May 27, 2013
8/7c - A young woman seeking help at a free clinic reveals injuries leads Benson to investigate a possible rape.
9/8c - The team investigates a rape at a college after a battered young woman barricades herself in a dorm bathroom.
May 20, 2013
8/7c - A young woman seeking help at a free clinic reveals injuries leads Benson to investigate a possible rape.
9/8c - A boy gets caught up in a brawl between detectives and a suspect after bringing in a mysterious envelope into the SVU building.
May 13, 2013
8/7c - Stabler got called in to investigate the case of a missing baby. Kendall's mom, Laura, told Stabler to check on her ex-husband, Tom. She believed he kidnapped their son to help pay off some gambling debts.
9/8c - Detective Benson was being called to the stand in a rape trial, the only problem was she was busy working an undercover case in Oregon.
May 6, 2013
8/7c - Beck and Stabler investigate a rape victim whose case is eerily similar to a previous rape victim's.
9/8c - The River Park Police Department accuses Benson of knowing the whereabouts of her half-brother who is accused of rape and jumped bail.
April 29, 2013
8/7c - The detectives were interviewing a woman who had reported being raped the night before. When they asked he why she waited a whole day to come forward about the attack, she said she knew her assailant, her estranged husband.
9/8c - Munch, Stabler and Fin are called to investigate the case of two missing teenagers. They went missing from a field trip to a museum.
April 22, 2013
8/7c - A high school janitor enters a bathroom to find a girl with her skirt around her ankles and two boys fleeing the scene.
9/8c - Benson and Stabler investigate the rape and murder of a young woman who was about to get married.
April 15, 2013
8/7c - Stabler and new partner Lucius Blaine investigate a beating and sexual assault of wealthy 16-year-old Jessica Delay.
9/8c - The team investigates allegations of abuse after an 8-year-old boy propositions a classmate.
April 8, 2013
8/7c - Police take in young Ken Randall, Fin's son, when they catch him digging up dirt in an open space in the middle of the night.
9/8c - A triple murder and double kidnapping leaves two children missing and SVU hot on the trail of convicted child sex offender Gitano just recently released from prison.
April 1, 2013
8/7c - The SVU teams halts a flight to Rio and arrests Doug Waverly, 17, before entering a high school prom rally and arresting Nick Pratt, 17, and Jason King, 15, all for the rape and murder of 17-year old visiting student Jennifer Durning.
9/8c - Off the tip of a local prostitute, SVU discovers the body of a young girl in a shady alley leading them to believe the victim, Caroline Pereira, must have paid her tuition by working the street.
March 25, 2013
8/7c - Benson and Stabler take on an abandoned baby case where a college-aged daughter of a local politician is the suspected mother.
9/8c - Police discover a young female lawyer, Vicky, raped and murdered alone in an apartment. Benson and Stabler seek out the victim's fiance Alan Winchell who confesses to breaking up with Vicky after finding out she worked nights at a strip club, but his voice patterns rule him out as a suspect.
March 18, 2013
8/7c - A twelve year-old boy, Sean Hamill, is dumped on the hospital steps with a stab wound that leaves him paralyzed. The van used to dump him belongs to the pastor at Catholic School Sean attends.
9/8c - Nathan, a 14 year-old boy, is traumatized when he witnesses his mother's rape and murder from inside a closet. The crew investigates the woman's murder while Benson struggles to keep the poor boy's spirits up.
March 11, 2013
8/7c - Benson and Stabler investigate a possible serial rapist when three successful, attractive 30-something females all report similar assaults. The suspect in the case, a former doctor whose license was revoked for sleeping with patients.
9/8c - Three young girls enjoying a ride on a playground carousel suddenly jump off and flee from what appears to be their father, but when Tasha, the eldest, is struck by a car, the presumed guardian takes the youngest child and runs.
March 4, 2013
8/7c - A shooting at a school playground leads to the death of the adopted child of a prison guard.
