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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999– · Continuing · 28 seasons

Drama Crime Thriller Mystery
First aired
Sep 20, 1999
Next episode
Thu, Oct 15
IMDb rating
8.1 / 10 147,907 votes

Overview

Delves into the dark side of the NYC underworld as the detectives investigate and prosecute various sexually oriented crimes, including rape, pedophilia, domestic violence, and the abuses of children, the disabled, and elderly victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling, all while trying to balance the effects of the investigation on their own lives as they try not to let the dark side of these crimes affect them.

Won 6 Primetime Emmys. 59 wins & 181 nominations total

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Episodes

Season 2 · 21 episodes

  • Oct 20, 2000 44 min

    Stabler's daughter, Maureen, bears witness to a horrific crime scene: the murder of a man who was set on fire. The internal investigation into the psyches of the SVU detectives yields interesting results.

  • E2 Honor
    Oct 27, 2000 44 min

    The vicious assault of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest Taliban traditions justify 'honor killings' when the child defies the wishes of their parents or their culture.

  • Nov 3, 2000 43 min

    Stabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked six months ago whose victim follows her alleged attacker and reports his activities to the police. (Part 1: "Closure": season 1, episode 10.)

  • E4 Legacy
    Nov 10, 2000 44 min

    An abused 7-year-old girl lays comatose as the detectives investigate members of her dysfunctional family to determine the source of the abuse, in a case that hits close to home for Munch.

  • Nov 17, 2000 43 min

    The tragic shooting death of a young girl leads investigators to a little boy, and they soon realise that the gun used has been used in another crime scene.

  • Nov 24, 2000 44 min

    The question of patients' rights surfaces when a schizophrenic man refusing to take his medication is a suspect in the stabbing death of psychiatric doctoral student.

  • E7 Asunder
    Dec 1, 2000 44 min

    The truth behind the alleged rape of a woman by her police officer husband comes to light when a history of domestic abuse is uncovered.

  • E8 Taken
    Dec 15, 2000 44 min

    The case of a seventeen-year-old rape victim during the opening festivities of a luxury hotel takes a strange turn when her immediate family tries to keep the scandal quiet by preparing a lawsuit. Detectives soon realise that the girl isn't the innocent she pretends to be. Benson struggles to deal with her mother's death.

  • E9 Pixies
    Jan 12, 2001 44 min

    The investigation of a gymnast's murder involves her strict trainer, a wealthy benefactor and a competitor.

  • E10 Consent
    Jan 19, 2001 44 min

    A college girl is raped during a frat party, but can't remember anything that happened. The detectives then find that she had a date rape drug in her system, leaving the detectives with many suspects and accomplicases.

  • E11 Abuse
    Jan 26, 2001 44 min

    Stabler and Benson suspect parental neglect may have led to the tragic death of the son of two famous singers, leading them to fear for their little girl. Benson develops a strong attachment to the girl, who has a history of serious injuries. Her parents don't like Benson around their daughter, so they take out a restraining order and put Benson's job in jeopardy.

  • E12 Secrets
    Feb 2, 2001 45 min

    A case involving the rape and murder of a teacher hits a snag after the woman's illicit sexual history is exposed.

  • E13 Victims
    Feb 9, 2001 45 min

    A former police officer, now a community activist, is a suspect in the murders of known sex offenders, all of whom share a certain characteristic that scars their victims for life.

  • E14 Paranoia
    Feb 16, 2001 45 min

    The rape of a veteran police officer, who trained Benson, is first linked to her ex-husband's gambling debts, and then to her fellow officers.

  • E15 Countdown
    Feb 23, 2001 45 min

    The detectives become a little edgy after working around the clock to find an abducted girl when clues point to a serial murderer and rapist who kills his victims on the third day. After trapping the killer, they are prepared to give him the death penalty untill they find out that one of his victims was ever found and offers her location as a plea bargain.

  • E16 Runaway
    Mar 2, 2001 45 min

    The search for a police officer's runaway daughter, which leads the detectives through an underground rave culture that caters to wayward teens, is seen through the eyes of the squad room personnel and their interviews with the Internal Affairs division.

  • E17 Folly
    Mar 23, 2001 45 min

    The beating of a young man uncovers a dangerous male escort service where the boss may have reasons for sending her staff on potentially deadly dates.

  • E18 Manhunt
    Apr 20, 2001 45 min

    The details of a kidnapping are similar to a series of rapes and murders that may link the crime to a serial killer.

  • E19 Parasites
    Apr 27, 2001 45 min

    When the remains of a young woman are found buried in an apartment courtyard with a collar and leash, Stabler and Benson determine that the dead woman is Ava Parulis, a Romanian immigrant who was brought to the United States for an arranged marriage. They discover from Ava's estranged twin, Irina, that the dead woman had left her abusive husband, and made a habit of taking advantage of the riches of wealthy suitors.

  • E20 Pique
    May 4, 2001 45 min

    Observed by an FBI psychiatrist, the detectives uncover a horrifying motive for the slaying of a software company employee by a fired colleague when they learn of the suspect's true relationship with his overbearing mother.

  • E21 Scourge
    May 11, 2001 45 min

    The team searches for a serial killer who justifies his crimes with paranoid religious motivation set on by a rapidly deteriorating medical condition.

Cast 29

Crew 1

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