ADA Casey Novak is a fictional character portrayed by Diane Neal in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Ridicule (season 3), they were 25 years old.
They appear in 114 episodes out of a total of 551 aired so far and have accumulated 19308 positive votes.
The character of ADA Casey Novak is mainly associated with Detective Elliot Stabler, Detective Olivia Benson and Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen.
Episodes114
Ridicule
episode S3.E10 december 2001Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the death of a young wife who was recently accused of assaulting a male stripper with a group of her girlfriends.Serendipity
episode S5.E5 october 2003The discovery of the bodies of a newborn and her mother leads to a dermatologist coming under suspicion of the rapes of young girls.Coerced
episode S5.E6 october 2003In resolving the kidnapping case of a little boy by a schizophrenic, Stabler uncovers further crimes at an adult group home with Huang's help.Choice
episode S5.E7 november 2003After a man is arrested for attacking his pregnant wife and then seeks to have her charged with neglect for drinking during her pregnancy, Benson learns that this is not the first time a child has been exposed to the devastating repercussions of the woman's uncontrolled alcoholism.Abomination
episode S5.E8 november 2003A gay man who had a brief stint in a Fundamentalist Christian-sponsored sexual re-education course is found murdered, and suspects range from the conversion program itself, a bigoted church group who kept sending him threatening letters, a group of psychologists studying the nature of homosexuality, and two of his ex-lovers, one of whom is the son of one of the professors.Control
episode S5.E9 november 2003The Detectives find themselves hunting for a person who cut off a man's genitals and left him to die.Shaken
episode S5.E10 november 2003A toddler seems to have been abducted from a park while her babysitter is several yards distant talking to a nanny. Searching detectives shortly after arriving on the scene find the child unconscious behind nearby bushes.Escape
episode S5.E11 december 2003A pair of inmates jump a guard and escape from prison using the guard's clothes. One of the two kidnaps his own son's older half-brother, a son who was born after the escapee was imprisoned for raping the older brother.Brotherhood
episode S5.E12 january 2004The murder and sodomy of a local fraternity pledge master leads the detectives to his pornographic Web site, which features college girls at a local bar. Further investigation points back to the fraternity, whose members are not cooperating, and their code of conduct for prospective pledges.Hate
episode S5.E13 january 2004After an Arab-American woman is set on fire, the detectives discover an intensely xenophobic man aiming to cleanse America.Ritual
episode S5.E14 february 2004Two garbage collectors run into what they first think is a scene of animal sacrifice.Families
episode S5.E15 february 2004A high school student is found murdered, and it appears she's the victim of incest.Home
episode S5.E16 february 2004Detectives interview an overprotective mother to find out why her son is scavenging for food.Mean
episode S5.E17 february 2004When a schoolgirl's body is found in the trunk of a car, Stabler and Benson find themselves investigating allegations of bullying among her classmates.Careless
episode S5.E18 march 2004After a young boy dies during a church vigil, Tutuola and Munch investigate the boy's foster parents and social worker for neglect.Sick
episode S5.E19 march 2004Two children claim that they were molested by a billionaire.Lowdown
episode S5.E20 april 2004When the death of a prosecutor is staged using information gleaned from a coworker's caseload, Novak endangers her career to obtain a confession.Criminal
episode S5.E21 april 2004When it becomes obvious that a forensics expert raped and murdered a student, the investigation focuses on a criminology professor that Cragen arrested decades earlier for similar crimes.Painless
episode S5.E22 april 2004A woman claiming to have been raped and left for dead commits suicide while waiting to be treated in the emergency room.Bound
episode S5.E23 may 2004The investigation into the murder of a senior citizen leads the squad to suspect that the killer is actually a serial killer who preys on elderly women.Poison
episode S5.E24 may 2004Novak enlists Clark's assistance in obtaining evidence to remove a judge from the bench after his bias in two child abuse cases leads to the death of a child and and the wrongful incarceration of an innocent woman.Head
episode S5.E25 may 2004A urophile, cyber-Peeping Tom catches a child abuse case on video.Birthright
episode S6.E1 september 2004The investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a six-year-old girl uncovers a fertility doctor's scheme to steal embryos, and prompts a custody battle between the child's biological and birth mothers.Debt
