Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

4.8

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Season 8 episodes (22)

1 Informed

9/19/06

FBI agent Star Morrison (guest star Marcia Gay Harden) reappears on the scene, where alleged rape victim Haley (guest star Kristen Bush) refuses a rape kit. Benson learns that Haley is an FBI informant whose ex-boyfriend is a radical environmental rights advocate. In order to foil the group's terrorist activities, Benson goes undercover to further investigate.

2 Clock

9/26/06

Dets. Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Fin (Ice-T) investigate when two high school kids, Connor (Guest star Daniel Farcher) and Janey (Guest star Betsy Hogg), disappear from a field trip to a museum. They later discover Connor was attempting a fake kidnapping plot, and Janey has gone off with the family's much older driver. In this episode, Stabler meets his new partner NYPD Warrants Officer Dani Beck (guest star Connie Nielsen who begins a 6 episode arc). Betty Buckley returns as guest star attorney Colette Walsh.

3 ReCall

10/3/06

Collected evidence in a rape case leads Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Beck (Connie Nielsen) to a surprising suspect, Martin Trenway (guest star Charles Shaughnessy), a distinguished lawyer. Charges are pressed against him, but later dismissed due to insufficient evidence. However, a difficult and emotional meeting with an older French woman, Lorraine Delmas (guest star Leslie Caron), is able to break open the case. Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

4 Uncle

10/10/06

When mother and daughter are brutally raped and murdered, it seemes too much for Warrants Officer Detective Dani Beck (guest star Connie Nielsen) to handle as she begins to crack under the pressure. However, when their number one suspect, Andrew (guest star Jerry Lewis), turns out to be detective Munch's (Richard Belzer) Uncle, the case twists into something that none of the Special Victims Squad had imagined. Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

5 Confrontation

10/17/06

When an assailant rapes his victim twice, Dets. Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Beck (Guest star Connie Nielsen) link the case to victims of multiple rapes. Based on the timeline of those subsequent attacks, Dr. George Huang (B. D. Wong) suspects the rapist has one disturbing motive for these crimes. Tensions flare between the detectives as they make a difficult decision to help bring in the dangerous perp.

6 Infiltrated

10/31/06

Detective Olivia Benson (Emmy-winner Mariska Hargitay), still deep undercover in Oregon as "Persephone James," is called upon by ADA Novak (Diane Neal) to help present evidence that will strengthen the case against a brutal rapist. This case will have a dramatic impact on Benson's critical work in Oregon, but ultimately, her testimony in the rape trial will lead her back to the Special Victims Unit.

7 Underbelly

11/14/06

Three teenage homicide victims with matching tattoos lead Dets. Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Beck (Guest star Connie Nielsen) to an underage prostitution ring. With the victims' pimp, Victor Dodine (guest star Michael Kenneth Williams) as the prime suspect, detectives must rely on one of his young girls Belinda "Passion" Holt (guest star Charlie Ray), to testify against him. This case rattles Beck in more ways than one.

8 Cage

11/21/06

Detectives Stabler and Beck investigate a car accident involving two foster children. The accident leads Detective Dani Beck and Detective Elliot Stabler to the foster parents and some questionable medical practices involving a controversial "rebirthing" therapy. As the detectives dig deeper into the case, they discover other gruesome secrets involving the children, which lead Beck to make some surprising choices about her life and a profound decision about her career. Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

9 Choreographed

11/28/06

A woman is found dead in Central Park, and medical examiner Warner (Tamara Tunie) can find no apparent reason for her death. Det. Stabler (Christopher Meloni) begins the investigation by himself, talking to the victim's husband, Wesley (Chris Sarandon), who owns a dance troupe. His friends Glenn (Bob Saget) and Naomi Cheales (Catherine Bell) pay a condolence visit. Stabler's investigation unravels a case of drugs, infidelity and an elaborate plot that impacts everyone involved in the troupe. Attorney Stella Danquiss, who defends Glenn, is played by guest star Bernadette Peters. In this star-studded episode, Stabler also discovers Det. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is back in town, so he pays her a visit.

10 Scheherezade

1/2/07

Stabler visits dying lung cancer patient Judson Tierney who's itching to clear his conscience before he goes. Unable to get estranged daughter Sheila to come visit, Benson serves as her replacement as Tierney fesses up to his career in crime before 1971. It was in that year that he murdered his partner and took baby Sheila in to raise as his own to protect her from the hate in that household and give her a better life. However, with an innocent man now imprisoned on murder charges for 35 years, Novak and company fight to get Tierney's confessional testimony into evidence. Tierney helps clear the man's name and catches a momentary glimpse of his daughter before he passes away.

