Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Cast & Crew

Mariska Hargitay Capt. Olivia Benson

Ice-T Sgt. Odafin Tutuola

Kelli Giddish Detective Amanda Rollins

Peter Scanavino ADA Sonny Carisi

Octavio Pisano Detective Joe Velasco

Dick Wolf Creator

Dick Wolf Executive Producer

Warren Leight Executive Producer

Julie Martin Executive Producer

Mariska Hargitay Executive Producer

Norberto Barba Executive Producer

Arthur Forney Executive Producer

Peter Jankowski Executive Producer

Michael Ciliento Producer

Allison Intieri Producer

Brianna Yellen Producer
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, April 24
Abomination
Season 5 • Episode 8
Detectives investigate the murder of a gay man who was the poster boy for sexual re-education.
Thursday, April 24
Nocturne
Season 1 • Episode 21
The detectives seek evidence to stop a piano instructor who molests his students.
Thursday, April 24
Disrobed
Season 1 • Episode 13
The detectives probe the murder of a judge who was known for putting away sex offenders.
Thursday, April 24
Misleader
Season 1 • Episode 17
The pregnant daughter-in-law of a prominent religious educator is slain.
Thursday, April 24
Honor
Season 2 • Episode 2
The daughter of an Afghan diplomat is found beaten and, possibly, sexually assaulted.
Thursday, April 24
Nocturne
Season 1 • Episode 21
The detectives seek evidence to stop a piano instructor who molests his students.
Thursday, April 24
Slaves
Season 1 • Episode 22
A corporate lawyer (Andrew McCarthy) may be connected to a murder.
Thursday, April 24
Closure, Part II
Season 2 • Episode 3
A victim (Tracy Pollan) helps the detectives track down a rapist.
Thursday, April 24
Noncompliance
Season 2 • Episode 6
The detectives investigate the rape/murder of a psychiatric student.
Thursday, April 24
Consent
Season 2 • Episode 10
The detectives investigate the rape of a college student who cannot remember the event.
Thursday, April 24
Secrets
Season 2 • Episode 12
A teacher's revealed promiscuity makes it difficult to convict a man for her rape/murder.
Thursday, April 24
Personal Fouls
Season 13 • Episode 2
Detectives Benson and Tutuola investigate sexual abuse charges against a basketball coach.
Thursday, April 24
Blood Brothers
Season 13 • Episode 3
When a 13-year-old won't reveal who impregnated her, Benson must determine if she was raped.
Thursday, April 24
True Believers
Season 13 • Episode 6
The squad makes a quick arrest when a student is raped at gunpoint in her apartment.
Thursday, April 24
Tenfold
Season 26 • Episode 7
Bruno must get to the center of a victim's incomplete story to track down a serial rapist.
Thursday, April 24
Paranoia
Season 2 • Episode 14
A veteran police sergeant (Khandi Alexander) is raped while responding to a crime in progress.
Friday, April 25
Control
Season 5 • Episode 9
Detectives discover that the victim of a mutilation has been abducting women for years.
Friday, April 25
Countdown
Season 2 • Episode 15
When a young girl escapes from her rapist, Benson and Stabler begin an intense search.
Friday, April 25
Slaves
Season 1 • Episode 22
A corporate lawyer (Andrew McCarthy) may be connected to a murder.
Friday, April 25
Closure, Part II
Season 2 • Episode 3
A victim (Tracy Pollan) helps the detectives track down a rapist.
Friday, April 25
Noncompliance
Season 2 • Episode 6
The detectives investigate the rape/murder of a psychiatric student.
Friday, April 25
Consent
Season 2 • Episode 10
The detectives investigate the rape of a college student who cannot remember the event.
Saturday, April 26
Shaken
Season 5 • Episode 10
A missing infant is discovered badly beaten in the bushes at a local park.
Saturday, April 26
Girl Dishonored
Season 14 • Episode 20
The SVU detectives investigate the alleged rape of a sorority pledge.
Saturday, April 26
Traumatic Wound
Season 14 • Episode 21
When a concert turns into a mob scene, a teenager is brutally assaulted.
Saturday, April 26
Poisoned Motive
Season 14 • Episode 22