9/8c - Robin Weller, is found murdered, execution style and displayed in the window of his work.
February 25, 2013
8/7c - A pregnant woman seemingly dies after her alleged rapist and father of her baby is charged with the crime.
9/8c - A 911 call from 9-year-old Maria is forwarded to Benson, who must figure out why Maria has been locked in a room for days.
February 18, 2013
8/7c - Benson and Stabler make a hospital call when Melanie, a twelve-year-old girl, is brought in on pregnancy complications.
9/8c - Two cops from different precincts attack their wives and attempt to take their own lives; one successfully.
February 11, 2013
8/7c - A woman is attacked at a club, her car is stolen and her baby is thrown out of her car window. At the hospital they realize the baby has drugs in his system. The woman is clearly a drug addict and refuses to cooperate.
9/8c - Benson and Stabler investigate the rape and murder of a woman found with a wad of money stuffed in her mouth. They trace the money to a lawyer handling the finances of a wealthy family.
February 4, 2013
8/7c - A mother reports her eighteen year old daughter missing when she receives a horribly graphic and sexual message on her answering machine about her daughter.
9/8c - A mother reports a case of statutory rape in an effort to keep her teenager daughter's twenty-one year old boyfriend away from her. The girl makes it impossible for SVU involvement when she claims that she and her boyfriend have never had sexual relations.
January 28, 2013
8/7c - When the murder of a couple is tied to the murder of A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot, Benson and Stabler take a visit to see their old friend in the witness protection program.
9/8c - When a young girls is found murdered, Stabler gets a second chance to put Gordan Rickett behind bars -- a man from his past who he failed to prove guilty once before.
January 21, 2013
8/7c - Stabler and Benson investigate the rape and murder of a prostitute who was run down by a driver.
9/8c - Stabler and Benson investigate the murder of a 15 year-old girl who was using her 21 year-old cousin's ID to live the older lifestyle.
January 14, 2013
8/7c - A case is reopened when Olivia is led to the body of a 7 year-old boy, who disappeared in 1980, after receiving an anonymous tip.
9/8c - Complications ensue in the investigation of a gang-banger who fell off a building after the victim that he tried to rape bit him in self-defense.
January 7, 2013
8/7c - Benson and Stabler are faced with a serial rapist who appears to be targeting women with disabilities.
9/8c - A family is rushed to the hospital after a car accident, and while examining the nine-year-old daughter for injuries, the doctor discovers she has been molested. SVU is called to the case, and after some discussion, the father consents to Olivia questioning his daughter, Holly, to get to the truth.
December 31, 2012
8/7c - Benson and Stabler make a hospital call when a twelve-year-old girl is brought in on pregnancy complications. They discover that her husband, also the father of her unborn child, is the leader of a cult.
9/8c - A complaint is called into the cops about a woman, who while trying to hail a cab, throws a bottle at the car to stop it. The cops arrive to investigate and instead, the woman confesses that she was just raped.
December 24, 2012
8/7c - A missing sixteen-year-old girl is discovered in an unfinished building on a college campus, alive. After questioning the victim, Benson and Stabler learn she is taking a summer course on the college campus and was studying at the library when pulled into the building by three men in uniforms.
9/8c - A 5-year-old boy disappears from a playground where several birthday parties are in progress.
December 17, 2012
8/7c - Benson and Stabler are led on a wild goose chase to find a copycat serial killer. The investigation starts when they find an abandoned baby in the park with a note attached, indicating the mother's kidnapping.
9/8c - A well-known lead actress of a controversial teen show is raped in her trailer on the set of Girl, Undercover. Benson and Fin investigate, and find the actress is hated by many community members.
December 10, 2012
8/7c - A child is almost abducted in Central Park. Benson and Stabler investigate and track down a man who is a private investigator hired to "rescue" her and bring her back to the child's biological mother.
9/8c - Benson and Stabler are called to an apartment to discover two Asian children, a six-year-old girl with her nine-month-old baby sister, who have been left alone for weeks with no sign of their mother.
