Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Hope in the darkness.
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.
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Episodes
Next episode: S28E2 · 2026-10-15
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1. Tragedy2003-09-23 · 42mA woman with a high-risk pregnancy disappears and her ex-boyfriend, who's the father, and engaged to the boss' daughter, is under suspicion. In a race against time to find her as h
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2. Manic2003-09-30 · 44mDetectives enlist Dr. Huang's help as they investigate the deaths of two high-school basketball players gunned down while shooting hoops in the gymnasium and the connection to an i
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3. Mother2003-10-07 · 44mA psychiatrist with unconventional methods is found sexually assaulted, unconscious and near death in a crack house. It's easier said than done to get her to cooperate with the inv
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4. Loss2003-10-14 · 44mA female undercover agent for the DEA is raped and murdered, leading to a complicated investigation and the arrest of a suspect highly connected with a Colombian drug cartel. This
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5. Serendipity2003-10-21 · 42mA 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.
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6. Coerced2003-10-28 · 44mA schizophrenic homeless man kidnaps a boy he thinks is his son, murdering a man in the process. In resolving the case, with Dr. Huang's help, a private mental health facility is b
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7. Choice2003-11-04 · 43mWhile 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
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8. Abomination2003-11-11 · 43mBenson and Stabler have trouble identifying a male murder victim in his 20's found in a pile of sheets in the West Village; they later suspect an outspoken minister who was in the
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9. Control2003-11-18 · 44mA 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
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10. Shaken2003-11-25 · 44mThe discovery of a beaten infant leads detectives on a search for the attacker, who may be a pedophile. When the medical evidence shows the injuries were a result of shaken baby sy
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11. Escape2003-12-02 · 43mWhen 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 h
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12. Brotherhood2004-01-06 · 44mWhen the body of young man is found in a tank at a wastewater treatment plant, the medical examiner identifies a tattoo that says TE, the symbol for the fraternity Tau Omega. The i
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13. Hate2004-01-13 · 43mA 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,
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14. Ritual2004-02-03 · 42mTwo garbage collectors discover what they first think is a scene of animal sacrifice but is the body of a young boy who appears to be the victim of a ritualistic killing. The inves
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15. Families2004-02-10 · 43mThe 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
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16. Home2004-02-17 · 43mA young, emaciated boy is found by neighbors scrounging for food; detectives suspect the boy is a victim of abuse and are reluctant to let him go home.
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17. Mean2004-02-24 · 43mThe 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.
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18. Careless2004-03-02 · 41mWhen a young foster child dies due to a religious ritual gone awry, the detectives unravel a mysterious pattern of violence, abuse and murder within one foster care family.
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19. Sick2004-03-30 · 43mA wealthy toy mogul is the suspect of the sexual abuse of a child. His prosecution impeded by the child's parents who refuse to produce their child for questioning to avoid losing
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20. Lowdown2004-04-06 · 42mDetectives try to decipher a motive for the strangulation of a Bronx assistant DA in an area where hookers stroll. When the death of the prosecutor looks staged using information g
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21. Criminal2004-04-20 · 43mWhen 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 crime
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22. Painless2004-04-27 · 43mA woman claiming to have been the victim of rape commits suicide while she is still in the emergency room.
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23. Bound2004-05-04 · 42mThe death of a wealthy senior citizen leads to an investigation that uncovers a serial killer with childhood abandonment issues who targets the elderly.
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24. Poison2004-05-11 · 43mA young girl is in a coma after ingesting detergent and her mother is suspected of poisoning her. A biased judge makes the case hard to prosecute which leads to an investigation in
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25. Head2004-05-18 · 44mA boy is accused of being molested after his soccer game, but he doesn't admit to it. His principal and his soccer coach are the prime suspects.
Cast
Mariska HargitayOlivia Benson
Ice-TOdafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Kelli GiddishAmanda Rollins
Peter ScanavinoDominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
Aimé Donna KellyRenee Curry
Kevin KaneTerry Bruno
Corey CottJake GriffinImages
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