Two sniper attacks on the NYPD are linked to Detective Tutuola's past as a narcotics officer.
Saturday, April 26
Brief Interlude
Season 14 • Episode 23
The detectives investigate how a comatose woman ended up in a river near the mayor's home.
Saturday, April 26
Her Negotiation
Season 14 • Episode 24
The detectives work to uncover a flasher's true identity; Benson finds herself in mortal danger.
Saturday, April 26
Surrender Benson
Season 15 • Episode 1
The SVU squad searches for Detective Benson and her abductor (Pablo Schreiber).
Saturday, April 26
Imprisoned Lives
Season 15 • Episode 2
When a young boy is abandoned, the squad discovers more victims waiting to be rescued.
Saturday, April 26
American Tragedy
Season 15 • Episode 3
A series of rapes on the Upper West Side leaves the city on edge.
Saturday, April 26
Internal Affairs
Season 15 • Episode 4
The team investigates accusations made by Officer Michael Groves against the 12th Precinct.
Sunday, April 27
Secrets
Season 2 • Episode 12
A teacher's revealed promiscuity makes it difficult to convict a man for her rape/murder.
Sunday, April 27
Paranoia
Season 2 • Episode 14
A veteran police sergeant (Khandi Alexander) is raped while responding to a crime in progress.
Sunday, April 27
Countdown
Season 2 • Episode 15
When a young girl escapes from her rapist, Benson and Stabler begin an intense search.
Sunday, April 27
Scavenger
Season 6 • Episode 4
Detectives search for a mother kidnapped by a copycat serial killer.
Sunday, April 27
Clock
Season 8 • Episode 2
Stabler and Fin investigate the disappearance of two high-school students from a museum field-trip.
Sunday, April 27
Inconceivable
Season 9 • Episode 14
The theft of embryos from a sperm bank lead the detectives to publicity hungry extremists.
Sunday, April 27
Snatched
Season 10 • Episode 13
When a girl is kidnapped, Elliot Stabler must work with a recently paroled convict to get her back.
Sunday, April 27
Remember Me
Season 19 • Episode 23
A young woman takes a man hostage at gunpoint; Benson makes an attempt to defuse the situation.
Sunday, April 27
Remember Me Too
Season 19 • Episode 24
Benson's suspicions about a kidnapping victim uncover a dangerous criminal network.
Sunday, April 27
Our Words Will Not Be Heard
Season 22 • Episode 11
A high-profile activist suspects her sister has been kidnapped by a hate group.
Sunday, April 27
Burning With Rage Forever
Season 23 • Episode 11
A boy disappears after meeting up with an online gamer; Benson suspects her son is being bullied.
Sunday, April 27
Tunnel Blind
Season 25 • Episode 1
As the squad celebrates Rollins and Carisi's child, another child goes missing in broad daylight.
Sunday, April 27
Zone Rouge
Season 25 • Episode 5
A cryptic message sends SVU on a new track to find Maddie; Benson helps a federal agent.
Sunday, April 27
Townhouse Incident
Season 17 • Episode 11
When Sgt. Olivia Benson attempts to stop a violent home invasion, she becomes a hostage.
Sunday, April 27
Tragedy
Season 5 • Episode 1
A serial rapist is the main suspect when an expectant mother is abducted during a car jacking.
Monday, April 28
Manhattan Vigil
Season 14 • Episode 5
A kidnapping reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of an unsolved case from 13 years earlier.
Monday, April 28
Scavenger
Season 6 • Episode 4
Detectives search for a mother kidnapped by a copycat serial killer.
Monday, April 28
Clock
Season 8 • Episode 2
Stabler and Fin investigate the disappearance of two high-school students from a museum field-trip.
Monday, April 28
Snatched
Season 10 • Episode 13
When a girl is kidnapped, Elliot Stabler must work with a recently paroled convict to get her back.
Monday, April 28
Manhattan Vigil
Season 14 • Episode 5
A kidnapping reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of an unsolved case from 13 years earlier.
Monday, April 28
Our Words Will Not Be Heard
Season 22 • Episode 11
A high-profile activist suspects her sister has been kidnapped by a hate group.