December 3, 2012
8/7c - A woman dies and initial evidence lead Benson and Stabler to believe she has been murdered. After further investigation they find out she killed herself and had assistance in doing so which is second degree manslaughter.
9/8c -A spy camera is found in a Central Park public restroom. Benson and Stabler watch in horror as they see a 12 year old boy get molested in a bathroom stall. It turns out, it was the boy's principal and she is arrested after the two of them runaway together.
November 26, 2012
8/7c - A criminology student is found murdered in Central Park. Benson and Stabler arrest her boyfriend, a Criminal Justice professor, who was convicted for the exact same crime thirty years ago.
9/8c - An assistant DA is found murdered and the evidence points to a hooker who killed him after they had sex.
November 19, 2012
8/7c - A sixteen year old student is found murdered in the trunk of her father's car. When the crime lab finds blonde hair on the victim, her friends all become suspects.
9/8c - An internet chat room tracks down a 12 year old boy who is threatening to kill a 5 year old girl. Benson and Stabler investigate and find out he has been molested by his fathers boss.
November 12, 2012
8/7c - A sixteen year old student is found dead in an alley. Benson tells the victim's mother that she had sex before she died.
9/8c - Jacob Nesbit, a nine year old boy, is found eating food out of a trash can. Benson and Stabler are called to the scene because they fear he is a victim of child abuse.
November 5, 2012
8/7c - A Muslim woman is raped then burned to death. Benson and Stabler fear it could be a hate crime.
9/8c - A seven year old is found dismembered in Central Park, and it appears it was some kind of ritual killing. Benson and Stabler believe it was done by someone who practices the religion of Santeria.
October 29, 2012
8/7c - Lucy Prichard, 20 months old, is taken while playing at the park. She is found in the bushes with a laceration and has severe brain swelling.
9/8c - Michael Baxter escapes from prison years after being convicted for raping his girlfriend's son Lee. He returns to NYC to find them and prove he is innocent.
October 22, 2012
8/7c - A young man is found dead in the Village. Evidence lead Benson and Stabler to the guy's boyfriend and the boyfriend's father - an anti-gay doctor with radical theories on homosexuals.
9/8c - A man is running through a subway station bleeding to death because his penis was cut off. The victim is Horace Gorman who claims a homeless man did this to him.
October 15, 2012
8/7c - A child is kidnapped. The SVU detectives, at first, theorize this is a custody battle gone wrong. When that doesn't pan out, their attentions turn to a murder in a grocery store, close to where the child was taken.
9/8c - Josie Bisset (Melrose Place) returns to television. She plays a pregnant woman who still chooses to drink knowing it can cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to her unborn child. The father of the baby takes her to court in order to stop her from drinking.
October 8, 2012
8/7c - A therapist who practices new advances in reparenting is found beaten and unconscious. Known to many for her work in rehabilitating men convicted of rape, Benson and Stabler immediately suspect some of her clients.
9/8c - A woman who is found dead with her tongue cut-out turns out to be an NYPD officer turned DEA undercover infiltrating the Columbian drug cartel.
October 1, 2012
8/7c - A pregnant woman goes missing leaving the SVU detectives with little more than a 911 call recorded during her abduction. The girl's doctor warns that she will die if she gives birth without medical supervision.
9/8c - Two boys are found disrobed with fatal gunshots in their school on a Saturday. Benson and Stabler believe a third boy was held hostage, but further investigation shows he was the killer pretending to be a victim.
September 24, 2012
8/7c - The SVU detectives build a case against a pedophile who, for a decade, used the ruse of piano lessons to prey on young boys.
9/8c - A young Romanian woman is being held as a sex slave by a truly warped man and his wife.
September 17, 2012
8/7c - How do you prosecute someone for rape when the one and only witness to the crime, the actual victim, is murdered before she can testify? The SVU team sets out to do just that in this very compelling episode.
