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  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Jan 26, 2001
  • 43 m
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Jan 26, 2001
  • 43 m

Summary "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."

Directed By: Richard Dobbs

Written By: Dick Wolf, Dawn DeNoon, Lisa Marie Petersen, Gwendolyn M. Parker, Robert F. Campbell, Jonathan Greene

  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Jan 26, 2001
  • 43 m
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Jan 26, 2001
  • 43 m
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S2 • Episode 11
Abuse
Air Date: Jan 26, 2001
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Summary "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."

Created By: Dick Wolf

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Episode 1 • Oct 20, 2000 • 44 m
Wrong Is Right
Detective Stabler's daughter witnesses a gory crime scene involving a murdered man who had a secret life. Meanwhile, a new ADA is assigned to the unit while Stabler and Jeffries come under review by the department.
Episode 2 • Oct 27, 2000 • 44 m
Honor
The assault of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest ancient traditions justify "honor killings" when a child goes against time-honored values.
Episode 3 • Nov 3, 2000 • 43 m
Closure: Part 2
Stabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked a year and a half ago, whose first-known victim now follows her alleged attacker and reports his activities anonymously to the police, and the rapist's wife.
Episode 4 • Nov 10, 2000 • 44 m
Legacy
A 7-year-old girl lapses into a coma and the detectives investigate the members of her family to determine who's responsible for the abuse.
Episode 5 • Nov 17, 2000 • 43 m
Baby Killer
The tragic shooting death of a young girl leads investigators to a little boy. They soon realize that the gun used has been used in another crime scene.
Episode 6 • Nov 24, 2000 • 44 m
Noncompliance
A patient rights controversy come to light when a schizophrenic man refuses to take his medication and becomes a suspect in the stabbing death of a psychiatric doctoral student.
Episode 7 • Dec 1, 2000 • 43 m
Asunder
A woman accuses her husband, a cop, of raping her. When Benson and Stabler arrest him, he denies his wife's claims and claims she's unbalanced.
Episode 8 • Dec 15, 2000 • 43 m
Taken
When a young female reports a brutal rape during a hotel's grand opening, the police investigates the details of the attack to pin down their suspect, who has a prior conviction for statutory rape.
Episode 9 • Jan 12, 2001 • 43 m
Pixies
When a young gymnast is found murdered, Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate both her demanding coach and a wealthy benefactor.
Episode 10 • Jan 19, 2001 • 43 m
Consent
Episode 11 • Jan 26, 2001 • 43 m
Abuse
Episode 12 • Feb 2, 2001 • 44 m
Secrets
A dedicated inner-city schoolteacher is murdered. Initial indications that the victim lived a quiet and simple life take a turn when pictures of her posing nude are found.
Episode 13 • Feb 9, 2001 • 44 m
Victims
Elliot faces personal demons when Cragen asks him to investigate the murder of a convicted rapist that Elliot himself helped to put away.
Episode 14 • Feb 16, 2001 • 1 h
Paranoia
SVU investigates the rape and choking of a police sergeant investigating a silent alarm on a warehouse. When the victim recants, and internal affairs ends the investigation, the detectives look at the officers working with the victim.
Episode 15 • Feb 23, 2001 • 43 m
Countdown
The Team at SVU has 72 hours to locate a man who has kidnapped, raped, and murdered four young girls. Can they find him before time runs out?
Episode 16 • Mar 2, 2001 • 1 h
Runaway
A police officer's daughter runs away and the squad uses the help of a internet journalist to track her down.
Episode 17 • Mar 23, 2001 • 43 m
Folly
After several male escorts are assaulted and one murdered the team finds a link to a couple whose sexual fantasy may have turned violent.
Episode 18 • Apr 20, 2001 • 43 m
Manhunt
Detectives Munch and Tutuola become increasingly frustrated as they follow a brutal pair of kidnappers who rape and murder their victims; and even when they get their men, they end up in a legal dispute with the Canadian authorities.
Episode 19 • Apr 27, 2001 • 43 m
Parasites
After the remains of a woman who was murdered three years earlier are found in a backyard, a composite sketch leads detectives to her identical twin sister.
Episode 20 • May 4, 2001 • 44 m
Pique
A brutal rape and murder are connected to a man who through a weird relationship with his mother has a sexual fetish
Episode 21 • May 11, 2001 • 43 m
Scourge
A disturbed man is arrested after a murder spree. Alexandra Cabot comes under fire for seeking the death penalty.
26 Seasons

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Mariska Hargitay

Detective Olivia Benson, Captain Olivia Benson, Lieutenant Olivia Benson

Christopher Meloni

Detective Elliot Stabler

Ice-T

Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola, Sergeant Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Dann Florek

Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen, Donald 'Don' Cragen

Richard Belzer

Detective John Munch, Sergeant John Munch, DA Investigator John Munch

Kelli Giddish

Detective Amanda Rollins, Professor Amanda Rollins, Amanda Rollins

BD Wong

Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D., Dr. George Huang

Tamara Tunie

ME Dr. Melinda Warner, Chief ME Dr. Melinda Warner

Peter Scanavino

Detective Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr., ADA Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr., ADA Dominick Carisi Jr.

Raúl Esparza

ADA Rafael Barba, Defense Attorney Rafael Barba, Rafael Barba

Diane Neal

ADA Casey Novak, Amelia Chase

Stephanie March

ADA Alexandra 'Alex' Cabot, Alexandra 'Alex' Cabot

Danny Pino

Detective Nick Amaro

Octavio Pisano

Detective Joe Velasco

Mike Doyle

Forensics Technician Ryan O'Halloran, Assistant M.E. Karlan

Joel de la Fuente

TARU Technician Ruben Morales, TARU Lieutenant Ruben Morales

Joanna Merlin

Judge Lena Petrovsky

Caren Browning

CSU Captain Judith Siper, Dr. Sheila Queen, Mrs. Davies

Lynn Marocola

Police Officer, NYPD Officer, FDNY Emt, EMT, FDNY EMT, FDNY Paramedic, Police Office

Ryan Buggle

Noah Porter-Benson

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