Monday, April 28
Runaway
Season 2 • Episode 16
A distraught officer acts above the law in a search for his runaway daughter.
Monday, April 28
Folly
Season 2 • Episode 17
A male escort (Eddie Cahill) is assaulted while at a hotel for a rendezvous with an older woman.
Monday, April 28
Manhunt
Season 2 • Episode 18
An abduction points to a serial killer who has eluded the detectives in the past.
Monday, April 28
Parasites
Season 2 • Episode 19
A dead Romanian may actually be alive and masquerading as her own twin.
Monday, April 28
Pique
Season 2 • Episode 20
A former security guard is the prime suspect in the rape/murder of a pregnant administrator.
Monday, April 28
Scourge
Season 2 • Episode 21
The detectives search for a serial killer who has murdered four times in 24 hours.
Monday, April 28
Repression
Season 3 • Episode 1
A teen recalls childhood molestation by her father and reports it to the detectives.
Monday, April 28
Stolen
Season 3 • Episode 3
A baby is kidnapped from a grocery store, revealing a black-marketing of infants.
Monday, April 28
Manhattan Transfer
Season 17 • Episode 17
An investigation into the sexual exploitation of Catholic schoolgirls results in unexpected charges.
Monday, April 28
Unholiest Alliance
Season 17 • Episode 18
The team investigates a sex trafficking operation with ties to government offices and the church.
Monday, April 28
Intersecting Lives
Season 17 • Episode 22
A corrections officer, arrested for assaulting female prisoners, has the support of his union.
Monday, April 28
Heartfelt Passages
Season 17 • Episode 23
The union backing a corrections officer accused of sexual abuse threatens the SVU team.
Monday, April 28
Murdered at a Bad Address
Season 21 • Episode 6
The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery.
Monday, April 28
Silent Night, Hateful Night
Season 23 • Episode 10
The SVU is called in to help investigate a wave of hate crimes on Christmas Eve.
Monday, April 28
Dutch Tears
Season 24 • Episode 14
A recently released convict goes looking for his arresting officer, Fin Tutuola.
Monday, April 28
King of the Moon
Season 24 • Episode 15
A man with dementia confesses to murder, but Benson and Carisi believe there's more to the case.
Monday, April 28
The Presence of Absence
Season 24 • Episode 16
An internet dating site becomes the source of terror for a young widow.
Monday, April 28
Lime Chaser
Season 24 • Episode 17
The search for a suspect who drugs women's drinks in crowded bars leads the SVU to Muncy's brother.
Tuesday, April 29
Bubble Wrap
Season 24 • Episode 18
A construction tycoon interferes with an SVU investigation into her family.
Tuesday, April 29
Bend the Law
Season 24 • Episode 19
Carisi must tread carefully when Maxwell's husband becomes a person of interest in an investigation.
Tuesday, April 29
Runaway
Season 2 • Episode 16
A distraught officer acts above the law in a search for his runaway daughter.
Tuesday, April 29
Folly
Season 2 • Episode 17
A male escort (Eddie Cahill) is assaulted while at a hotel for a rendezvous with an older woman.
Tuesday, April 29
Rooftop
Season 3 • Episode 4
A case turns personal for Tutuola when the daughter of good friends is a victim of a serial rapist.
Tuesday, April 29
Tangled
Season 3 • Episode 5
An estranged son and a former patient are suspects in the murder of a doctor and rape of his wife.
Tuesday, April 29
Sacrifice
Season 3 • Episode 7
Benson and Stabler enter the world of pornography after a shooting and rape near a gay bar.
Tuesday, April 29
Care
Season 3 • Episode 9
A girl in foster care is found dead; detectives look for clues in her family connections.
Tuesday, April 29
Ridicule
Season 3 • Episode 10
A group of women faces charges for sexually assaulting a male stripper.
Tuesday, April 29
Monogamy
Season 3 • Episode 11
An attacker rips a fetus from a woman's womb; the detectives start a frantic search for the baby.
Tuesday, April 29
Protection
Season 3 • Episode 12