9/8c - The SVU detectives search for a rapist who is able to attack his victims on crowded subways without any of the passengers taking note of his sexual assault.
September 10, 2012
8/7c - The daughter-in-law of a Pat Robertson-like conservative is found dead and presumably raped while visiting NY.
9/8c - When a young girl claims she was raped by a man she met on the internet, Benson and Stabler set out to bring the man to justice.
September 3, 2012
8/7c - When the bad girl daughter in a Kennedy-like family murders her one night stand, she turns to her mom for help.
9/8c - The rape and murder of an elderly woman leads Benson and Stabler to two neighborhood delinquents who were known not to like the victim.
August 27, 2012
8/7c - Benson and Stabler's investigation of a serial rape case is hampered when the one victim who could identify her attacker refuses to do so.
9/8c - While investigating the murder of a judge, Benson and Stabler learn the murder victim was extorting sex from desperate women wanting to get their convict husbands paroled.
August 20, 2012
8/7c - A young gay man is found dead and the evidence points to serial rapist recently paroled from prison.
9/8c - The body of a prominent businessman is found in an extremely provocative position. This leads Stabler and Benson to talk with the man's many sexual partners.
August 13, 2012
8/7c - An investment analyst is found hanged in her bedroom, and the detectives must explore her sordid sexual past to uncover her murderer's identity.
9/8c - When a woman is raped, she turns to the Special Victims Unit for help, but lack of evidence prevents them from apprehending the criminal.
August 6, 2012
8/7c - The death of a young boy leads Benson and Stabler to a violent child molester, released back into the community after 20 years.
9/8c - An investigation into a woman's death leads Stabler and Benson to a deranged stalker. They learn the psychotic man has stalked numerous women in his quest to gain psychological and physical control over them.
July 30, 2012
8/7c - In a Lolita-like story, a middle-aged writer is found dead in a boarding house. Stabler and Benson investigate and learn the man may have been involved with his landlady's teenage daughter.
9/8c - Benson and Stabler are plunged into the big money world of college basketball when a young woman is murdered on a local college campus.
July 23, 2012
8/7c - The savage murder of two underage models leads Benson and Stabler into the glamorous world of high fashion. With the help of Lennie Briscoe and his new partner Ed Green, they follow the twisting trail of clues to a bitter ex-model whose career was cut tragically short by a sexual assault several years before.
9/8c - Benson and Stabler investigate what they assume to be the murder of a prostitute. Their assumptions change once they talk to the victim's middle class parents who assert definitively that their daughter was not a street walker.
July 16, 2012
8/7c - The detectives investigate the murder and sexual mutilation of a New York cab driver. At first the case seems to be a tragic example of mistaken identity, until the detectives learn the man was a Serb military leader who committed numerous rapes during the war.
9/8c - A woman is found on top of parked car, the apparent victim of someone who pushed her out of a sixth floor window. Detectives learn the woman was having simultaneous affairs with both her shrink and a married national anchorman.
July 9, 2012
8/7c - A dead teenager exposes a dangerous "foundation" where disenfranchised young women are brainwashed and used to "clone" babies.
9/8c - A gang of rich boys are under suspicion for the rape and murder of a young socialite, but an evil
outsider with a criminal past is the real suspect.
July 2, 2012
8/7c - Benson and Stabler try to prove self-defense when a rape victim kills her attacker. Events take an unusual turn when they find out that the victim is a pre-operative transsexual.
9/8c - A dead girl is found outside a bar. The death is ruled a suicide when they learn the victim's boyfriend continually raped her. However, the victim's father snaps and vows revenge against his daughter's rapist.
June 25, 2012
8/7c - A nine-year-old pageant princess is raped and murdered, but the case goes beyond the
killer.
9/8c - A serial killer is on the loose and the cops uncover a horrible situation of incest and
abuse.
June 18, 2012
8/7c - After a young boy witnesses the brutal sexual assault and murder of his stepmother, his father blocks the efforts of the detectives to question him.
