode 5

Wonderland Story

Episode 5 • Oct 16, 2013

Investigation into the suspected rape of a woman Benson helped earlier leads to a cybermogul. The team bids farewell to Munch.

8.5
43m
October Surprise
Episode 6

October Surprise

Episode 6 • Oct 23, 2013

ADA Barba finds that a friend -- with a connection to a mayoral candidate front runner -- is accused of rape.

8.0
43m
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Season 16

23 episodes
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Girls Disappeared
Episode 1

Girls Disappeared

Episode 1 • Sep 24, 2014

Benson struggles to balance work and her new role of foster mother; when Amaro arrests a young prostitute with connections to Noah's mother, his undercover work sets off a dangerous chain of events.

7.6
43m
American Disgrace
Episode 2

American Disgrace

Episode 2 • Oct 01, 2014

When a series of allegations are made against a superstar basketball player, Sgt. Benson and Detective Carisi do not agree on the authenticity of each woman's story; the investigation takes Rollins back to her former precinct.

8.6
43m
Producer's Backend
Episode 3

Producer's Backend

Episode 3 • Oct 08, 2014

Amaro's by-the-book handling of a starlet's arrest gets him back on the SVU squad in time to investigate the actress's latest offense, statutory rape.

7.6
43m
Holden's Manifesto
Episode 4

Holden's Manifesto

Episode 4 • Oct 15, 2014

The team tries to find a bike messenger -- who has kept a video diary of his troubles with women -- before he can commit another violent act; the new deputy chief calls Benson's leadership into question.

7.3
43m
Pornstar's Requiem
Episode 5

Pornstar's Requiem

Episode 5 • Oct 22, 2014

A college student becomes a target after her work as an online porn star is discovered by her classmates.

8.2
43m
Glasgowman's Wrath
Episode 6

Glasgowman's Wrath

Episode 6 • Nov 05, 2014

Three young girls' search for a mythical character leads to one of them becoming injured and the other two disappearing.

8.2
43m
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Season 17

23 episodes
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Devil's Dissections (1)
Episode 1

Devil's Dissections (1)

Episode 1 • Sep 23, 2015

The squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.

8.8
43m
Criminal Pathology (2)
Episode 2

Criminal Pathology (2)

Episode 2 • Sep 23, 2015

A serial killer reveals shocking new info and problems in the case mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.

9.0
43m
Transgender Bridge
Episode 3

Transgender Bridge

Episode 3 • Sep 30, 2015

When a transgender teen is assaulted by high school bullies, the case quickly escalates to tragedy, and the squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime.

8.2
43m
Institutional Fail
Episode 4

Institutional Fail

Episode 4 • Oct 07, 2015

A malnourished toddler is found wandering and leads police to another ill child from the same home. The investigation eventually lands the Department of Child Services in hot water. Meanwhile, Chief Dodds tells Benson to expect some changes at her squad.

8.0
43m
Community Policing
Episode 5

Community Policing

Episode 5 • Oct 14, 2015

An unarmed black man is shot by three police officers who claim they were following proper procedure while pursuing a rape suspect. As racial tensions mount throughout the city, Barba indicts the three cops.

8.5
43m
Maternal Instincts
Episode 6

Maternal Instincts

Episode 6 • Oct 21, 2015

A violinist is raped by her colleague, but he doesn't remember committing the crime and claims he was drugged and robbed by a hired escort. Meanwhile, Rollins' mother throws a baby shower for her; and Sgt. Mike Dodds reports to work at the SVU squad.

7.8
43m
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Season 18

21 episodes
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Terrorized
Episode 1

Terrorized

Episode 1 • Sep 21, 2016

A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.

6.6
43m
Making a Rapist
Episode 2

Making a Rapist

Episode 2 • Sep 28, 2016

Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.

8.5
43m
Imposter
Episode 3

Imposter

Episode 3 • Oct 05, 2016

When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.

7.0
43m
Heightened Emotions
Episode 4

Heightened Emotions

Episode 4 • Oct 12, 2016

A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.

5.9
43m
Rape Interrupted
Episode 5

Rape Interrupted

Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2016

A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.

7.2
43m
Broken Rhymes
Episode 6

Broken Rhymes

Episode 6 • Nov 09, 2016

A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.

8.9
43m
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Season 19

24 episodes
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Gone Fishin'
Episode 1

Gone Fishin'

Episode 1 • Sep 27, 2017

Fin's decision to capture a fugitive rapist in a foreign country creates political complications for Barba's case, and an old friend returns with a shocking allegation against Benson.