The detectives search for a boy's family in hope of finding the person responsible for shooting him.
Tuesday, April 29
Prodigy
Season 3 • Episode 13
Detectives investigate the murder of an animal-rights activist.
Tuesday, April 29
Counterfeit
Season 3 • Episode 14
The detectives investigate the rape/murder of a woman whose car contains counterfeit narcotics.
Tuesday, April 29
Execution
Season 3 • Episode 15
A death row inmate may have also murdered and raped another victim.
Tuesday, April 29
Surveillance
Season 3 • Episode 17
The detectives investigate a cellist's conductor for a connection to her brutal attack.
Tuesday, April 29
Guilt
Season 3 • Episode 18
Crossing the line to close a child molestation case, Cabot jeopardizes the careers of all involved.
Tuesday, April 29
Justice
Season 3 • Episode 19
The detectives investigate the rape/murder of a judge's stepdaughter.
Tuesday, April 29
Greed
Season 3 • Episode 20
Benson and Stabler investigate two rapes that appear to have been committed by the same man.
Tuesday, April 29
Denial
Season 3 • Episode 21
The detectives find a baby's finger in a rape victim's purse.
Wednesday, April 30
Competence
Season 3 • Episode 22
The detectives deal with a case involving a pregnant woman who has Down syndrome.
Wednesday, April 30
Silence
Season 3 • Episode 23
A priest is the prime suspect in the murder of a transsexual.
Wednesday, April 30
Rooftop
Season 3 • Episode 4
A case turns personal for Tutuola when the daughter of good friends is a victim of a serial rapist.
Wednesday, April 30
Tangled
Season 3 • Episode 5
An estranged son and a former patient are suspects in the murder of a doctor and rape of his wife.
Wednesday, April 30
Ridicule
Season 3 • Episode 10
A group of women faces charges for sexually assaulting a male stripper.
Wednesday, April 30
Monogamy
Season 3 • Episode 11
An attacker rips a fetus from a woman's womb; the detectives start a frantic search for the baby.
Thursday, May 1
Ritual
Season 5 • Episode 14
Detectives probe what looks like the ritualistic sacrifice of a 7-year-old Nigerian boy.
Thursday, May 1
Protection
Season 3 • Episode 12
The detectives search for a boy's family in hope of finding the person responsible for shooting him.
Thursday, May 1
Counterfeit
Season 3 • Episode 14
The detectives investigate the rape/murder of a woman whose car contains counterfeit narcotics.
Thursday, May 1
Guilt
Season 3 • Episode 18
Crossing the line to close a child molestation case, Cabot jeopardizes the careers of all involved.
Thursday, May 1
Chameleon
Season 4 • Episode 1
The detectives uncover a series of murders that may be the work of a female killer.
Thursday, May 1
Deception
Season 4 • Episode 2
An arrogant actress is accused of seducing her teenage stepson.
Thursday, May 1
Vulnerable
Season 4 • Episode 3
Detectives hunt for the sadist who tortured a senile old woman.
Thursday, May 1
Angels
Season 4 • Episode 6
A travel agency specializes in exotic trips for sexual predators.
Thursday, May 1
Dolls
Season 4 • Episode 7
Benson and Stabler begin hunting for a serial pedophile after girl's body is found in the trash.
Thursday, May 1
Appearances
Season 4 • Episode 19
An 8-year-old beauty queen's body is found on a Manhattan bus.
Thursday, May 1
Sick
Season 5 • Episode 19
A wealthy toy mogul is the suspect of the sexual abuse of a child.
Thursday, May 1
Shock Collar New
Season 26 • Episode 20
When a car with a young girl in the backseat is stolen, the SVU investigates.
Friday, May 2
Families
Season 5 • Episode 15
Suspicion falls on family members in the murder of a 16-year-old girl.
Friday, May 2
Chameleon
Season 4 • Episode 1
The detectives uncover a series of murders that may be the work of a female killer.
Friday, May 2
Deception
Season 4 • Episode 2
An arrogant actress is accused of seducing her teenage stepson.
Friday, May 2
Vulnerable
Season 4 • Episode 3
Detectives hunt for the sadist who tortured a senile old woman.
Friday, May 2
Mercy
Season 4 • Episode 14
A pediatrician is questioned about a dead baby found in a cooler.
