Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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.

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.

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.

When an assistant district attorney is found raped and murdered in Central Park, the Special Victims Unit learn that she’d been stalked by a real estate agent whom she’d convicted of date rape. Benson lets her emotions get the best of her as she takes it upon herself to bring the suspected rapist to justice. Stabler tries to get the mans business partner to help him, but Benson may be the one who ends up needing help.

When a woman is raped, she turns to the Special Victims Unit for help, but lack of evidence prevents them from apprehending the criminal. When the detectives revisit the case a few months later, they find the woman even less willing to talk about what happened, as she claims she has moved on. Things turn sticky when Benson and Cassidy spend the night together.

When a multi-millionaire is found strangled in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their suspicion to his long list of lovers, which includes both men and women. Detectives discover he was involved with a group of beautiful Russian women that came to the U.S. to take advantage of wealthy Americans.

At the request of a victim, the police commissioner comes to Cragen with a special request -- close the five-year-old case of a serial rapist before the statute of limitations expires. The detectives finally get a lead but the investigation is hindered by one of the victims.

An elderly woman is found tied up and sexually assaulted in her apartment, and suspicion is initially on the young men that had broken into her home and robbed her, but once the detectives are surprised to learn that the rape was committed after the robbery – by someone else.

When a teenage girl comes into the squad room to tell the detectives that she was raped by a man she met on the Internet, the investigation leads the Special Victims Unit to a network of pedophiles and child pornographers.

A female television news reporter decides to go public with her story when she attacked and raped by two men, but the decision proves to be fatal.

A Romanian immigrant is being held as a psychological prisoner by her abusive employer and his wife, who is also traumatized by years of abuse and is willing to commit murder to protect her husband. A forensic psychologist analyzes the team, and presents disturbing findings to Cragen, suggesting that one of the detectives be removed from the team.

The vicious sexual assault and brutal beating of an Afghan diplomats 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.

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.

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.

The case of a seventeen-year-old rape victim during a gala for the opening of a luxury hotel takes a strange turn when her immediate family tries to keep the scandal quiet. Detectives soon discover that the girl isnt the innocent that she pretends to be. Benson struggles to deal with her mothers death and she learns about her past.

A college co-ed is found raped and dazed after a frat party, but cant remember anything that happened. The detectives then find that she had a date rape drug in her system, leaving them with many suspects and accomplices, tho the victim is reluctant to press charges.

An exceptional teacher, who helped inner city kids get into college, led a dangerous double life as a sex addict. When she is murdered, there is a long list of suspects but the case hits a snag after the womans illicit sexual history is exposed.

The mysterious rape of a veteran police officer, who trained Benson, is first linked to her ex-husbands gambling debts, and then to her fellow officers. It turns into a nightmare investigation as the IAB tries to thwart the SVU squads efforts.

The search for an out-of-state police officers runaway daughter leads the detectives through an underground rave culture that caters to wayward teens. They use an Internet journalist to track her and their search is seen through the eyes of the squad room personnel as told in their interviews with the Internal Affairs division.

The details of a kidnapping are similar to a series of rapes and murders that may link the crime to a serial killer.

Observed by an FBI psychiatrist, the detectives uncover a horrifying motive for the slaying of a software company employee by a fired colleague when they learn of the suspects bizarre relationship with his overbearing mother and a strange sexual fetish called piquerism.

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.

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.

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.

A man, who is shot and raped outside a gay bar, initially doesnt want to cooperate to find his shooter. When he finally does, the investigation leads to his family and turns his life upside down.

The battered body of a five-year-old girl in foster care is discovered and suspicion soon turns to members of the girls foster family as well as to the girls biological mother; who is the real guilty party and who is only a red herring?

The pregnant wife of a psychiatrist is found in a parking garage, unconscious and bleeding from a gaping abdominal wound with her fetus missing. The investigation leads to infedility and uncertainty as to the paternity, adding fuel to the fire of an already agitated Stabler.

Two people are found murdered in the park, including an animal rights activist who has been raped and then decapitated. Benson and Stabler must determine which of their two main suspects -- a sociopathic teenager and a recently paroled rapist -- is responsible for the murder.

Detective Stabler and Dr. Huang question a convicted serial killer on death row, hours before his execution, with the hope of solving an old murder case for the sake of the victims parents. The investigation goes haywire with mixed results.

An accomplished cellist is raped in her own apartment and the detectives are lead to a stalker who uses surveillance equipment and has been watching her every move.

A rebellious 16-year-old teenager is raped and murdered; the case becomes complex when they learn that her stepfather is a judge with whom she has had major problems.

When a heroin junkie is found raped, Tutuola takes an interest in her, but hes not the only one. The case turns into a bizarre murder investigation when the finger of a small child is found in the victims purse opening a can of worms that spans back thirteen years.

A murder in a church of a young cross-dresser leads Benson and Stabler to an alleged cover-up involving sexual child abuse by a priest.