9/8c - A former victim of Tibetan political torture is found murdered, with one of her feet missing.
June 11, 2012
8/7c - A film student who just broke up with her very rich and powerful boyfriend appears to have committed suicide but it's very suspicious and a young scion is the prime suspect.
9/8c - The murder of an undercover Federal informant trafficking internet porn turns into an international case of teenage prostitution, with ties to the Czech Republic.
June 4, 2012
8/7c - The murder of a baby turns out to be a mercy killing because she had a rare, fatal, and
horribly debilitating disease.
9/8c - A triple homicide resulting from a robbery at a video store turns into a complicated investigation when it is discovered that the “accidental” murders were designed to silence a six-year-old who was sexually abused.
May 28, 2012
8/7c - The Detectives investigate the rape of a woman who’s been in a coma for a year, and after eliminating a huge pool of suspects, they make a startling discovery.
9/8c - A teenage girl tries to commit suicide after she is raped and it turns out her sexual abuse was at the hands of her family, with a father far sicker than anyone thought.
May 21, 2012
8/7c - Detectives try and solve the gruesome murder of a young girl, whose killer had an
obsession with dolls.
9/8c - A young boy suffocates while hiding in the luggage compartment of an airport bus and it
leads the detectives into the investigation of a perverted child molestation ring.
May 14, 2012
8/7c - An elderly woman with Alzheimer’s is abused, triggering memories of similar crimes
from her childhood, but the real crime is what’s being done to the elderly today.
9/8c - A high-powered executive is raped, but the situation is complicated by her involvement
with the Feds and the Russian mob.
May 7, 2012
8/7c - The murder of two prostitutes leads to a violent rapist and murderer, Jon Becker. But unfortunately Benson and Stabler find Becker dead at the hands of his latest fling, Debra, convincingly innocent and claims to have acted to save herself.
9/8c - A public health doctor who tracked HIV cases is found dead in the park and The Detectives try to link threatening phone calls to the crime.
April 30, 2012
8/7c - Benson and Stabler are investigating the rape of a young woman, Katie, with Down Syndrome but can't get any leads when Katie doesn't even understand what sex is.
9/8c - An elite family is under investigation when Benson and Stabler are tipped off to a possible relationship between the mother and her 17 year old stepson.
April 23, 2012
8/7c - A rape turns into a bizarre murder investigation when the finger of a small child is found
in the victim’s purse.
9/8c - The death of a young transvestite in a church leads to an investigation into priests and
child abuse.
April 16, 2012
8/7c - A woman is attacked and left for dead in her own home. Her husband has no idea who would want to hurt her. A similar attack happens in the neighborhood and the detectives believe they have a serial offender on their hands.
9/8c - A schoolgirl is raped and assaulted and later dies in the OR before Benson is able to get a full rape kit, leaving her perp a mystery.
April 9, 2012
8/7c - A woman is found beaten in her apartment. Investigation of the crime scene yields the discovery of secret cameras throughout the woman's apartment.
9/8c - A 15-year old boy is the subject of a molestation case. His mother comes forward to police once she realizes a "friend of the family" is actually abusing her son.
April 2, 2012
8/7c - Stabler rolls into action when his wife, Kathy, tells him the story of a 14-year old girl raped by her teacher.
9/8c - A cold case Stabler once worked on, resurfaces when the victim's parents come to him certain they know who killed their daughter. In an ironic twist, the man they finger is already on death row for another murder.
March 26, 2012
8/7c - The murder of an animal control worker leads to a story that details the early warning signs of a serial killer. The intial subject is an extremely bright disenfranchised youngster, known for his cruelty to animals.
9/8c - Woman found murdered in secluded area of Manhattan - body outside of car. Olivia and Fin work the case together. Woman looks like she was raped - find vials of drugs in trunk.
March 19, 2012
8/7c - A woman is seemingly raped and forcibly given a back-alley c-section that leaves her in critical condition. Her baby is missing, and the SVU team races to find him.