Friday, May 2
Probability of Doom
Season 25 • Episode 7
When a woman turns her husband in for having child pornography, the case is complicated by a death.
Friday, May 2
Children of Wolves
Season 25 • Episode 9
Benson must help Noah come to terms with the past when he questions the origins of his birth.
Saturday, May 3
Home
Season 5 • Episode 16
Detectives interview a woman to find out why her son is scavenging for food in the garbage.
Saturday, May 3
Wonderland Story
Season 15 • Episode 5
The investigation into the suspected rape of a woman Benson helped earlier leads to a cybermogul.
Saturday, May 3
October Surprise
Season 15 • Episode 6
Barba finds that a friend with a connection to a mayoral candidate is accused of rape.
Saturday, May 3
Dissonant Voices
Season 15 • Episode 7
A 4-year-old student makes claims of sexual abuse against a singing coach and TV personality.
Saturday, May 3
Military Justice
Season 15 • Episode 8
A military officer who was gang raped refuses to cooperate with the SVU.
Saturday, May 3
Rapist Anonymous
Season 15 • Episode 9
When Rollins tries to help a friend press charges, she ends up thrust into the middle of the case.
Saturday, May 3
Psycho/Therapist
Season 15 • Episode 10
When Detective Benson faces Lewis in the courtroom, the stress causes setbacks in her recovery.
Saturday, May 3
Amaro's One-Eighty
Season 15 • Episode 11
When a suspect is injured and the case becomes a public spectacle, Amaro's badge is on the line.
Saturday, May 3
Jersey Breakdown
Season 15 • Episode 12
When an underage runaway is found beaten and raped, the SVU team works with a federal prosecutor.
Saturday, May 3
Betrayal's Climax
Season 15 • Episode 13
Amaro suspects the boyfriend of a missing girl is involved with a gang; Benson becomes commander.
Sunday, May 4
Angels
Season 4 • Episode 6
A travel agency specializes in exotic trips for sexual predators.
Sunday, May 4
Dolls
Season 4 • Episode 7
Benson and Stabler begin hunting for a serial pedophile after girl's body is found in the trash.
Sunday, May 4
Juvenile
Season 4 • Episode 9
The detectives track down two junior-high students in connection with a murder.
Sunday, May 4
Rotten
Season 4 • Episode 13
A drug dealer dies in jail after being beaten and sexually assaulted.
Sunday, May 4
Damaged
Season 4 • Episode 11
A 6-year-old shooting victim tests positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
Sunday, May 4
Privilege
Season 4 • Episode 17
Detectives investigate the apparent suicide of a woman who jumped from a balcony.
Sunday, May 4
Manic
Season 5 • Episode 2
High-school basketball players are gunned down while shooting hoops in the gym.
Sunday, May 4
Coerced
Season 5 • Episode 6
A boy, 5, is abducted from his bed in the middle of the night.
Sunday, May 4
Raw
Season 7 • Episode 6
Detectives link a murder weapon to a store that is the headquarters of a white supremacist group.
Sunday, May 4
Fault
Season 7 • Episode 19
A serial pedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children.
Sunday, May 4
Savant
Season 9 • Episode 4
The only witness to the beating of a woman is her daughter, who has Williams syndrome.
Sunday, May 4
Smut
Season 10 • Episode 10
A woman is found in Riverside Park, beaten and raped with no memory of what happened.
Sunday, May 4
Ballerina
Season 10 • Episode 16
A former dancer (Carol Burnett) is caught up in the murder of a young couple.
Sunday, May 4
Crush
Season 10 • Episode 20
A teenager is beaten after nude pictures of her are spread throughout her high school.
Sunday, May 4
Users
Season 11 • Episode 7
A crime scene photo of a murdered teenage girl quickly becomes an Internet phenomenon.
Sunday, May 4
Born Psychopath
Season 14 • Episode 19
The SVU detectives investigate after a school nurse notices multiple injuries on a young girl.
Sunday, May 4
Thought Criminal
Season 15 • Episode 23
The team targets a photographer with a secret life whose fantasies may have crossed into reality.