A family portrait painted by a kindergartner leads the detectives to investigate her mother for child sexual abuse of her teenage stepson. When the boys 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.

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.

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.

The Detectives investigate the rape of a woman whos been in a coma for a year, and after eliminating a huge pool of suspects, they make a startling discovery.

A 14-year-old girl tries to commit suicide by jumping in front of a train after she is raped. She falsely accuses an ex-boyfriend but when the search turns to her dysfunctional family, surprise discoveries are made and SVU discovers that the family is even worse off than they thought.

An infant ingests pure cocaine disguised in baby formula, uncovering a complicated narcotics ring with unlikely participants and the entire squad goes undercover to flush them out.

When the body of a 1-month-old baby girl is found stuffed inside a cooler, the detectives are horrified. But they soon learn that the baby had a genetic disorder known as Tay-Sachs disease, and it may have been a mercy killing.

A Tibetan woman who was tortured in her home country is found murdered, with her foot missing, and after an exhaustive search of potential suspects, the killer is a victim of torture himself.

After a young boy witnesses the brutal sexual assault and murder of his stepmother, he is too terrified to tell the detectives who attacked her.

A quadruple homicide with sexual overtones is just the start of an intense rampage of a serial killer that brings a homicide detective into the mix. As the entire squad races against time to prevent further victims, the evidence uncovers a horrible situation of incest and abuse.

A man accused of raping several neighborhood women denies everything and represents himself in court.

A murdered 14-year-old girl leads the detectives to a prominent physician who specializes in reproduction therapy and exposes a dangerous "foundation" where disenfranchised young women are brainwashed.

A woman with a high-risk pregnancy disappears and her ex-boyfriend, whos 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.

A psychiatrist with unconventional methods is found sexually assaulted, unconscious and near death in a crack house. Its 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.

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.

While patrolling, police stumble upon an attack in progress at Momma Sue’s restaurant on the pregnant owner. Her husband is arrested and then seeks to have her charged with neglect for drinking during her pregnancy. The detectives discover its not the first time a child has been exposed to the devastating repercussions of her uncontrolled alcoholism.

A subway commuter is found castrated and bleeding profusely, leading the detectives to discover their "victim" may be the perpetrator in abducting women and forcing them to live in his dungeon for several years as his bride. As the detectives prepare to arrest their victim turned suspect, Benson arrives to find him murdered.

When a convicted pedophile, desperate to prove his innocence before his terminally ill mother dies, escapes from a Virginia Correctional Facility and kidnaps his accuser to force him to recant his story, a Deputy Marshall teams up with Benson to track them down. Benson eventually finds herself in the middle of a hostage situation beginning to believe his story.

A young Arab woman is brutally raped and burned, and after identifying her, the detectives suspect her husband and mother-in-law. After a man accused of the murders of three Arabs, he claims that he was genetically and biologically predisposed to hatred and violence, but soon they uncover the real impetus to the slayings.

The investigation into the death of a pregnant high school student exposes a long-held family secret, which precipitates yet another violent death and eventually the destruction of two families.

The conviction of a group of sociopathic high school bullies who turned on one of their own escalates into even more violence and death in their exclusive private school.

A wealthy toy mogul is the suspect of the sexual abuse of a child. His prosecution impeded by the childs parents who refuse to produce their child for questioning to avoid losing the millions paid through a non-disclosure agreement, and by the discovery that a second accusation was falsified in an attempt to extort a settlement.

When it becomes obvious that a forensics expert raped and murdered a student, the investigation focuses on a criminology professor Cragen arrested decades earlier for similar crimes, but is the professor a perpetrator or a victim?

The death of a wealthy senior citizen leads to an investigation that uncovers a serial killer with childhood abandonment issues who targets the elderly.

A boy is accused of being molested after his soccer game, but he doesnt admit to it. His principal and his soccer coach are the prime suspects.

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.

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.

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

When a college student claims rape and her professor claims it was consensual sex, Stabler and Benson find themselves in the middle of a he said, she said battle, trying to decide whether to believe the alleged victim, or the alleged perpetrator who claimed she liked it rough. Benson sides with Myra, the victim, whereas Stabler finds himself wondering if Polikoff is telling the truth about being innocent, especially after Myra falsely accuses Stabler of touching her inappropriately. After giving more thought to the situation, Benson and Stabler each wonder if the other is right. Stabler has bigger problems on his hands, though, as Myras attorney reveals that Kathy has moved out and taken the children.

Fin is reunited with his own son as he risks his life to save two small children, one caught in the middle of a bodega robbery and the other from the junkie who set the childs mother up for murder and then stole him to use as a front in her scheme to boost materials for her meth lab.

Complications ensue in the investigation of a Stone Cold Assassins gangbanger who fell off a building after the victim that he tried to rape bit him in self-defense when the vics twin sister cops to the crime, seemingly impossible due to the evidence until the secrets regarding the sisters true genetic identity are revealed.