episode S6.E2 september 2004As Benson and Stabler investigate the disappearance of a mother and her teen-aged daughter, they uncover a conspiracy between a corrupt immigration attorney and gangsters running a prostitution ring that is staffed by women they have smuggled into the country and imprisoned as sex slaves.Obscene
episode S6.E3 october 2004A young TV star is attacked and the evidence suggests a radio shock jock who may have gone too far.Scavenger
episode S6.E4 october 2004The entire SVU squad races against the clock to solve the puzzles and uncover clues scattered throughout NYC by a serial killer who is taunting them to find him and the next victims on his list.Outcry
episode S6.E5 october 2004A missing teenager found beaten and tied up in a college dormitory under construction claims that she was raped by three students, but as the investigation proceeds and information obtained by the police and the press causes her story to unravel quickly, the girl recants. Since Benson remains convinced that a rape did occur, the focus of the investigation shifts to the girl's overly-protective stepfather who has resisted the investigation from its onset. When the girl finally tells the truth about the attack, it becomes apparent that her lies were calculated to protect her innocent stepfather from physical and financial ruin, as another victim of her attacker comes forward.Conscience
episode S6.E6 november 2004A young boy is kidnapped and a local pedophile becomes the main subject. But what is the truth behind the murder?Charisma
episode S6.E7 november 2004A career con artist, forger and thief turns to murder and serial pedophilia to populate the cult he created and get his hands on a multi-million dollar trust fund.Doubt
episode S6.E8 november 2004An art professor's alleged rape accusation devolves into confusing battle of "he said, she said".Weak
episode S6.E9 november 2004Benson enlists the help of a former cop turned psychiatrist in apprehending a serial rapist and murderer who attacks disabled women.Haunted
episode S6.E10 december 2004After nearly losing his life to save a young boy from a pair of gangbangers, Fin is declared a hero... until a woman surfaces from his days in Narcotics.Contagious
episode S6.E11 january 2005A medical exam after a car accident reveals a fourth-grader's sexual assault. The perpetrator is obvious -- but not as obvious as everyone thinks.Identity
episode S6.E12 january 2005When a murdered gang member is linked to a sexual assault, Benson and Stabler find neither the alleged victim nor the alleged killer to be who they think.Quarry
episode S6.E13 january 2005An old body of a young kid is found and there seems to be a link to a soon-to-be-executed pedophile. Can the squad find the link between him and the body, or is there a more sinister link?Game
episode S6.E14 february 2005A prostitute is violently murdered and outside of a weird phone call there seems to be little to no motive. Then Stabler's son notices some similarities to a GTA style video game.Hooked
episode S6.E15 february 2005A teenage girl who moonlighted as a hooker is killed and found to be HIV positive.Ghost
episode S6.E16 february 2005When a wealthy couple is found dead in their home, Benson and Stabler soon realize that their deaths are connected to a drug smuggling ring. Eventually the road leads back to the same drug dealers who forced a former assistant district attorney into hiding, and Alex Cabot comes home to face her enemies.Rage
episode S6.E17 march 2005Years ago Stabler was unable to get a conviction on a rape-murder case. Now the suspect is held and questioned once again, and Stabler is sure he is guilty. But can he keep his head straight enough to get a confession?Pure
episode S6.E18 march 2005The team races against time to locate a kidnapped 18-year-old girl. The case is complicated when the detectives receive a dubious offer of help from a man who claims to have had psychic visions of the missing teenager.Intoxicated
episode S6.E19 march 2005When a mom finds her 15-year-old daughter in bed with a 21-year-old man, she goes to the SVU to report rape.Night
episode S6.E20 may 2005Benson and Stabler have a suspect (Alfred Molina) but not enough evidence when a serial rapist preys on undocumented immigrant women, and Tracy Kibre (Bebe Newirth) is brought in to work on the case.Blood
episode S6.E21 may 2005After a young woman's baby is tossed out of a car, Benson and Stabler investigate to find out what happened, and after learning the young woman is addicted to prescription painkillers, their investigation leads them to an elderly woman named Jenny Rogers, who lives with her son Kevin and daughter-in-law Carol. The young woman finally identifies Carol Rogers as the person who sold her the drugs, but when detectives go to confront Carol, they find her body and are left trying to uncover who really killed Carol.Parts