Sunday, May 4
Depravity Standard
Season 17 • Episode 9
Barba faces off against a former colleague during the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda.
Monday, May 5
Shaken
Season 5 • Episode 10
A missing infant is discovered badly beaten in the bushes at a local park.
Monday, May 5
Avatar
Season 9 • Episode 2
When a gamer goes missing, Benson and Stabler use the woman's avatar to track down her kidnapper.
Monday, May 5
Damaged
Season 4 • Episode 11
A 6-year-old shooting victim tests positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
Monday, May 5
Privilege
Season 4 • Episode 17
Detectives investigate the apparent suicide of a woman who jumped from a balcony.
Monday, May 5
Manic
Season 5 • Episode 2
High-school basketball players are gunned down while shooting hoops in the gym.
Monday, May 5
Coerced
Season 5 • Episode 6
A boy, 5, is abducted from his bed in the middle of the night.
Monday, May 5
Tortured
Season 4 • Episode 16
Detectives Benson and Stabler look for a killer with a foot fetish.
Monday, May 5
Desperate
Season 4 • Episode 18
A young boy witnesses the brutal sexual assault and murder of his mother.
Monday, May 5
Fallacy
Season 4 • Episode 21
A female party-goer claims self-defense after killing her attacker.
Monday, May 5
Futility
Season 4 • Episode 22
A man accused of rape becomes a formidable opponent when he decides to handle his own defense.
Monday, May 5
Grief
Season 4 • Episode 23
Evidence points to an ex-boyfriend when a cocktail waitress is murdered.
Monday, May 5
Soulless
Season 4 • Episode 25
Detectives suspect several young socialites raped a girl at a Manhattan nightclub.
Monday, May 5
Choice
Season 5 • Episode 7
A man accuses his wife of endangering the life of their unborn child through excessive drinking.
Monday, May 5
Abomination
Season 5 • Episode 8
Detectives investigate the murder of a gay man who was the poster boy for sexual re-education.
Monday, May 5
Control
Season 5 • Episode 9
Detectives discover that the victim of a mutilation has been abducting women for years.
Monday, May 5
Escape
Season 5 • Episode 11
A standoff in a motel on the Jersey Shore incites a pedophile to take detective Benson hostage.
Monday, May 5
Brotherhood
Season 5 • Episode 12
Benson and Stabler question a fraternity about the murder and sodomy of its pledge master.
Monday, May 5
Hate
Season 5 • Episode 13
Detectives investigate the rape and murder of two Arab-American women.
Monday, May 5
Ritual
Season 5 • Episode 14
Detectives probe what looks like the ritualistic sacrifice of a 7-year-old Nigerian boy.
Monday, May 5
Families
Season 5 • Episode 15
Suspicion falls on family members in the murder of a 16-year-old girl.
Tuesday, May 6
Home
Season 5 • Episode 16
Detectives interview a woman to find out why her son is scavenging for food in the garbage.
Tuesday, May 6
Mean
Season 5 • Episode 17
Detectives look for suspects at the school of a murdered teenage bully.
Tuesday, May 6
Tortured
Season 4 • Episode 16
Detectives Benson and Stabler look for a killer with a foot fetish.
Tuesday, May 6
Careless
Season 5 • Episode 18
A child dies in the emergency room after passing out during a late-night church service.
Tuesday, May 6
Lowdown
Season 5 • Episode 20
Detectives try to decipher a motive for the strangulation of a Bronx assistant DA.
Tuesday, May 6
Criminal
Season 5 • Episode 21
Detectives hunt for a rapist/murderer with an expert knowledge of forensic medicine.
Tuesday, May 6
Bound
Season 5 • Episode 23
An investigation uncovers a serial killer who targets the elderly.
Tuesday, May 6
Poison
Season 5 • Episode 24
A mother becomes Stabler and Benson's prime suspect in the poisoning of her adopted son.
Tuesday, May 6
Head
Season 5 • Episode 25
A video voyeur catches an assault on tape, which changes the focus of the investigation.
Tuesday, May 6
Obscene
Season 6 • Episode 3
The star of a controversial teen show is raped in her trailer on the set.
Tuesday, May 6
Outcry
Season 6 • Episode 5