8.7
43m
Mood
Episode 2

Mood

Episode 2 • Oct 04, 2017

The bizarre details of a woman's rape put the SVU at odds when Rollins and Carisi think her story is fabricated. Meanwhile, Benson goes on the offensive when her personal life is scrutinized.

8.7
43m
Contrapasso
Episode 3

Contrapasso

Episode 3 • Oct 11, 2017

When a man is found castrated and left for dead, Rollins and Carisi uncover three female suspects with possible motives. Meanwhile, Langan brings devastating news for Benson.

7.5
43m
No Good Reason
Episode 4

No Good Reason

Episode 4 • Oct 18, 2017

A teenager disappears after schoolmates make her the subject of a vicious cyberbullying attack.

9.0
43m
Complicated
Episode 5

Complicated

Episode 5 • Oct 25, 2017

A 10-year-old kidnapping case is reopened when a young woman is found wandering Central Park alone. Meanwhile, Carisi’s conversation with a newspaper reporter puts him in hot water.

7.5
43m
Unintended Consequences
Episode 6

Unintended Consequences

Episode 6 • Nov 08, 2017

When a teenaged girl is found dead, Rollins goes undercover at a high-end rehab center where the victim was last seen alive. Meanwhile, Benson tries to overcome her doubts about Sheila.

7.5
43m
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Season 20

24 episodes
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Man Up
Episode 1

Man Up

Episode 1 • Sep 27, 2018

Teenager Sam Conway shows evidence of rape but refuses to name his attacker. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins confess to some major life changes.

8.8
43m
Man Down
Episode 2

Man Down

Episode 2 • Sep 27, 2018

In the conclusion to the season premiere, ADA Stone blames himself for the shocking verdict in Sam's case, and before Benson can offer help, Sam makes a tragic decision.

8.5
43m
Zero Tolerance
Episode 3

Zero Tolerance

Episode 3 • Oct 04, 2018

After the rescue of a young girl from a sex trafficker, Benson and Stone must take drastic measures to reunite her with her mother. Meanwhile, Rollins decides to give her rocky relationship another chance.

7.2
43m
Revenge
Episode 4

Revenge

Episode 4 • Oct 11, 2018

As a string of break-in assaults grows more violent, the cops investigate an online incel group to identify a suspect.

7.3
43m
Accredo
Episode 5

Accredo

Episode 5 • Oct 18, 2018

A member of a women's empowerment group is found murdered, leading the cops to the group's charismatic male leader. Meanwhile, Rollins keeps her pregnancy under wraps to avoid going on desk duty.

7.0
43m
Exile
Episode 6

Exile

Episode 6 • Oct 25, 2018

A young woman wakes up in the hospital with no memory of her assault, and Carisi's investigation stalls when she disappears.

7.0
43m
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Season 21

20 episodes
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I'm Going to Make You a Star
Episode 1

I'm Going to Make You a Star

Episode 1 • Sep 26, 2019

When an actress accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes in the squad room put Carisi between a rock and a hard place.

8.0
43m
The Darkest Journey Home
Episode 2

The Darkest Journey Home

Episode 2 • Oct 03, 2019

Benson works with a young woman to help her remember the details and suspects in her rape. In order to learn a new witness interview technique, Rollins and Fin have to experience it for themselves.

7.0
43m
Down Low in Hell's Kitchen
Episode 3

Down Low in Hell's Kitchen

Episode 3 • Oct 10, 2019

A serial predator targeting men in gay bars proves difficult to catch, until a celebrity comes forward with his story.

5.5
43m
The Burden of Our Choices
Episode 4

The Burden of Our Choices

Episode 4 • Oct 17, 2019

Rollins clashes with the parents of a teenaged runaway. The squad comes together for a special event.

6.7
43m
At Midnight in Manhattan
Episode 5

At Midnight in Manhattan

Episode 5 • Oct 24, 2019

The detectives are spread thin when three major cases come in at midnight. Rollins and Carisi argue over an arrest.

8.5
43m
Murdered at a Bad Address
Episode 6

Murdered at a Bad Address

Episode 6 • Oct 31, 2019

The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery. Benson puts her trust in someone from her past.