11 Burned

1/9/07

A bitter estrangement pits husband Miles (Guest Star Blair Underwood) and wife Valerie (Michael Michele) against one another with tragic consequences - In this powerful episode directed by Eriq LaSalle, the Sennet couple will stop at nothing to get custody of their daughter Tessa (guest star Tiffany Evans). Dets. Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) are given the difficult assignment of sorting through the lies and deception in a classic "he said, she said" case that ends up leaving one of the parents in a grave medical state. This episode reunites Eriq LaSalle with former ER castmate Michael Michele. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

12 Outsider

1/16/07

Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-T) tries to find a serial rapist after his son asks him to help a college co-ed at his dorm. Ken Randall (guest star Ernest Wadell) is the resident adviser at the University where one of his students is raped. The skittish girl and her parents do not want to talk to the police, but after a socialite is attacked by someone who fits the matched description, Fin begins working with a Brooklyn SVU Detective Chester Lake (guest star Adam Beach) who is convinced they are looking for the same guy. As the investigation deepens, the trail leads to a medical clinic and an unusual suspect played by Henry (guest star Kal Penn), the son of a doctor who works there.

13 Loophole

2/6/07

When an anonymous envelope appears at the precinct, the detectives pick up the trail of a child pornographer. A photograph in the envelope leads Dets. Fin (Ice-T) and Munch (Richard Belzer) to the apartment building that houses the crime scene. The investigation reveals the building supervisor has spent a lot of time with the boy in the picture, and he falls under suspicion. The case takes a physical toll on Det. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), the victim (guest star Marquis Rodriguez), and the boy's mother (guest star Karen Olivio) when they all appear to have similar medical issues. Their symptoms all appear to point to the same origin which unearth a corporate conspiracy and cover-up. Former wrestling champion Bill Goldberg guest stars as Cupid, a roughneck who tears SVU headquarters apart. Christopher Meloni, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

14 Dependent

2/13/07

Mob lawyer Sidney Truex (guest star Cary Elwes) and his wife are brutally attacked, leaving his young son emotionally scarred. When the Detectives have to locate the Truex's daughter, Charlotte (guest star Emily VanCamp), to notify her about the attack on her parents, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler find Charlotte at her boyfriend Ryan's apartment. Through an exhaustive interview process, the Detectives must sort through the web of lies Charlotte has told in order to piece together a night of drinking and drugs leaving Charlotte unable to recall details of the evening. However, her father comes out of surgery and is able to vividly remember his daughter at the crime scene. The disturbing case takes another turn as Stabler is brought up on charges of excessive force after getting into a very serious altercation with Ryan.

15 Haystack

2/20/07

Mother of missing baby comes under fire by the press; Kali Rocha guest-stars -- In a "ripped-from-the-headlines" episode, overzealous reporter Cindy Marino (guest star Kali Rocha, "Grey's Anatomy") accuses new mother Laura Kozowloski (guest star Ashley Williams) on national television of kidnapping and trying to kill her baby. That's the last straw for the despondent woman, who promptly commits suicide. Although everyone is under suspicion, including the mother and her ex-husband, Mike (guest star Pablo Schreiber), the case takes an unusual emotional toll on Detective Stabler, who is drawn in by the mother and her past. The search for the baby Kendall seems to be at a dead end -- but DNA provides clues that help solve the case, and offer new questions for one of the detectives.

16 Philadelphia

2/27/07

Detective Benson gets in over her head; Mary Stuart Masterson and Kim Delaney guest-star -- When Detective Benson investigates a rape case outside her jurisdiction, she finds herself being questioned by local Police Captain Julia Millfield (guest star Kim Delaney) and although she gets some answers, some are difficult to accept. Benson also needs to discuss with police psychologist Dr. Rebecca Hendrix (guest star Mary Stuart Masterson) about some of her actions that have led to tensions with Detective Stabler and major distractions that have marred the rape case.

17 Sin

3/27/07

A successful preacher (guest star Tim Daly) is the prime suspect in a murder case. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) pay a visit to The New Souls Church, where Reverend Jeb Curtis, his wife Hannah (guest star Kathy Baker) and their remaining nine children are mourning the death of a military son in Afghanistan. They seem like a loving family from the outside, but things are not what they seem. Hannah provides the detectives with a taped conversation of the Reverend that leads the SVU to come after a different suspect.