When a missing 16-year-old girl is found in a deserted building, she accuses a group of army cadets.
Tuesday, May 6
Charisma
Season 6 • Episode 7
The detectives investigate a man whose pregnant 12-year-old wife is hospitalized with complications.
Tuesday, May 6
Doubt
Season 6 • Episode 8
A professor is accused of sexual assault, but the case turns into a he-said, she-said standoff.
Tuesday, May 6
Weak
Season 6 • Episode 9
Benson and Stabler must rely on a psychiatrist and her schizophrenic patient to nail a suspect.
Tuesday, May 6
Haunted
Season 6 • Episode 10
Fin returns to the narcotics division to locate a missing person.
Tuesday, May 6
Quarry
Season 6 • Episode 13
A tip leads Benson and Cragen to the body of a 7-year-old boy, missing since 1980.
Tuesday, May 6
Pure
Season 6 • Episode 18
When a teenage girl disappears, a psychic (Martin Short) is brought into the investigation.
Tuesday, May 6
911
Season 7 • Episode 3
A 9-year-old girl claims to be a hostage in a strange room for four days; many believe it's a prank.
Wednesday, May 7
Strain
Season 7 • Episode 5
Detectives suspect that an activist trying to stop the spread of AIDS murdered a homosexual couple.
Wednesday, May 7
Name
Season 7 • Episode 7
Stabler and a CSU technician investigate a child's remains that lead to a larger cold case.
Wednesday, May 7
Careless
Season 5 • Episode 18
A child dies in the emergency room after passing out during a late-night church service.
Wednesday, May 7
Lowdown
Season 5 • Episode 20
Detectives try to decipher a motive for the strangulation of a Bronx assistant DA.
Wednesday, May 7
Criminal
Season 5 • Episode 21
Detectives hunt for a rapist/murderer with an expert knowledge of forensic medicine.
Wednesday, May 7
Bound
Season 5 • Episode 23
An investigation uncovers a serial killer who targets the elderly.
Thursday, May 8
Lowdown
Season 5 • Episode 20
Detectives try to decipher a motive for the strangulation of a Bronx assistant DA.
Thursday, May 8
Alien
Season 7 • Episode 11
Investigation into the near-fatal beating of a 12-year-old boy.
Thursday, May 8
Poison
Season 5 • Episode 24
A mother becomes Stabler and Benson's prime suspect in the poisoning of her adopted son.
Thursday, May 8
Head
Season 5 • Episode 25
A video voyeur catches an assault on tape, which changes the focus of the investigation.
Thursday, May 8
Obscene
Season 6 • Episode 3
The star of a controversial teen show is raped in her trailer on the set.
Thursday, May 8
Haunted
Season 6 • Episode 10
Fin returns to the narcotics division to locate a missing person.
Thursday, May 8
Game
Season 6 • Episode 14
Teens re-enacting a video game are the prime suspects in the brutal rape and murder of a prostitute.
Thursday, May 8
Hooked
Season 6 • Episode 15
The detectives find that a murdered teen girl was a prostitute who contracted HIV while working.
Thursday, May 8
Ghost
Season 6 • Episode 16
When a wealthy couple is found dead, the detectives discover links to a South American drug cartel.
Thursday, May 8
Rage
Season 6 • Episode 17
Stabler questions a man suspected in the murder of a teenage girl.
Thursday, May 8
Intoxicated
Season 6 • Episode 19
A mother who reported the statutory rape of her daughter is found murdered.
Thursday, May 8
Night
Season 6 • Episode 20
The detectives have a suspect but not enough evidence when a serial rapist preys on immigrant women.
Thursday, May 8
Blood
Season 6 • Episode 21
Benson and Stabler probe an assault and carjacking that is connected to trafficking in painkillers.
Thursday, May 8
Goliath
Season 6 • Episode 23
Two police officers in separate precincts attack their wives and demonstrate suicidal behavior.
Thursday, May 8
Ripped
Season 7 • Episode 4
Detectives interview a suspect who becomes enraged and attacks Detective Tutuola.
Thursday, May 8
Storm
Season 7 • Episode 10
Detectives search for a child molester who possesses a deadly strain of anthrax.
Thursday, May 8
Blast
Season 7 • Episode 13
An 8-year-old girl with leukemia is kidnapped on her way home from school.
Thursday, May 8
Aperture New
Season 26 • Episode 21
When an assault at gunpoint is witnessed through a neighboring window, the SVU must find the victim.
Friday, May 9
Criminal
Season 5 • Episode 21
Detectives hunt for a rapist/murderer with an expert knowledge of forensic medicine.
Friday, May 9
Taboo
Season 7 • Episode 14
A baby boy is found in the trash; Benson and Stabler link the crime to a well-to-do college student.
Friday, May 9
Game
Season 6 • Episode 14
Teens re-enacting a video game are the prime suspects in the brutal rape and murder of a prostitute.
Friday, May 9
Ghost
Season 6 • Episode 16
When a wealthy couple is found dead, the detectives discover links to a South American drug cartel.
Friday, May 9
Rage
Season 6 • Episode 17
Stabler questions a man suspected in the murder of a teenage girl.
Friday, May 9
Intoxicated
Season 6 • Episode 19
A mother who reported the statutory rape of her daughter is found murdered.
Saturday, May 10
Painless
Season 5 • Episode 22
A woman claiming to have been the victim of rape commits suicide.
Saturday, May 10
Wednesday's Child
Season 15 • Episode 14
The search for a missing diabetic boy becomes more urgent when he is seen with a dangerous couple.
Saturday, May 10
Comic Perversion
Season 15 • Episode 15
When a controversial misogynistic comic is accused of rape, Benson is happy to arrest him.
Saturday, May 10
Gridiron Soldier
Season 15 • Episode 16
Rollins is contacted by a friend when his nephew, a high school football star, goes missing.
Saturday, May 10
Gambler's Fallacy
Season 15 • Episode 17
Rollins strikes a deal with the managers of a gambling club in order to protect her job.
Saturday, May 10
Criminal Stories
Season 15 • Episode 18
A columnist who has been given access to the squad for a story declares a hate crime case a hoax.
Saturday, May 10
Downloaded Child
Season 15 • Episode 19
A single mom is arrested for child endangerment after leaving her young daughter alone for days.
Saturday, May 10
Beast's Obsession
Season 15 • Episode 20
Benson is assigned a 24/7 security detail when William Lewis escapes from prison.
Saturday, May 10
Post-Mortem Blues
Season 15 • Episode 21
Sgt. Olivia Benson is investigated by Internal Affairs after William Lewis' death.
Saturday, May 10
Reasonable Doubt
Season 15 • Episode 22
Benson and Murphy question a television producer when he is accused of molesting his daughter.
Sunday, May 11
Night
Season 6 • Episode 20
The detectives have a suspect but not enough evidence when a serial rapist preys on immigrant women.
Sunday, May 11
Goliath
Season 6 • Episode 23
Two police officers in separate precincts attack their wives and demonstrate suicidal behavior.
Sunday, May 11
Storm
Season 7 • Episode 10
Detectives search for a child molester who possesses a deadly strain of anthrax.
Sunday, May 11
Blast
Season 7 • Episode 13
An 8-year-old girl with leukemia is kidnapped on her way home from school.
Sunday, May 11
Responsible
Season 8 • Episode 18
Four honor students are arrested for criminally negligent homicide.
Sunday, May 11
Ace
Season 11 • Episode 22
Benson and Stabler track a pregnant rape victim disappears from the hospital.
Sunday, May 11
Vanity's Bonfire
Season 14 • Episode 7
A woman claims that the baby she kidnapped is hers and the father is a respected legal expert.
Sunday, May 11
Undercover Mother
Season 16 • Episode 15
During an undercover bust, Carisi meets a woman searching for her daughter.
Sunday, May 11
Surrendering Noah
Season 16 • Episode 23
Noah's adoption becomes involved with a case, causing Benson to fear for the child's future.
Sunday, May 11
Maternal Instincts
Season 17 • Episode 6
The investigation into the rape of a violinist by her colleague leads to Rollins' sister.
Sunday, May 11
Motherly Love
Season 18 • Episode 10
A teen uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mom, then learns the perpetrator is someone he knows.
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