episode S6.E22 may 2005When the head of a woman is found with traces of semen on it, the detectives suspect they have a necrophiliac. But they learn that they're dealing with a black market organ ring. John learns that Amy Solway, a person they sent to prison is looking for a kidney. As are the parents of a young boy.Goliath
episode S6.E23 may 2005After the wife of a police officer claims her husband raped her, Benson and Stabler arrest the man and come close to believing his version of events when he attacks his captain. When another officer murders his wife and attempts to kill himself that same night, the whole force gets involved and soon realizes that the two men both recently returned home from Afghanistan, where they were given the drug Quinium, an anti-malarial. With the reluctant help of reporter Sherm Hempell and a base doctor with an attack of conscience, Novak takes on the U.S. army. Stabler has trouble with the case because of his history in the Marines.Demons
episode S7.E1 september 2005Det. Stabler goes undercover to determine if a recent parolee is reverting to his rapist urges.Design
episode S7.E2 september 2005A woman claims rape by a wealthy scientist, but upon further investigation, she's not as much of a victim as it appears.911
episode S7.E3 october 2005A little girl calls for help, claiming she's being held hostage, but the team has to keep her on the line to track her down.Ripped
episode S7.E4 october 2005When a girl is attacked, a young man is arrested. They later learn that he takes steroids which is what made him attack her. The guy turns out to be the son of a cop Stabler knows. The cop later attacks his son and it turns out he is also taking steroids. Stabler is forced to deal with issues involving his own father.Strain
episode S7.E5 october 2005An AIDS activist is suspected of murdering a gay couple, and Detective Tutuola discovers something about a family member.Raw
episode S7.E6 november 2005An investigation of a horrific school sniper attack leads the team to a particularly obnoxious Neo-Nazi group.Name
episode S7.E7 november 2005The discovery of a boy's remains 30 years after he disappeared sets off a search for five other boys who went missing and were never found.Starved
episode S7.E8 november 2005Detective Benson goes undercover at a speed dating event to catch a rapist.Rockabye
episode S7.E9 november 2005A sex worker is alerted by noise from the neighboring hotel room, and finds there a badly manhandled girl, who later has a miscarriage. Then the girl's father shows up and the case starts getting more complicated every time the cops learn something new about it.Storm
episode S7.E10 november 2005Detectives pursue a child molester who kidnapped 3 orphans from Hurricane Katrina, and discover a more dangerous threat.Alien
episode S7.E11 december 2005An investigation into the serious stabbing of a grade-school boy uncovers a suspect whose trial becomes about the rights of same-sex parents.Infected
episode S7.E12 january 2006When a boy shoots the man he believes killed his mother, it leads to a legal battle over gun control.Blast
episode S7.E13 january 2006The abduction of a little girl turns even more desperate when it's found she's suffering from an undiagnosed leukemia.Taboo
episode S7.E14 january 2006When a baby boy is discovered in the rubbish, detectives Benson and Stabler use a t-shirt found at the scene to trace the crime back to a well-to-do college student.Manipulated
episode S7.E15 february 2006A successful lawyer's secret life as an exotic dancer is revealed to her boss and her fiancé after she and a stripper friend are found murdered.Gone
episode S7.E16 february 2006A female student from Montreal goes missing during a class trip to New York City after she spends a night partying with three cocky prep school boys.Class
episode S7.E17 march 2006A Hudson University co-ed dependent on financial aid is found murdered with an unexplained influx of cash. Her wealthy roommate is found with one of her rings, making her a suspect as the two were not friends. Benson, Fin, and Stabler have several theories about her murderer and their motive and investigate the various suspects; the roommate, her childhood friend, and someone connected to a heavily trafficked website where the victim was selling term papers for cash.Venom
episode S7.E18 march 2006Detective Tutuola is torn between his work and family when his son, Ken, is implicated in a crime. While investigating, Detectives Benson and Stabler find themselves with a much bigger crime.Fault
episode S7.E19 april 2006A serial paedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children.Fat
episode S7.E20 may 2006Stabler and his one-time partner, Lucius Blaine, investigate a case dealing with childhood obesity.Web
episode S7.E21 may 2006After a young boy claims molestation, the investigation turns from his pedophile father to another family member.Influence
episode S7.E22 may 2006An unstable woman stops taking medication and mows down 10 people with her car; a former rock star wages an anti-psychiatric-drug campaign.Informed
episode S8.E1 september 2006When a particularly brutalized rape victim resists all efforts to help her, Olivia takes her as a cause and turns up an old acquaintance during the investigation.Clock
episode S8.E2 september 2006A 17-year-old with the features of a little girl is kidnapped. Stabler sees parallels with his own daughter, and must deal with a new partner.Recall
episode S8.E3 october 2006Stabler and his new partner go after a possible serial rapist with the help of an unlikely victim from 30 years earlier.Uncle
episode S8.E4 october 2006A homeless man is suspected of murder. As the case unfolds, so do Munch's family secrets.Confrontation
episode S8.E5 october 2006Stabler and Beck track down a serial rapist who repeatedly attacks his victims based on their ovulation cycles so that he can impregnate them.Infiltrated
episode S8.E6 october 2006The environmental group Olivia is infiltrating for the FBI is accused of murdering the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. But when she discovers that the crime may be sexual in nature, she conducts her own independent investigation.Underbelly
episode S8.E7 november 2006A 14-year-old girl who was brutally beaten, raped, and killed shares the same dog paw tattoo as two other young female homicide victims around the same age.Cage
episode S8.E8 november 2006SVU investigates a shady private adoption agency after two undocumented children are found deserted near an automobile accident.Choreographed
episode S8.E9 november 2006A model is poisoned to death, and it could be connected to a love triangle between her manipulative choreographer husband, his mistress, and the mistress' jealous husband.Scheherazade
episode S8.E10 january 2007A dying man's confessions to Benson and Stabler reveal secrets about the true identity of his estranged daughter and other, more disturbing secrets.Burned
episode S8.E11 january 2007Elliot thinks a possible rape victim is lying to enhance her divorce settlement. But Olivia thinks it's a sign of her husband's escalating violence, and believes that Stabler's judgment is clouded because of his divorce.Outsider
episode S8.E12 january 2007Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn detective who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases.Loophole
episode S8.E13 february 2007An investigation into a potential child pornography case actually uncovers a chemical company testing possibly toxic products on a group of building tenants.Dependent
episode S8.E14 february 2007A woman is murdered and her husband attacked, with their 6 year old son a witness to the attack. The man awakens in the hospital and remembers seeing his teenage daughter at the scene.Haystack
episode S8.E15 february 2007A woman accused of killing her baby commits suicide after being interrogated by an overzealous television reporter. It later turns out that the baby was kidnapped, perhaps by the baby's biological father.Philadelphia
episode S8.E16 february 2007Olivia finds her biological brother in New Jersey, but discovers that he is under investigation by local police for sexual crimes. But her obsession with finding him puts another investigation in jeopardy as well as her partnership with Elliot.Sin
episode S8.E17 march 2007A gay male sex worker is murdered, and the investigation reveals that a pastor who preaches extreme intolerance toward homosexuals may have had a relationship with him.Responsible
episode S8.E18 april 2007The mother of a high school girl is caught having a sexual relationship with one of her daughter's classmates, and she may have supplied alcohol for a high school party where another student died.Florida
episode S8.E19 may 2007Benson (Mariska Hargitay) hears from her half-brother (Michael Weston), who is on the run because of sexual assault charges. He continues to claim his innocence, though because evidence continues to pile up against him, Benson reluctantly agrees to help in the investigation.Annihilated
episode S8.E20 may 2007The investigation of a bride-to-be's murder uncovers a man's double life; a turn in the case rattles Stabler, who turns to his wife and children for comfort.Pretend
episode S8.E21 may 2007The investigation into an extreme fighting death leads to the discovery of a 28-year-old woman posing as a 16-year-old high school student.Screwed
episode S8.E22 may 2007Fin's nephew, Darius, goes to trial and seems determined to take the unit down with him.Alternate
episode S9.E1 september 2007A woman's child is missing, but her multiple personalities make finding out what happened to the child more difficult. And the case is further complicated by the appearance of a relative.Avatar
episode S9.E2 october 2007A young woman is abducted, and the clues to her disappearance can be found by investigating at her character in an online role-playing game. And her case may also reveal clues about an unsolved case involving another girl's disappearance.Impulsive
episode S9.E3 october 2007Benson and Stabler arrest a high school teacher for having sex with one of her students, but the teacher alleges that the student raped her.Savant
episode S9.E4 october 2007The only witness to a mother's beating is her mentally disabled daughter who is suffering from Williams Syndrome. The husband is an early suspect, but he is protected from prosecution because of the Patriot Act.Harm
episode S9.E5 october 2007A New York psychiatrist goes on trial after her torture methods are cited in the death of a former Iraqi prisoner.Svengali
episode S9.E6 november 2007A grisly murder scene at the bottom of an elevator shaft leads SVU detectives to a group of individuals who are under the spell of a charismatic, imprisoned serial killer.Blinded
episode S9.E7 november 2007Stabler suffers temporary blindness after an injury bringing a sexual predator who suffers from schizophrenia into custody. Benson's special interest in the case puts her at odds with ADA Novak, who has a personal agenda of her own.Fight
episode S9.E8 november 2007Two troubled brothers are connected to murder investigation. However, detective Lake suspects that they are trying to put their lives back together, and that they are victims of a setup by a gang leader.Paternity
episode S9.E9 november 2007The discovery of a lost boy leads detectives to a case involving the rape and murder of a nanny, and an automobile accident puts the lives of Stabler's wife and unborn child in jeopardy.Snitch
episode S9.E10 december 2007A 15-year-old African immigrant is murdered and the evidence points to a neighborhood thug who intimidates murder witnesses. However, the case is complicated by the discovery that she was married to a 35-year-old polygamist.Streetwise
episode S9.E11 january 2008A Park Avenue socialite's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and the investigation leads SVU to the father figure of a homeless "street family."Signature
episode S9.E12 january 2008Detectives Benson and Lake get the help of an FBI agent as they search for a serial killer who brutally attacks young women. However, there are signs that the agent may not be able to handle the mental and emotional weight of the case.Unorthodox
episode S9.E13 january 2008After a young boy is hospitalized for blood loss following a rape, Stabler and Munch focus on a Hasidic order whose reluctance to cooperate may lead the investigation away from the real perpetrator.Inconceivable
episode S9.E14 january 2008A canister of frozen embryos is stolen from a fertility clinic. The SVU team race against the clock to retrieve it before the embryos are no longer suitable for implantation.Undercover
episode S9.E15 april 2008When a teenage girl says a corrections officer raped her and has also been threatening her mother in prison, Benson risks her own safety to go deep undercover and investigate.Closet
episode S9.E16 april 2008After a gay man is murdered, the prime suspect is a star professional football quarterback who turns out to his partner. The quarterback is "outed" in the media during the investigation, and he becomes a beating victim himself.Authority
episode S9.E17 april 2008A man accused of impersonating a police officer over a telephone and telling a fast food manager to sexually assault an employee is found not guilty, and as a result becomes a vocal crusader telling other people to defy authority figures.Trade
episode S9.E18 may 2008A wealthy, successful coffee trader and his son are both suspects in a young woman's murder, when evidence suggests that the woman was sexually involved with both men.Cold
episode S9.E19 may 2008Detective Lake is accused of killing a police officer, and SVU soon discovers that he has been investigating a 10-year-old cold rape case without anyone's knowledge.Reparations
episode S12.E21 april 2011Casey Novak returns to the DA's office to prosecute a man accused of rape. However, Los Angeles ADA Jonah Dekker comes to New York City to serve for the defense as a favor to his family .Blood Brothers
episode S13.E3 october 2011A pregnant 13 year old girl from Washington Heights claims that the son of an ambassador raped her, but the accused goes missing before SVU can question him.Double Strands
episode S13.E4 october 2011Detective Rollins believes that SVU has caught a serial rapist from one of her earlier cases in Georgia, but an impassioned request after a suicide attempt leads Amaro to think they may have the wrong person.Missing Pieces
episode S13.E5 october 2011When a baby of a couple from out of town goes missing, the team tries to find him. But they later turn their focus on the parents, because the story they tell doesn't add up. And they find evidence that leads them to think that the baby died and they brought it to New York to dispose of the body.Valentine's Day
episode S13.E18 april 2012A rape investigation is set into motion after a husband sees his wife being attacked while video chatting.The Five Hundredth Episode
episode S23.E6 october 2021Amaro and Olivia's ex-boyfriend Burton Lowe ask SVU for help with overturning a wrongful conviction in one of Cragen's old cases.