9/8c - A mother brings her son to the hospital after he is shot during a drive-by. She then disappears when the cops arrive. Our SVU detectives investigate and eventually learn that the woman is the girlfriend of a drug kingpin.
March 12, 2012
8/7 - A young girl in foster care is found beaten to death in a construction site. At first, it appears the construction worker who befriended the girl is the culprit. Once he's cleared, the evidence points closer to home, to someone living within the foster residence.
9/8c - A male stripper claims he was drugged and raped during a bachelorette party. Whereas Benson believes the man and tries to bring the accused women to justice, Stabler has hard time believing any man could ever find himself the unwilling victim of such a crime.
March 5, 2012
8/7c - Asian women in Chinatown are the victims of a serial rapist/killer. DNA evidence is found at one of the crime scenes, and it traces back to a dying African-American prisoner who committed multiple rapes twenty-five years prior.
9/8c - A man is found shot and raped. When Benson and Stabler try to help the victim, he disappears from the hospital. The detectives track him down and find that he does not want to cooperate with their investigation.
February 27, 2012
8/7c - A prominent doctor is beaten to death and his wife is raped, and the Detectives have a
parade of suspects before they find the truth.
9/8c - A string of murders leads police to question an initial suspect, the Soho Strangler, but
they realize he might have been the wrong person all along.
February 20, 2012
8/7 - A baby is stolen from its mother soon after she delivers. The unit traces the baby to a broker who sells children for profit. Once they go through the broker's files, they learn that a baby disappearance that Cragen worked on a decade prior was actually one of the babies sold for profit.
9/8 - When a violent rapist is released from prison, Stabler is convinced it won't be long before the man is back to his old tricks. Indeed, rapes fitting the man's m.o. begin to occur.
February 13, 2012
8/7c - A young woman suddenly recollects that her father molested her as a child. This revelation rips her seemingly normal family apart as she files charges against her dad.
9/8c - Someone is killing people related to Benson's old cases. As the unit tries to find the killer, Benson struggles with the guilt that people are dying because of a vendetta against her.
February 6, 2012
8/7c - A young, married business woman is found stabbed to death. The ensuing investigation suggests the woman may have been having an affair with a co-worker. Later, the detectives learn the woman was not having an affair, but was, instead, the object of unwanted attention from the co-worker.
9/8c - The city is under siege when a madman a la Jack the Ripper undertakes a killing spree. The detectives track the man down and learn he is suffering from dementia as a result of the untreated syphilis he contracted years earlier.
January 30, 2012
8/7c - A Russian woman assumes her twin's identity when the sister is mistakenly killed in her stead. Her rouse is uncovered when her sister's body is found.
9/8c - Fin and Munch undertake a statewide manhunt to find a brutal serial killer/rapist.
January 23, 2012
8/7c - The creator of an internet web site that assists runaways is taken hostage by a distraught father desperate to find his missing daughter.
9/8c - Someone is killing male escorts. Evidence points to the agency's owner who has been known to sleep with her employees. She is cleared when it becomes evident that there are two killers at work.
January 16, 2012
8/7 - The female cop who trained Benson is brutally assaulted during a routine patrol call. When SVU investigates, the woman is less than cooperative. Internal affairs gets involved and it quickly becomes apparent that there is nothing simple about the case.
9/8 - The SVU detectives have 72 hours to save a little girl who has been taken by a serial killer. Their best leads lie in the memory of a young girl who previously escaped her captor.
January 9, 2012
8/7 - When the son of a popular singer dies in a traffic accident, the unit investigates and learns that the mother's career has left her children the victims of emotional neglect.
9/8 - Sex offenders, whose names and identities are public record due to Megan's Law, are the victims of a serial killer. SVU investigates and immediately assumes that one of the victims is carrying out some sort of vigilante justice.
January 2, 2012
8/7c - A teen gymnast is found molested and murdered. The prime suspects are her overbearing coach and the male team booster with whom she was having an affair.