The squad is at a loss on what to do with a violent homicide when Stablers son points out that the event is straight out of a video game. Interviewing the games creators leads them to a former employee, who then leads them (with a few other steps along the way) to a teenage couple who claim to be unable to distinguish fantasy from reality.

When a wealthy couple is found dead in their home, Benson and Stabler soon realise that their deaths are connected to a drug smuggling ring. Eventually the road leads back to the same drug dealers who forced a former assistant district attorney into hiding, and Alex Cabot comes home to face her enemies.

After an 18-year-old girl is kidnapped, psychic Sebastian Ballentine comes forward claiming to have information on the killings. Stabler refuses to believe that Ballentine is a real psychic, and is convinced that the hints he is dropping about the case indicate he is somehow involved.

After a young woman is found raped and murdered near a nightclub with five hundred dollars stuffed into her mouth, Benson and Stabler follow the fingerprint trail on the money to Attorney Jason Whitaker, whose sole responsibility seems to be handling the trust for the Duvall family. Soon detectives are convinced that Gabriel Duvall is their rapist, but dont have quite enough evidence to put him away. ADA Novak is working on both the case and a terrified former victim when she is brutally attacked in her office late at night. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Trial by Jury S01:E11 Day (II).

After a womans head is found in a car junkyard, the detectives track it down to the black market.

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.

Benson is on her way out for the evening when a call comes in from a little girl who says shes all alone. While trying to draw the girl out, Benson is drawn deeper into the little girls 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 Marias 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.

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 groups leader, Gabriel, soon becomes their top suspect when the squad realises that the two men died because they passed the disease on.

After the bones of a boy who disappeared in 1978 are found at a playground, Stabler, still visibly recovering from a recent gunshot wound, teams up with Vizcarrando to determine the boys identity, which leads them to a cold case involving four missing Puerto Rican boys that were never found.

After sixteen-year-old Lauren Westley loses her unborn child due to a severe abdominal beating, her fathers insistence that Lauren was raped leads detectives to the babys father, but it isnt long before the detectives realise that Lauren was an active party in her own beating, and the two teens had found it necessary to take the steps they did because the abortion clinic kept putting off Laurens request for an appointment. Novak faces a tough opponent in her own office when she and Branch disagree over the appropriate action to be taken against Wayne Mortens, the young girls boyfriend.

After young Sean Hamill is stabbed in the back at the schoolyard, detectives are led to Charlie Monaghan, the older boy who had previously gotten into trouble over Hamill, but it isnt long before their attention turns to Monaghans half-sister Emma Boyd. Hamill had been torturing the little girl for months because she had two mothers. After getting a nice deal for Emmas side, Benson and Stabler are thrown for a loop when Emmas biological grandparents accuse Zoe, who had never legally adopted Emma, of sexually molesting the little girl, and evidence seems to support their claims.

The team investigates when young Carly Hunter disappears while walking home from school one day. While processing evidence found at the scene, Warner realises that the little girl has leukemia, and they need to get her home as soon as possible to begin treatment. Despite the ransom drop going wrong, the detectives are able to find the little girl thanks to evidence OHalloran finds at the scene, but as she tells her story to Stabler and her mother, it soon becomes clear that her kidnapper is someone very close to home. Stabler and Warner end up becoming hostages when the kidnapper approaches Jake Hunter directly.

After the body of Vicky Riggs is found, Benson and Stabler delve into her private life and finally learn that in addition to being a respected lawyer, she was also a stripper. A surveillance photo leads them to Linus McKellen, her boss husband, who was also having an affair with her. There isnt enough evidence to prove he murdered Vicky, but when Vickys co-worker at the club, Josie Post, is also found murdered, DNA proves that McKellens semen was found in her body, despite his disabled wife Tessas conviction that he would never murder anyone. Suspicion turns on Tessa herself once the detectives interview the only man who seems capable of having committed the murders.

After Carolyn Pereiras body is dumped in an area frequented by prostitutes, Stabler and Tutuola soon realise she had far more money than a student on financial aid should have had, and learn that she was deeply involved in the worlds of online gambling and high stakes poker. Suspects include the Gloria Culhane, the roommate who ended up with the very expensive ring that Caroline stole from a star athlete, Roddy Franklin, the star athlete who had his ring taken by Caroline, and Adam Halder, Carolines best friend from childhood who turned out to be her backup during her online gambling forays. Stabler makes a special plea for Halder, feeling like he and the young man have something in common because both were boys from the wrong side of the tracks dealing with rich kids who treated them like dirt.

A manhunt ensues when Victor Paul Gitano, a recently released sex offender, kidnaps two children after killing the rest of their family. Benson and Stabler pursue Gitano only to find their own relationship challenged as both experience opportunities where they put their personal relationship ahead of their job. After having her throat slashed, Benson requests for a new partner when she hears what Stabler has to say about their relationship and their job.