- Ridicule
- Serendipity
- Coerced
- Choice
- Abomination
- Control
- Shaken
- Escape
- Brotherhood
- Hate
- Ritual
- Families
- Home
- Mean
- Careless
- Sick
- Lowdown
- Criminal
- Painless
- Bound
- Poison
- Head
- Birthright
- Debt
- Obscene
- Scavenger
- Outcry
- Conscience
- Charisma
- Doubt
- Weak
- Haunted
- Contagious
- Identity
- Quarry
- Game
- Hooked
- Ghost
- Rage
- Pure
- Intoxicated
- Night
- Blood
- Parts
- Goliath
- Demons
- Design
- 911
- Ripped
- Strain
- Raw
- Name
- Starved
- Rockabye
- Storm
- Alien
- Infected
- Blast
- Taboo
- Manipulated
- Gone
- Class
- Venom
- Fault
- Fat
- Web
- Influence
- Informed
- Clock
- Recall
- Uncle
- Confrontation
- Infiltrated
- Underbelly
- Cage
- Choreographed
- Scheherazade
- Burned
- Outsider
- Loophole
- Dependent
- Haystack
- Philadelphia
- Sin
- Responsible
- Florida
- Annihilated
- Pretend
- Screwed
- Alternate
- Avatar
- Impulsive
- Savant
- Harm
- Svengali
- Blinded
- Fight
- Paternity
- Snitch
- Streetwise
- Signature
- Unorthodox
- Inconceivable
- Undercover
- Closet
- Authority
- Trade
- Cold
- Reparations
- Blood Brothers
- Double Strands
- Missing Pieces
- Valentine's Day
- The Five Hundredth Episode
Best moments10
- Novak enlists Clark's assistance in obtaining evidence to remove a judge from the bench after his bias in two child abuse cases leads to the death of a child and and the wrongful incarceration of an innocent woman.
- A female student from Montreal goes missing during a class trip to New York City after she spends a night partying with three cocky prep school boys.
- After the wife of a police officer claims her husband raped her, Benson and Stabler arrest the man and come close to believing his version of events when he attacks his captain. When another officer murders his wife and attempts to kill himself that same night, the whole force gets involved and soon realizes that the two men both recently returned home from Afghanistan, where they were given the drug Quinium, an anti-malarial. With the reluctant help of reporter Sherm Hempell and a base doctor with an attack of conscience, Novak takes on the U.S. army. Stabler has trouble with the case because of his history in the Marines.
- Casey Novak returns to the DA's office to prosecute a man accused of rape. However, Los Angeles ADA Jonah Dekker comes to New York City to serve for the defense as a favor to his family .
- Benson and Stabler arrest a high school teacher for having sex with one of her students, but the teacher alleges that the student raped her.
- Benson and Stabler have a suspect (Alfred Molina) but not enough evidence when a serial rapist preys on undocumented immigrant women, and Tracy Kibre (Bebe Newirth) is brought in to work on the case.
- A sex worker is alerted by noise from the neighboring hotel room, and finds there a badly manhandled girl, who later has a miscarriage. Then the girl's father shows up and the case starts getting more complicated every time the cops learn something new about it.
- A wealthy, successful coffee trader and his son are both suspects in a young woman's murder, when evidence suggests that the woman was sexually involved with both men.
- A grisly murder scene at the bottom of an elevator shaft leads SVU detectives to a group of individuals who are under the spell of a charismatic, imprisoned serial killer.
- Stabler suffers temporary blindness after an injury bringing a sexual predator who suffers from schizophrenia into custody. Benson's special interest in the case puts her at odds with ADA Novak, who has a personal agenda of her own.
- Poison
- Gone
- Goliath
- Reparations
- Impulsive
- Night
- Rockabye
- Trade
- Svengali
- Blinded