8/7c - A college girl is raped at a fraternity party, and it is discovered that the date rape drug GHB was put into her drink.
December 26, 2011
8/7c - The wife of a highly decorated cop claims that her husband raped her. The SVU proceeds with caution because the accused is a fellow cop.
9/8c - Scam artists convince a family hotel that it is liable for the rape of a 17-year-old in one of its rooms.
December 19, 2011
8/7c -
In a story ripped from the headlines, a 7 year-old boy shoots his 6 year-old classmate. Aside from grappling with the political and emotional fallout of the event, the SVU detectives must also track down how the little boy got the gun in the first place. The trail leads to neighborhood drug dealers.
9/8c - Woman is raped and murdered and a man is stabbed in a local store. The detectives investigate two of the mentally ill people she had recently befriended as well as the recently released ex-con/stabbing victim who pins the murder on one of the mentally ill. The SVU detectives learn it was the ex-con, but will Cabot be able to convince the mentally ill man, who witnessed the crime, to take his medication in order to be lucid while testifying against the convict?
December 12, 2011
8/7c - A rape victim who was unable to identify her attacker becomes a vigilante bent on exacting the revenge on her tormentor that she was unable to achieve earlier.
9/8c - A seven-year-old girl is so severely abused she falls into a coma, and multiple family
members are the suspects.
December 5, 2011
8/7c - Because of the results of their psychological evaluations, detectives Stabler and Jeffries are in danger of losing their jobs, and they will have to undergo further evaluation and submit formal explanations to an investigation commission.
9/8c - The daughter of an Afghan diplomat is left for dead in Central Park after having been seemingly raped, repeatedly stabbed, and beaten with stones.
November 28, 2011
8/7c - A young gay man is found dead and the evidence points to serial rapist recently paroled from prison.
9/8c - A young Romanian woman is being held as a sex slave by a truly warped man and his wife. THE SVU team races to find the woman once they learn her life may be in danger.
November 21, 2011
8/7c - A female corporate annalist known by her friends and co-workers as a "sexual explorer" is found murdered in her bed, leading Benson and Stabler to her con-artist boss.
9/8c - The SVU detectives search for a rapist who is able to attack his victims on crowded subways without any of the passengers taking note of his sexual assault.
November 14, 2011
8/7c - The daughter-in-law of a Pat Robertson-like conservative is found dead and presumably raped while visiting NY. Our team investigates and learns that a series of burglaries with a sexual component have occurred in a number of local hotels. The team eventually arrests the burglar, but are set back to square one once they learn the man has an alibi for the time of the murder.
9/8c - When a young girl claims she was raped by a man she met on the internet, Benson and Stabler set out to bring the man to justice. Though the girl admits later she was lying, the detectives still pursue the man as they fear he is preying on other young girls online. They soon realize their task is a difficult one for the laws governing the internet have not kept pace with the everchanging technology and are incredibly vague and ineffective.
November 7, 2011
8/7c - When the bad girl daughter in a Kennedy-like family murders her one night stand, she turns to her mom for help. Her mother, the grand matriarch of the family, then turns to her trusted family advisor. He enlists his friends in the mob and they all conspire to cover up the murder.
9/8c - The rape and murder of an elderly woman leads Benson and Stabler to two neighborhood delinquents who were known not to like the victim. Once caught, they confess to breaking in and robbing the woman, but not to raping her. The evidence trail leads back to the delivery person who discovered the body. Though the man seems suspicious at first, the real culprit turns out to be his partner. Though they think they have an easy collar, the detectives are stymied to learn their suspect may be mentally retarded and consequently, his lawyer may be able to use that to his advantage in his trial.
October 31, 2011
8/7c - Benson and Stabler's investigation of a serial rape case is hampered when the one victim who could identify her attacker refuses to do so. Turns out the woman is a Quaker who belongs to the same church as her assailant. She feels the man has repented his past transgressions and has turned his life around. Consequently, she refuses to aid in the detective's quest to bring the man to justice.