7.8
43m
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Season 22

16 episodes
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Guardians and Gladiators
Episode 1

Guardians and Gladiators

Episode 1 • Nov 12, 2020

When the squad tries to solve an assault in Central Park, they are hampered by their own blind spots and a community that is losing trust in the police.

8.2
43m
Ballad of Dwight and Irena
Episode 2

Ballad of Dwight and Irena

Episode 2 • Nov 19, 2020

Rollins and Kat respond to a dangerous domestic violence call while Fin gives his deposition in the lawsuit against him.

8.0
43m
Remember Me In Quarantine
Episode 3

Remember Me In Quarantine

Episode 3 • Dec 03, 2020

The Special Victims Unit questions a group of college roommates when one of them goes missing during Covid lockdown.

8.3
43m
Sightless in a Savage Land
Episode 4

Sightless in a Savage Land

Episode 4 • Jan 07, 2021

The squad spends New Year's Eve tracking down an Amber Alert, and Carisi faces off against Counselor Rafael Barba in an emotional courtroom battle.

7.5
43m
Turn Me On, Take Me Private
Episode 5

Turn Me On, Take Me Private

Episode 5 • Jan 14, 2021

The SVU investigates when a role-play session on a camming website turns violent after one user decides to meet his idol in person.

7.5
43m
The Long Arm of the Witness
Episode 6

The Long Arm of the Witness

Episode 6 • Jan 21, 2021

Carisi takes on a powerful judge when he inexplicably dismisses the rape case of a university student.

9.5
43m
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Season 23

22 episodes
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And the Empire Strikes Back
Episode 1

And the Empire Strikes Back

Episode 1 • Sep 23, 2021

Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when a powerful congressman is identified as a suspect.

9.3
43m
Never Turn Your Back on Them
Episode 2

Never Turn Your Back on Them

Episode 2 • Sep 23, 2021

The search for a missing witness leads Fin and Kat down a dangerous path. Chief McGrath puts pressure on Garland and Benson to get a conviction.

8.3
43m
I Thought You Were on My Side
Episode 3

I Thought You Were on My Side

Episode 3 • Sep 30, 2021

Benson and Rollins must contend with the FBI and the Organized Crime bureau when a rape victim identifies a dangerous mobster as her assailant.

9.0
43m
One More Tale of Two Victims
Episode 4

One More Tale of Two Victims

Episode 4 • Oct 07, 2021

The SVU searches for a serial rapist who preys on mothers with young children. Benson and Fin struggle under the tightened reins of Chief McGrath.

8.7
43m
Fast Times @TheWheelHouse
Episode 5

Fast Times @TheWheelHouse

Episode 5 • Oct 14, 2021

The SVU faces the fury of social media fans when they arrest two popular influencer brothers.

7.0
43m
The Five Hundredth Episode
Episode 6

The Five Hundredth Episode

Episode 6 • Oct 21, 2021

Amaro returns to ask the SVU for help in clearing a convicted man's name and brings a figure from Benson's past back into her life.

7.5
43m
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Season 24

22 episodes
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Gimme Shelter (II)
Episode 1

Gimme Shelter (II)

Episode 1 • Sep 22, 2022

A girl is shot and Cosgrove teams with Det. Jalen Shaw to track down her killer. Benson and Stabler assist and realize it's more than a typical homicide. McCoy and Price seek justice against an international crime ring. The crossover begins on Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E01 Gimme Shelter (I). It continues on Law & Order S22E01 Gimme Shelter (III).

10.0
42m
The One You Feed
Episode 2

The One You Feed

Episode 2 • Sep 29, 2022

A group of teens terrorizing tourists has the SVU squad working overtime; McGrath teams them up with the Bronx gang unit to track down a crucial lead.

8.2
41m
Mirror Effect
Episode 3

Mirror Effect

Episode 3 • Oct 06, 2022

Benson tries to help a pop star in a volatile relationship; Rollins struggles with taking the stress of work home with her; Fin teaches a rookie a lesson in respecting fellow officers.

7.5
41m
The Steps We Cannot Take
Episode 4

The Steps We Cannot Take

Episode 4 • Oct 13, 2022

A home invasion and kidnapping lead the SVU to a shocking discovery; Muncy tries to fit in with the squad.

7.5
41m
Breakwater
Episode 5

Breakwater

Episode 5 • Oct 27, 2022

A young man asks the SVU for help when he suspects his boss is preying on his sister; Velasco tries to convince a reluctant witness to testify in court.

8.2
41m
Controlled Burn
Episode 6

Controlled Burn

Episode 6 • Nov 03, 2022

Rollins investigates an assault by a masked man at an underground party. Benson uncovers a suspect who may be valuable as a witness.

9.0
41m
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Season 25

13 episodes
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Tunnel Blind
Episode 1

Tunnel Blind

Episode 1 • Jan 18, 2024

As the squad celebrates Rollins and Carisi’s child, another child goes missing in broad daylight.

8.1
43m
Truth Embargo
Episode 2

Truth Embargo

Episode 2 • Jan 25, 2024

As Benson teams up with the FBI on an unsolved case, Fin and Velasco investigate a flash mob robbery that lead to a sexual assault.

6.0
43m
The Punch List
Episode 3

The Punch List

Episode 3 • Feb 01, 2024

The SVU helps a man come to terms with being victimized. Benson tries to support a victim's family when tragedy strikes twice.

7.8
42m
Duty to Report
Episode 4

Duty to Report

Episode 4 • Feb 08, 2024

When Chief McGrath's daughter discloses a sexual assault, Benson must balance the intricacies of the investigation with McGrath's impulsive actions.

9.5
43m
Zone Rouge
Episode 5

Zone Rouge

Episode 5 • Feb 22, 2024

A cryptic message sends SVU on a new track to find Maddie. Benson tries to help a federal agent when the case hits too close to home. Captain Curry tries to make amends with Fin.

8.8
43m
Carousel
Episode 6

Carousel

Episode 6 • Feb 29, 2024

To identify a woman's attacker, the SVU must track down a mysterious suspect targeting tourists staying in hostels.

7.2
43m
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Season 26

22 episodes
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Fractured
Episode 1

Fractured

Episode 1 • Oct 03, 2024

The SVU investigates a brutal attack on a group of law students. Benson hopes the discovery of a hidden camera will crack the case open. Carisi's best chance at conviction is catching the defendant in a lie.

9.4
43m
Excavation
Episode 2

Excavation

Episode 2 • Oct 10, 2024

Devastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home. Bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi when a powerful judge stalls the case.

8.8
43m
Divide & Conquer
Episode 3

Divide & Conquer

Episode 3 • Oct 17, 2024

A couple's dinner party ends with a violent home invasion and assault by masked men. Sgt. Rollins suspects the crime is linked to her Intelligence investigation of an international gang of thieves.

8.6
42m
Constricted
Episode 4

Constricted

Episode 4 • Oct 24, 2024

A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital. Carisi can't help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters.

8.8
43m
Economics of Shame
Episode 5

Economics of Shame

Episode 5 • Oct 31, 2024

When a TV reporter becomes the victim of sextortion that could ruin her career, Benson helps her take back control while Velasco goes undercover as a potential rich target.

8.8
43m
Rorschach
Episode 6

Rorschach

Episode 6 • Nov 07, 2024

Agent Clay consults with Benson when a woman is found gravely injured at a remote campground and the suspect could be anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard. Bruno and Silva take a chance on an odd hunch to see if it becomes a lead.

8.8
43m
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Season 27

6 episodes
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In the Wind
Episode 1

In the Wind

Episode 1 • Sep 25, 2025

Danger swirls around the squad as they investigate a suspect for rape and try to protect their key witness. A new chief of detectives puts Benson to the test. An off-duty Fin tries to stop an assault in progress.

9.6
0m
A Waiver of Consent
Episode 2

A Waiver of Consent

Episode 2 • Oct 02, 2025

When a member of an elite social club is assaulted, Carisi must convince witnesses to come forward despite the club's strict confidentiality rules. Chief Tynan offers Benson some extra help. Velasco is confronted with a surprising opportunity.

0.0
0m
The Vicious Cycle
Episode 3

The Vicious Cycle

Episode 3 • Oct 09, 2025

Bruno suspects a bomb was planted to destroy DNA evidence in a rape case. Benson takes on a murder investigation connected to the bombing. Griffin experiences the frustrating setbacks of working an SVU case.

0.0
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Clickbait
Episode 4

Clickbait

Episode 4 • Oct 16, 2025

When a tween suffers a life-threatening miscarriage, the SVU must unravel a web of online fabrications to identify a suspect; Rollins carefully weighs her career options.

0.0
0m
Feed the Craving
Episode 5

Feed the Craving

Episode 5 • Oct 23, 2025

0.0
0m
Episode 6
Episode 6

Episode 6

Episode 6 • TBA

0.0
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