When an eight-year-old propositions a male classmate, Stabler and Tutuola are called in to investigate the case and soon learn that Jake Winnocks father spent seven years in prison for molesting his older brother, Teddy. D.N.A. tests clear Gregory Hensal of abusive his son, but implicate Jakes older brother, whom detectives soon learn has been running his own personal Internet pornography site. T.A.R.U. tech Ruben Morales joins the detectives in their search for Teddy after he goes missing, but his own guilt about his nephews molestation after being raped by an online predator he met using the computer Morales had given him colors his judgment when dealing with one of the suspects.

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.

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.

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.

After a third young teen is found dead, a paw print tattoo on her lower back, Stabler and Beck investigate the tattoo, which leads them to Broder House, a foster home for young girls. They learn that Chantal was one of a number of girls who had ended up working the streets for a man named Victor. Stabler warns Beck that she cant get emotionally involved in every case, but the two work together to bring down Victor, relying on one of his girls to get the evidence that they need.

After Danielle Masoner dies in Central Park, Stabler follows the leads to a homeless man who turns out to be a better witness than he thought. Paired up again with Benson, Stabler investigates her death, but it keeps bringing up memories of Dani Beck for him. During the course of the investigation, Benson and Stabler learn that Danielles husband was sleeping with a friend of theirs, leading the squad to suspect first him, but their suspicion soon turns to the husband of the other woman.

Stabler and Benson find themselves on opposite sides when Valerie Sennet accuses her estranged husband, Miles Sennet, of breaking into her home and raping her. Because Miles has no history of violence and Valerie refuses to allow detectives to use her daughter Tessa as a witness, he is soon released, and Stabler and Benson continue to clash as Benson remains convinced that Miles raped Valerie and is a danger, and Stabler believes it may be a case of a wife crying foul to punish her soon-to-be ex-husband.

Stabler ends out being out of commission after a perpetrator high on PCP throws him through a window at the station, so Benson teams up with Munch and Tutuola to investigate a mysterious packet of photos. The photographs lead them to both a suspected child pornographer and a junkie burgler, but after Benson takes ill during the investigation, the team realises that there is more than child pornography at stake as their investigation soon reveals that Seth Millstead wasnt into little boys at all, but had been using the tenants of the apartment building in an experiment for a new pesticide.

Stabler finds himself drawn into a case where a young mother has committed suicide after her baby goes missing. The case leads to questions for Benson about her own family history.

Stabler and Benson suspect a charismatic preacher in a case of murder until his wife provides them with another viable suspect.

When Detective Benson gets into the middle of an investigation of her brother Simon Marsden, the case begins to threaten her career. As Simon makes a run for it, Benson investigates further into his family life, and begins to question whether or not she was the product of a rape in the first place.

The team investigates the death of a partially clothed teenage boy wearing a leather mask. The detectives discover that the victims best friend is the killer and has a video, showing that the boys death was the result of a backyard wrestling match gone wrong.

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

A teacher claims that a student pursued her after shes charged with raping him.

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.

Novak confronts ghosts from her past while handling the trial of a schizophrenic serial rapist, who seriously injured Stabler.

When the paternity of a missing young boy is placed into question, Stabler wonders if he really is the father of Kathys child. Later, Stabler faces the possibility of losing not only his partner but also Kathy and the baby when she and Benson are in an accident.

A Park Avenue socialites body is found in NYCS Central Park, and Detectives Benson and Stabler initially suspect her wealthy boyfriend.

Benson and Stabler investigate a tutor after a student is beaten and sexually assaulted, but their investigation soon leads them to another student.

After a woman was found raped in a garden, Benson and Stabler realize that the case goes much deeper because of the victims mother, drugs, and the realization that a corrections officer is involved. Benson decides to go undercover at the same prison where the mother is, putting herself on the other side of the fence.

An engineer plays a series of mind games with Benson and Stabler.

The squad is left at ends when Lake is caught in a gunfight and later takes a witness hostage.

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.

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.

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.

Benson finds herself going the extra mile to protect a woman abused by her spouse. The investigation turns up information regarding a long-forgotten case of 2nd degree murder and escape.

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.

When a teenagers body is uncovered in the Hudson River, the detectives search for the victims identity which leads Benson to go undercover as a madam.

The detectives have very little to work with after a man is found badly-beaten in a strip clubs parking lot. Their questioning begins with the dancers until the victims ex-wife and 13-year old transgender son become suspects.

A single murder suddenly turns into a scene with three bodies, leaving Benson and Stabler to work with a strip club owner to find a murderer whose motive may be more about righteousness than perversity.

A turf war ensues when Stabler and Tutuola link an artists 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.

A teenage girl who sent text messages containing nude pictures of herself is found beaten up. She next faces a harsh sentence from a judge after being arrested for producing and distributing child pornography.

A murder in Central Park that involves a tourist puts the SVU on high alert, but when the suspect theyve brought in for questioning escapes, Munch has to reach out to an ex-wife in an effort to prevent another killing thats closer to home.

A young womans 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 Keefes financier boyfriend, Owen Cassidys 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.

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.

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

Stabler is torn between a troubling rape case which victim has had pictures posted on the net and his son, whose friends actions may endanger a life and both of their futures.

Fins investigation into three little girls 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.

When a rich and powerful couple with political connections is found murdered in their bedroom, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler decide to speak to the deceased couples daughter, Anne, for more information. After hearing Annes account of a nefarious man who has been following her, the detectives soon discover that Annes supposed stalker is none other than Detective Ash Ramsey of the Special Frauds division. Convinced that Anne killed her parents for their money, Ramsey becomes suspicious of Annes business manager and is led to believe that he helped her steal money from the foundation she runs. When blackmail and embezzlement come into play, the detectives find that their lives may be at risk over a girl with some serious parent issues.

When a series of young prostitutes are found murdered with homemade prayer cards attached to their bodies, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler struggle to find the common thread. However, just when they think that theyve found the murderer, Captain Donald Cragen informs the detectives that another victim named Gladys has turned up with a prayer card. This time she survived. As the case unfolds, Benson finds herself getting emotionally invested in the survivor until she is forced to make a decision that she isnt ready to face.

Soon after a young girl, Laine McAlister, is raped in her apartment buildings stairwell, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler meet Laine in the hospital and find her extremely shaken with a large cut on her hand. After an unpleasant exchange with a man she claims is her boyfriend, the detectives become suspicious that she may have fabricated her rape to get attention. Their suspicions grow when she waits to reveal that there was an eyewitness. As the gravity of the situation intensifies, Benson and Stabler find themselves in a race to track down the witness and get a testimony before it is too late.

When a journalist is found raped and murdered in her own bed, Cragen is able to connect this particular case to another five murders that happened thirty years ago, committed by the "Bedtime Butcher". To uncover the truth behind the crimes, Benson goes undercover in order to find the real killer.

After a young woman is sexually assaulted and murdered, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler track down the womans boyfriend - their first suspect - but learn that he is a devout vegan who wouldnt hurt a fly. They soon find that the victim had been deeply involved in the fight to expose questionable practices in the meat-packing industry, even going undercover at a large company to find out the truth. Benson goes undercover herself to retrace the womans footsteps and to identify who the victim might have angered along the way.

When a pregnant woman is raped, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler arrive at the hospital to find that she has fled. Even when someone is arrested for a similar offense, ADA Jo Marlowe says she doesnt have a case in court unless they find the victim and get a statement from her. Soon, Benson and Stabler connect the woman to an illegal adoption operation, forcing them to go undercover and expose the truth.

The detectives end up in a dangerous situation while investigating the whereabouts of a kidnapped eight-year-old boy.

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.

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.

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

Undercover FBI agent Dana Lewis returns to help the detectives with a case.

With young Calvin in her care, Detective Benson continues the search for his drug-addict mother, Vivian, but Detective Stabler notices a strong bond forming between Benson and the boy. When Vivian’s name comes up during a rape investigation, Captain Cragen assigns Detectives Fin and Munch to the case instead. However, it will take more than Cragen’ s orders to keep Benson away.

A young man finds that his girlfriend Larissa Welsh has been attacked in her apartment with evidence that points to her buried past. Detectives Benson and Stabler go in search of her attacker and discover that an elderly man, Orville Underwood, may have been involved in traumatic events of Welsh’s past. For the detectives, solving the case comes down to who was in possession of the evidence.

Detective Saliyah "Sunny" Qadri goes in search of Brooklyn District Attorney Page Ferguson, who she fears may be in danger. Qadri finds Ferguson just in time to witness her fall from the top of a parking garage. When Benson arrives, she discovers that the crime scene has been tampered with. Benson turns to an old friend, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson for help. As the investigation progresses, Benson begins to question Ferguson’s suspicious past and Qadri’s involvement in the case.

After the sexual assault of a young woman is videotaped and featured on a campus-wide intranet feed, detectives Elliot Stabler and Odafin "Fin" Tutuola go in search of the victim and her attacker. As they delve into the investigation, it becomes clear that the perpetrator created a spectacle to draw attention to his own issues.

An art patron finds a body, and when detectives question the murdered womans good friend and associates, they uncover an antagonistic work environment filled with grown-up bullies.

When a young girl is found dead with a doll that is believed to have been left as a totem, detectives Benson and Stabler team up with Captain Jackson, a psychologist who assisted them with a recent case, to investigate her murder. Jackson joins the detectives as they retrace the girl’s last steps and go to meet with her piano teacher June Frye. Jackson’s skills prove to be invaluable in deciphering the meaning of the totem and ultimately finding her killer.

When an abandoned baby is found on playground, Detectives Benson and Stabler go in search of the child’s caregiver. Upon meeting the nanny and her boyfriend, Ken Turner, they soon realize that he is also engaged to the baby’s adoptive mother, Dede Aston. As the detectives dig deeper into Turner’s malevolent past, they realize that the law may be on his side.

When a woman is murdered during an afternoon shopping trip with her daughter, Detectives Benson and Stabler are called in because she was scheduled to testify in their high-profile rape case. As the detectives continue to investigate the correlation between the murder and their case, they discover unlikely friendships that will lead them to the truth.

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.

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.

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

A patient in a mental hospital claims to have witnessed a sexual assault. However, the supposed victim is a fellow patient who has a history of making rape allegations, but she denies being assaulted this time.

A retired pro quarterback is busted for having sex with a fourteen-year-old prostitute, but he may be suffering from diminished capacity because of all the concussions he had on the field.

Benson and Amaro must work around a resistant victim when the CEO of a military contractor is assaulted.

After a couple is murdered in their home and their daughter is critically injured, SVU uncovers a number of twisted family secrets, as well as Detective Rollins gambling addiction.

Detective Benson calls on Bayard Ellis for legal help when her estranged brother gets caught in a child custody battle. Also, Detectives Tutuola and Rollins investigate why a newborn baby is abandoned near a hospital.

A man witnesses his wifes rape and kidnapping while video chatting with her on his way home from a business trip. The abductors seek a ransom, and the case grows more complex as detectives probe deeper.

Detectives search for a missing teenage girl who vanished while looking for her biological father, an anonymous sperm donor. A puzzling prime suspect whos targeted several young women soon emerges.

The investigation of the homicide of a young woman who recently had her leg amputated sends SVU into the strange culture of body modification.

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

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

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

When a woman claims that the baby she kidnapped is hers with a respected legal expert, the investigation changes the lives of two families.

A man goes on a killing spree, but he has links to a prostitute that Benson encountered in an earlier investigation, so the FBI contacts SVU for information.

When a rape victim is arrested for murder in Suffolk County, Detective Benson questions the case and finds enough evidence for District Attorney Barba to charge a different suspect in Manhattan.

When a janitor violently attacks a coach, the SVU team connects the janitors behavior to a history of sexual abuse; the detectives find more victims of the same predator.

The SVU squad tries to keep Detective Rollins sister safe from her abusive boyfriend when she turns up beaten and pregnant; when Rollins is forced to take drastic action, an internal affairs investigation begins.

A woman claims that Brian Cassidy raped her while he was working under cover; when Cassidy and his lawyer utilize surprising defense methods, Detective Amaro is affected.

The SVU detectives investigate after a school nurse notices multiple injuries on a young girl; Detective Amaro tries to bond with his recently discovered son.

When a concert turns into a mob scene, a teenager is brutally assaulted; Detective Amaro ends up defending the prime suspects reputation.

The investigation into how a comatose woman ended up in a river near the mayors home reveals the victims unexpected wild side.

The SVU squad searches for Detective Benson and her abductor.

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.

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

A four-year-old student makes claims of sexual abuse against a singing coach and popular TV personality.

When Rollins tries to help a friend press rape charges against her lover, she finds herself thrust into the middle of the case.

When a suspect is gravely injured and the case becomes a public spectacle, Amaros badge is on the line; Cragen surprises everyone with an announcement.

Amaro suspects the boyfriend of a missing girl is involved with a gang; Benson becomes the SVUs new sergeant.

Popular comedian Josh Galloway is faced with student protestors after a set at Tompkins Square University. Though Barba cant arrest him for speaking his mind, he charges the SVU to find proof that Galloways actions reflect his words. Meanwhile, a detective from Chicago seeks help from the NYPD. The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S1E06 Conventions (II).

When Rollins strikes a deal with the managers of a gambling club in order to protect her job, she ends up drawing the suspicion of Benson and Tutuola.

After a single mom is arrested for leaving her young daughter alone for days, Sgt. Benson suspects the woman may have been abused in her own childhood.

Olivia Benson is investigated by Internal Affairs after William Lewis death; as pressure mounts, Olivia has to choose between her convictions and her badge.

Taking an active approach to catching sex offenders, the team targets a photographer with a secret life whose fantasies may have crossed into reality.

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

Amaros by-the-book handling of a starlets arrest gets him back on the SVU squad in time to investigate the actresss latest offense, statutory rape.

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

SVU and Chicago PD officer Erin Lindsay try to track down Lindsays half-brother, who may be able to help take down a child pornography ring. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E07 Nobody Touches Anything (I). It continues on Chicago P.D. S02E07 Theyll Have to Go Through Me (III).

A serial rapist strikes in several cities where the rape kit backlog stalls the investigation.