9/8c - While investigating the murder of a judge, Benson and Stabler learn the murder victim was extorting sex from desperate women wanting to get their convict husbands paroled. Also, Cassidy has second thoughts as to whether he wants to remain a member of SVU.
October 24, 2011
8/7c - A young gay man is found dead and the evidence points to serial rapist recently paroled from prison. Once they investigate further, Benson and Stabler are surprised to find out that the convict's mild mannered brother is the real culprit. The detectives learn eventually, however, that the convict has a psychological hold over his brother and coerced him to commit the crime. Also, Benson searches for the identity of her rapist father.
9/8c - The body of a prominent businessman is found in an extremely provocative position. This leads Stabler and Benson to talk with the man's many sexual partners. Eventually, they hit upon the victim's Russian "companion" who soaked him in recent months for over two million dollars in gifts. Though the evidence points to the materialistic Russian woman, it is later learned that the true killer is another of her suitors who has killed in a jealous rage.
October 17, 2011
8/7c - A female corporate annalist known by her friends and co-workers as a "sexual explorer" is found murdered in her bed, leading Benson and Stabler to her con-artist boss. Though the boss denies any involvement, the SVU detectives put together evidence that suggests the woman was killed by the man during an "exploration" gone wrong.
9/8c - A stirring episode that details a rape investigation from start to finish. While Benson and Stabler struggle to bring the rapist to justice, the victim struggles to put her life back together after the attack. The case strikes a chord with Benson as she knows first hand the emotional pain that results from rape.
October 10, 2011
8/7c - The death of a young boy leads Benson and Stabler to a violent child molester, released back into the community after 20 years. The suspect's alibi comes through, and upon his discharge is murdered at the hands of the victim’s angry father; only later to discover the actual killers were the two teenaged eye-witnesses.
9/8c - An investigation into a woman's death leads Stabler and Benson to a deranged stalker. They learn the psychotic man has stalked numerous women in his quest to gain psychological and physical control over them. Once a woman defies this control, the man's pattern has been to viciously and violently lash out at her. When Benson shows no fear in her interrogation of the deranged killer, her colleagues fear that she may become his next intended target.
October 3, 2011
8/7c - In a Lolita-like story, a middle-aged writer is found dead in a boarding house. Stabler and Benson investigate and learn the man may have been involved with his landlady's teenage daughter. Evidence eventually points to the landlady's boyfriend who has a criminal record. Ultimately, it is learned that the young girl is actually the murderer. She killed her lover in anger when he re-nigged on his promise to take her away with him on a trip around the world.
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Benson and Stabler are plunged into the big money world of College Basketball when a young woman is murdered on a local college campus. All the clues seem to point to two star basketball recruits who have lead the team to the NCAA tournament and national acclaim. As the school closes ranks to protect its basketball franchise, Benson and Stabler must sort thru a labyrinth of sex, parties and the lives of pampered college athletes in search of the truth.
September 26, 2011
8/7c - The savage murder of two underage models leads Benson and Stabler into the glamorous world of high fashion. Benson and Stabler’s investigation exposes the underbelly of the modeling world, where drugs, sex and humiliation are the norm. With the help of Lennie Briscoe and his new partner Ed Green, they follow the twisting trail of clues to a bitter ex-model whose career was cut tragically short by an sexual assault several years before. Bebe Neuwirth guest stars.
9/8c - Benson and Stabler investigate what they assume to be the murder of a prostitute. Their assumptions change once they talk to the victim's middle class parents who assert definitively that their daughter was not a street walker. Further investigation uncovers that the woman may have been the victim of a serial killer. Ultimately they capture the serial murderer who turns out to be cop, but also finger the young woman's boyfriend who copycated the killer's m.o. to cover his crime.
September 19, 2011
Premieres Monday September 19 at 8/7c
This hard-hitting and emotional series from NBC’s "Law & Order" brand chronicles the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department, the elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes.