Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Episodes

Season 17 · 23 episodes

• E1 Devil's Dissections (1)
  Sep 23, 2015 45 min

  The squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.

• E2 Criminal Pathology (2)
  Sep 23, 2015 45 min

  The SVU is called to a familiar crime scene – the beach where serial killer Gregory Yates buried his many victims. When another body washes ashore, Detective Rollins tries to coax him into confessing, but the surprising information he provides sends shockwaves through the police department. As the case goes to court, Barba faces off against two hotshot defense attorneys in a trial that leads to blackmail, an incriminating confession, a new victim and a fugitive suspect.

• E3 Transgender Bridge
  Sep 30, 2015 45 min

  15 year-old Avery Parker walks home from school through Fort Tryon Park when she's surrounded by a group of rowdy boys. Taunts and jokes intensify to pushing and shoving, leaving Avery in the hospital and three assailants under arrest. When the DA's office decides to try one of the culprits, 15 year-old Darius McCrae, as an adult, the SVU squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime, and must deal with the pain of both families involved.

• E4 Institutional Fail
  Oct 7, 2015 45 min

  A starving toddler found wandering the streets alone leads detectives to the home of Manuela Ozuna and another child in grave condition. The police question Department of Child Services caseworker Keith Musio, whose vague and backdated reports on the family suggest he hadn't checked on the children in months. When the overworked Keith accuses his supervisor, Janette Grayson, of orchestrating the false reports, Chief Dodds promises to conduct an internal investigation. But when neglect leads to death, Barba takes matters into his own hands and arrests them for manslaughter. Meanwhile, Dodds indicates some changes coming to Benson's squad.

• E5 Community Policing
  Oct 14, 2015 45 min

  An unarmed black man is shot during the pursuit of a suspect, raising racial tensions. Barba must indict the three officers involved – who claim they followed procedure.

• E6 Maternal Instincts
  Oct 21, 2015 45 min

  Rollins' mother Beth throws her a baby shower while the SVU reports to a four-star hotel where a famous violinist was raped by her colleague, Anton Krasnikov. With no memory of the crime, Anton claims a hired escort drugged and robbed him, and evidence leads to the shocking return of Rollins' fugitive sister Kim. Meanwhile, Sgt. Mike Dodds arrives for his first day at SVU.

• E7 Patrimonial Burden
  Nov 4, 2015 45 min

  A reality TV family secrets begin to spill when their young teenage daughter learns she's pregnant.

• E8 Melancholy Pursuit
  Nov 11, 2015 45 min

  The hunt for a missing teenage girl takes an emotional toll on Sgt. Dodds, and DNA evidence becomes a crucial lead in finding the girl's abductor.

• E9 Depravity Standard
  Nov 18, 2015 45 min

  Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.

• E10 Catfishing Teacher
  Jan 6, 2016 45 min

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

• E11 Townhouse Incident
  Jan 13, 2016 45 min

  Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a home invasion.

• E12 A Misunderstanding
  Jan 20, 2016 45 min

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

• E13 Forty-One Witnesses
  Feb 3, 2016 45 min

  A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.

• E14 Nationwide Manhunt (1)
  Feb 10, 2016 45 min

  Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay (guest star Sophia Bush) and Dawson (guest star Jon Seda) join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers (returning guest stars Dallas Roberts and Jefferson Mays) they helped to convict. Crossover: Part 1 - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - S17E14 Nationwide Manhunt (1) Part 2 - Chicago P.D. - S03E14 - The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (2)

• E15 Collateral Damages
  Feb 17, 2016 45 min

  Two high-profile suspects are arrested in the takedown of an online pedophile ring following a sting operation.

• E16 Star-Struck Victims
  Feb 24, 2016 45 min

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

• E17 Manhattan Transfer (1)
  Mar 2, 2016 45 min

  A sexual exploitation case involving Catholic schoolgirls results in surprising charges against people in esteemed leadership positions, including judges, lawmakers, lawyers and cops.

• E18 Unholiest Alliance (2)
  Mar 23, 2016 45 min

  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.

• E19 Sheltered Outcasts
  Mar 30, 2016 45 min

  Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neighborhood rapes.

• E20 Fashionable Crimes
  May 4, 2016 45 min

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

• E21 Assaulting Reality
  May 11, 2016 45 min

  The producers of a reality TV dating series make Benson and the SVU team part of the show when they investigate a contestant's claim that she was raped.

• E22 Intersecting Lives (1)
  May 18, 2016 45 min

  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.

• E23 Heartfelt Passages (2)
  May 25, 2016 45 min

  When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.