A teenager is sexually assaulted and left for dead in an alley after attending a movie stars party; Benson is suspicious when security footage from the party goes missing.

Two families are left to pick up the pieces of their lives when a rape case goes terribly wrong.

A mother goes undercover as a madam to find her daughter. Further investigation leads Benson to find out who Noahs father is.

Carisis future brother-in-law makes a rape accusation against his female parole officer, forcing Carisi to investigate whether his sisters fiancé is telling the truth or allowing his old bad habits to resurface.

A measles outbreak delays arrests in a case involving pornographic photos taken by teens at a party. Meanwhile, Benson discovers that some kids medical records may have been falsified after Noah gets measles; Amaro leans upsetting news about his son.

A woman who accused her father of raping her when she was six now says the accusations were false. With the help of attorney Bayard Ellis and retired captain Kragen, SVU tries to get to the truth and make sure justice is served.

Sgt. Benson and ADA Barba take Johnny D to trial for sex trafficking, rape, assault and kidnapping. But when Baby Noahs adoption becomes entangled in the case, Benson fears for Noahs future and his safety. In an intense courtroom showdown, the SVU will face a threat that could change the squad forever.

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

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.

A violinist is raped by her colleague, but he doesnt 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.

The search for a missing teenager takes an emotional toll on Dodd, DNA could lead to the teens abductor.

A high school student plans a clandestine hookup with his female teacher but ends up in a far more sinister situation.

A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.

Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay and Dawson join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers they helped to convict. The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S03E14 The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (II).

When a lack of evidence leads Barba to drop rape charges against a popular actor; Rollins takes matters into her own hands.

When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offices, the police department, and the Catholic Church.

A young model is raped by a renowned fashion house photographer, who looks to his successful brother to make the charges disappear.

A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.

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 boys mother discloses.

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

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

The SVU team investigates a woman has been sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.

The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.

The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.

An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.

A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.

A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.

A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.

In the 18th-season finale, two families seek justice for their loved ones in the wake of a suspects unexpected release. Soon, public protests on the matter escalate to violence, leading Benson to go to desperate lengths to make an arrest.

The bizarre details of a womans 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.

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

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.

The cops get tangled in an elaborate online hoax that leads to the rape of a popular social media star; Benson sets firm ground rules with Sheila.

When the SVU investigates a case involving two students in a special needs school, Rollins discovers that one childs medical issues stem from a surprising source.

After a female pundit is assaulted during a protest, Benson and Barba struggle to put their political beliefs aside in order to help bring the attacker to justice.

A doctor arrested for sexually abusing his patients is set free after Cassidys testimony causes a mistrial.

A girls tragic death becomes a criminal case when a surgeon harvests her organs without parental consent.

The SVU must break through military red tape when a soldier is suspected of sexual assault.

Rollins races to rescue a girl being held captive by her father.

An Alzheimers patient claims she was raped, but her illness casts doubt on the case. Meanwhile, Fins sergeant orders come in.

Lieutenant Bensons suspicions about a kidnapping victim uncover a dangerous criminal network prepared to silence anyone who gets in their way.

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

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

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

When a waitress at a popular restaurant is sexually assaulted, SVU looks for the culprit at the top of the culinary food chain, but Benson and Stone hit a wall when its time to prosecute.

The investigation into a promising new author’s death leads to a decades-old secret kept between two reclusive brothers.

Stone takes up the unsolved cold case of a serial rapist that consumed his father’s career

As Stone prosecutes the case of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Benson and her squad wrestle with the duty of testifying against her.

Benson and the SVU investigate the death of a man they believe to be a pedophile. When they dig deeper, they realize things are not what they seem and that the case actually hits really close to home.

When defense attorney Nikki Staines is raped after a police charity event, Benson reluctantly looks to her own for a suspect.

Benson and the team work to uncover a pregnant teenagers secret when she refuses to name the babys father.

When a pop star is assaulted in her home, the SVU investigates the public feud between her rapper husband and a competing recording artist; Fins family ties to a suspect take him off the case.

When a teenager is found dead in the Hudson River, Lt. Benson suspects Rob Miller is behind the mysterious death but cant prove it. Despite having only circumstantial evidence, ADA Stone takes the case to court before Miller can destroy more lives.

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.

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

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

Rollins goes undercover to find a suspect who is drugging and assaulting tourists, while Benson helps the victims sort out their memories from their hallucinations.

A desperate father takes matters into his own hands in the case against his daughters rapist.

Benson investigates a police officers accusations of sexual assault. Captain Tuckers retirement party ends in tragedy.

Rollins goes undercover to root out a government worker withholding green cards in exchange for sex.

Rollins sister stirs up trouble and a possible SVU investigation when she reports a doctor who trades prescription painkillers for sex.

Chief Garland must put friendship aside when a pastor at his church is arrested.

As Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Toby Moore, the SVU faces setbacks in several other cases.

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.

