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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."

Directed By: Jean de Segonzac

Written By: Dick Wolf, Julie Martin, Robert Brooks Cohen, Brianna Yellen, Céline C. Robinson

  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Jan 11, 2017
  • 42 m
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Jan 11, 2017
  • 42 m
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S18 • Episode 8
Chasing Theo
Air Date: Jan 11, 2017
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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 • Sep 21, 2016 • 43 m
Terrorized
While identifying a young boy left alone in Central Park, SVU uncovers a possible terrorist plot that leads to several casualties. The DA needs a slam-dunk conviction, but the defendant's history as an abuse victim complicates matters.
Episode 2 • Sep 27, 2016 • 43 m
Making a Rapist
A man convicted of rape is exonerated and released 16 years later. However, on the night of his release, the daughter of the woman he was convicted of raping is also raped and murdered, and he is SVU's prime suspect.
Episode 3 • Oct 4, 2016 • 43 m
Imposter
SVU chooses to pursue a risky "rape by fraud" case involving a con artist who poses as a college admissions director to have sex with the mothers of prospective students.
Episode 4 • Oct 12, 2016 • 42 m
Heightened Emotions
An aspiring Olympic athlete claims she is a rape victim, but the publicity surrounding the case could threaten her Olympic future, and reveal some shocking details about her sordid personal life.
Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2016 • 42 m
Rape Interrupted
Olivia discovers that a young man facing rape charges is the son of her first police partner, who comes to her asking to cash in on an a favor that she owes him.
Episode 6 • Nov 9, 2016 • 43 m
Broken Rhymes
A rising hip-hop star is a suspect in a brutal transgender beating, but his alibi might be as shocking as the crime itself.
Episode 7 • Jan 4, 2017 • 43 m
Next Chapter
A woman is 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.
Episode 8 • Jan 11, 2017 • 42 m
Chasing Theo
SVU is on the lookout for a missing 6-year-old boy, but also discovers that the victim has a very dysfunctional home life and that the kidnappers may have actually had the boy's best interests in mind.
Episode 9 • Jan 18, 2017 • 42 m
Decline and Fall
A bartender says she was raped after a birthday party for a notorious philandering businessman. The man's grandson soon claims that he had consensual sex with the woman, but the investigation later reveals a second familial match.
Episode 10 • Feb 8, 2017 • 47 m
Motherly Love
A teenage boy uses a rifle to save his mother from her attacker, only to learn the target was someone he knows.
Episode 11 • Feb 15, 2017 • 42 m
Great Expectations
SVU investigates the players of a youth hockey league after a locker room hazing incident.
Episode 12 • Feb 22, 2017 • 41 m
No Surrender
Fin returns to his military roots when a fellow Army ranger attempts to recover from a sexual assault.
Episode 13 • Mar 22, 2017 • 43 m
Genes
A suspect claims his genetics make him commit rape.
Episode 14 • Mar 29, 2017 • 42 m
Net Worth
An investment banker accuses her client of rape.
Episode 15 • Apr 5, 2017 • 41 m
Know It All
The suspect in a rape and murder investigation threatens to reveal the secrets of those working the case.
Episode 16 • Apr 26, 2017 • 43 m
The Newsroom
Benson and Barba ask witnesses to risk their jobs when a news anchor makes a rape accusation against her boss on the air.
Episode 17 • May 3, 2017 • 41 m
Real Fake News
A congressman asks SVU for help when he's accused of soliciting underage girls, but the investigation uncovers a sex trafficking ring.
Episode 18 • May 10, 2017 • 43 m
Spellbound
A spiritual healer is accused of using hypnosis to sexually assault a client.
Episode 19 • May 17, 2017 • 43 m
Conversion
Barba must argue that the First Amendment does not give a person the right to break the law when a woman is raped by a member of her church group.
Episode 20 • May 24, 2017 • 41 m
American Dream
The daughter of a Muslim family is killed in a hate crime against them; Barba is forced to drop charges against a suspect when a witness is deported; tensions rise between communities on both sides of the case.
Episode 21 • May 24, 2017 • 42 m
Sanctuary
Benson and Barba are caught between two families seeking justice for their loved ones in a hate crime; Benson takes desperate measures to make an arrest as public protests turn violent.
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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