18 Responsible

4/3/07

Teenage drinking turns deadly - Laura Leighton guest stars - An honor student dies at a party, while the primary suspect is their alcohol supplier, the four honors students who threw the party are arrested for criminally negligent homicide, but get a slap on the wrist from Judge Donnelly (guest star Judith Light). Det. Stabler enlists his own teenage daughter Kathleen (Allison Siko) to guide him through the world of teenage cyberspace to find out where the next party is taking place. The website leads to the home of one of the students, where they find the mother of one of the kids -- Lillian Rice (guest star Laura Leighton) in a compromising position, and she is arrested. The arrest and entire cyberspace scenario hits a personal nerve with Stabler. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

19 Florida

5/1/07

Detective Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) half-brother (Guest-Star Michael Weston) has her torn between family and professional duties. Det. Olivia Benson is called upon to help in an investigation regarding her brother Simon Marsden. She finds herself caught in the investigation of her brother between Police Captain Julia Millfield (guest star Kim Delaney) and FBI Agent Porter (guest star Vincent Spano). Benson believes her brother is innocent, but this case is starting to threaten her career, as she digs deeper into the case she uncovers family secrets. Christopher Meloni, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

20 Annihilated

5/8/07

A young woman engaged to be married is raped and murdered, and her fiancé Stephen Dashiell (guest-star Dylan Walsh) may have been targeted -- When Dets. Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) speak to the girl's grief-stricken parents they discover her fiancé, a CIA agent named Stephen Dashiell (guest star Dylan Walsh), had been threatened by terrorists -- they believe this may have been a professional hit. Their difficult search for Dashiell leads them to a perfect suburban family - and then a tragedy - one that pushes Stabler to face new truths about his own family. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

21 Pretend

5/15/07

A teenage boy found dead and it's all on tape - A teenage boy is killed in what appears to be a play fight with his best friend, is a victim of a not so innocent crime. The victim's best friend Scott Heston (guest star Michael Welch) turns up at the squad room with a video and claims he filmed the death. Dets. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) quickly figure out that there is more than meets the eye when the victim's alleged girlfriend arrives at the court to reveal a new twist to this case. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

22 Screwed

5/22/07

Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges returns in the star-studded season finale! Bridges, reprising his role as Detective Tutuola's (Ice-T) delinquent nephew, as well as Lisa Gay Hamilton as the long-suffering mother, with special guest stars Nancy Grace and Star Jones playing themselves. In addition, new cast member Adam Beach, playing Detective Chester Lake, is reunited with Tutuola.

About this show

From the creator of the longest running drama series on television, "Law & Order", comes a powerful series chronicling the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of NYPD. Each episode follows the exploits of detectives Elliot Stabler, Olivia Benson, John Munch and Odafin Tutuola as they attempt to solve the city's most complex cases. They diligently follow lead after lead, relentless in their quest for justice and the search for truth.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

9.85K reviews

Jennifer Compton (Jen)

December 16, 2018

I've always loved SVU, because it had a variety of crimes to investigate, but the current season (20), and the one before, has them going full libtard...and you NEVER go full libtard! Pretty much every episode is about someone being raped. Olivia was always my fave, but this season she is just terrible. They had an episode that was taken from the Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations, and even though the they had just started the investigation of the rape, and there was no evidence against the suspect they were interrogating, Olivia told ADA Stone that he is guilty, she can tell he did it, just by looking at him! She believed the victim with ZERO evidence against the man they arrested. Olivia is a detective, a cop, and she is supposed to believe in due process, and that a person is innocent till proven guilty. She was basically saying this suspect, this PERSON, shouldn't have the right to due process, and she doesn't care if an innocent man gets punished for a crime he might not have done. She was saying the exact same things that the Democrats were saying during the Kavanigh hearings, like we should believe all women, even if there is no evidence. I had to make myself watch this current season, after that episode. They are trying to put liberal talking points in the episodes, and sliding in things to get people to agree with the liberal agenda. I will never watch this show again. I don't care how much I loved it in the past. But it's all good, because I have something even better to watch now. I get to watch Detective Stabler in his new SyFy show, "Happy!" I loved the first season and cant wait till season 2, which should be coming on in the Spring. The first season was shown during Christmas, and the 2nd is supposed to take place at Easter. CANNOT WAIT! Stabler is much better on this show, than on SVU!

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Jean Luc Pressoir

February 3, 2021

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an awesome police crime series I known for a long time so different from Law & Order, Miami Vice, New York Undercover, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Justice. Special Victims Unit represents more sexual related crimes than any other police division. The New York City Police Department have the Special Victims Division is a lot Special Victims Unit that investigates sex crimes in all five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx). Law & Order: SUV is one of my long time favorite shows my family, friends and I grow up watching the series then and now. I wish hoping someday Atlanta Police Department start having a Special Victims Unit or Special Victims Division just like with New York City Police Department.

Ameska Edwards

February 14, 2014

I love law n order all of them my favorite people play n it my girl Olivia her partner ice t his partner the head man n the special victims unit even the one that be going to the courts five star I watch it every day even when I'm at dailysis Tuesday Thursday Saturdays I'm clued cuz its always different I give it a five star y'all what make TV, TV thank u fa giving me a reason to watch TV I love this show ain't nobody better then law n order special victims unit five star show

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