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

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

Benson teams up with Lt. Barek and the Bronx SVU to track down a serial rapist with victims in both boroughs.

The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S01E01 What Happens in Puglia (II).

A high-profile activist suspects her sister has been kidnapped by a hate group.

The SVU search for three women suspected of drugging and robbing wealthy men. The case leads to personal connections for both Benson and Kat. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S01E05 An Inferior Product (II).

Garland asks Benson to investigate an unusual domestic violence case when his neighbor is found injured.

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

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

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

When a teenage sex worker disappears, Rollins and Velasco find a key clue in a pile of neglected missing persons reports.

Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler. Benson finds herself at odds with a friend when Barba agrees to take the case. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S02E09 The Christmas Episode (II).

A boy disappears after meeting up with an online gamer; Benson suspects her son is being bullied.

After a woman disappears, the squad notice similarities to a 20 year old DV case. Rollins and Carisis relationship faces a challenge.

Carisis niece helps a friend report a sexual assault. Benson investigates a colleges secret society that preys on female students.

Velasco asks Benson for help finding three girls who were trafficked from his hometown to New York City.

Garland asks Benson to reopen a missing persons case he worked as a rookie officer. A victim in one of Carisis recent cases is arrested.

When the only evidence in a crime is a church confession, Carisi must find another way to prove his suspect guilty. Benson agrees to meet with Burton, who seeks to make amends for past transgressions.

A young girl is shot and Cosgrove teams with Det. Jalen Shaw to track down her killer. Benson and Stabler assist and realize its more than a typical homicide. McCoy and Price seek justice against an international crime ring, but complications threaten the case. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E01 Gimme Shelter (I). It continues on Law & Order S23E01 Gimme Shelter (III).

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.

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.

When the case against a popular sports star falls through, Benson digs into the suspects past to uncover additional victims. Velasco is disappointed when he meets one of his heroes.

Carisi and Rollins work together on an important arraignment. Benson tries to make Noah’s Christmas wish come true when a case falls in her lap.

While Benson tries to help the gang member who attacked her, Duarte reveals a shocking piece of evidence in the case. Fin is tasked with hiring new detectives for the Bronx SVU.

A car accident leads the detectives on a search for an ambulance driver assaulting his charges. Fin gives Det. Bruno a tour of Manhattan SVU.

A man with dementia confesses to murder, but Benson and Carisi believe theres more to the case; when rumors swirl around the squad room, Fin presses Velasco for the truth.

The search for a suspect who drugs womens drinks in crowded bars leads the SVU to Muncys brother. Churlish makes a risky move to impress Benson.

Carisi must tread carefully when Maxwell’s husband becomes a person of interest in an SVU investigation. Benson sends Velasco to take an old friend into custody.

Benson and Carisi are baffled when a series of assaults have the same M.O. but different DNA at each crime scene. Muncy believes Elias Olsen has struck again and is determined to prove it.

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

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

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.

When a woman turns her husband in for possessing child pornography, the case is complicated by a sudden death. Benson tries to reconnect with a victim she saved.

A teenager found unconscious in the park leads to a missing persons investigation. Benson must help Noah come to terms with the past when he questions the origins of his birth.

A runaway bride calls the SVU for help on the day of her wedding. Rollins pitches in on her day off.

The SVU searches for a pattern assailant before his crimes escalate to murder. Fin must contend with a suspects aggrieved son. Carisi is pressured to close the case quickly to ease public concern.

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.

A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital. Carisi cant help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters.

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.

Carisi tries to protect two women taken hostage in a tense standoff between police and a violent thief. Benson and Rollins devise a risky plan to get everyone to safety.

When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad has only minutes to determine if he ran away or was abducted. Velasco suspects the system at large is to blame for letting children slip through the cracks.

When a high school principal busts a student for sexting, the SVU uncovers a sinister case of distribution concerning hundreds of underage students. Silva pleads for leniency for a suspect she believes is innocent.

A Midwestern tourist is viciously attacked in Times Square. As the squad scours the area for clues, the victim takes the investigation into her own hands. A secret motive threatens to derail Carisis case.

The doctor of a comatose woman calls SVU when he discovers his patient is pregnant. Benson must convince the family to reject magical thinking and look at the facts.

When a man is ruthlessly assaulted and burned, the SVUs investigation uncovers a decades-old secret. Bruno helps a young witness find the courage to come forward.

When a car with a young girl in the backseat is stolen, the SVU investigates whether it was a crime of opportunity or a targeted abduction.

Benson investigates a string of sexual assaults targeting local female psychiatrists. The squad celebrates a promotion.

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

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.

The squad investigates an assault at a house party where no one can identify the assailant. When two suspects are detained for questioning, Rollins takes the chance to turn one against the other.

When a man claims his girlfriend was kidnapped, Bruno investigates the holes in his story. Tynan comes down hard on Benson after a disagreement. Griffin must defend his police work on the stand.