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Detective Elliot Stabler is a fictional character portrayed by Christopher Meloni in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Payback (season 1), they were 38 years old.
They appear in 284 episodes out of a total of 551 aired so far and have accumulated 76496 positive votes.
The character of Detective Elliot Stabler is mainly associated with Detective Olivia Benson, Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola and Detective John Munch.

Detective Elliot Stabler

by Christopher Meloni

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Episodes284

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    Payback

    episode S1.E1 september 1999
    Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and castration of a New York cab driver. They discover that the victim had assumed the identity of another man because he himself was wanted by police.
  • 8
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    A Single Life

    episode S1.E2 september 1999
    A probable suicide becomes a murder investigation with suspects that include the writer's psychiatrist, a family member and a local news anchor, but the woman's sister brings evidence that will turn the case on its head.
  • 7.7
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    ...Or Just Look Like One

    episode S1.E3 october 1999
    Two underage models are attacked, raped and killed. The detectives identify the background details of the modeling business.
  • 8.1
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    Hysteria

    episode S1.E4 october 1999
    Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a young woman who is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims.
  • 7.7
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    Wanderlust

    episode S1.E5 october 1999
    When a travel writer is found dead, gagged by a pair of female underwear, suspicion first falls on his landlady, and then to her rebellious teenage daughter.
  • 7.8
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    Sophomore Jinx

    episode S1.E6 october 1999
    Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship.
  • 8.3
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    Uncivilized

    episode S1.E7 november 1999
    After a young boy is found raped and murdered in Central Park, suspicion obviously falls on a known child molester in the area, but the true offender may be closer than anybody knows.
  • 8.2
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    Stalked

    episode S1.E8 november 1999
    An ADA who had worked on sex crimes is raped and murdered. The detectives suspect it may have been someone whom she had prosecuted.
  • 7.6
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    Stocks & Bondage

    episode S1.E9 november 1999
    Benson and Stabler look into the murder of a respected derivatives trader. Their investigation takes them into the world of bondage and sadomasochism.
  • 8.2
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    Closure

    episode S1.E10 january 2000
    Stabler and Benson struggle with a sexual assault case when the shaken victim proves unable to identify the prime suspect. As time moves on, she becomes more reluctant to discuss the crime.
  • 7.8
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    Bad Blood

    episode S1.E11 january 2000
    Benson and Stabler look into the death of a gay man at a party. Their investigation leads them to man who has a dysfunctional relationship with his brother.
  • 7.3
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    Russian Love Poem

    episode S1.E12 january 2000
    Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin. They begin with Harlin's long list of male and female lovers and continue to a pair of Russian escorts, one of whom turns up dead, and the other's boyfriend confesses to the murder.
  • 8
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    Disrobed

    episode S1.E13 february 2000
    Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a judge who often delivered special verdicts for women in return for sexual favors and was also behind the funding of a local governor's bid for re-election. The team soon steers their attention to a battered wife with a secret.
  • 8.1
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    Limitations

    episode S1.E14 february 2000
    At a victim's request, the police commissioner tries to convince Cragen to close a rape case whose statute of limitations is about to expire. Benson and Stabler finally realize that one of the victims knows the rapist, but she's not willing to talk.
  • 7.7
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    Entitled

    episode S1.E15 february 2000
    After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to Stephanie Mulroney, the youngest daughter of a well-known family with some deep connections. But as they join forces with the officers from the 27th precinct of the Law & Order series, they realize that their case is connected with a long-unsolved case that Lennie Briscoe once handled years ago with his former partner, Mike Logan.
  • 8.3
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    The Third Guy

    episode S1.E16 february 2000
    Two teenagers are arrested in connection with the assault and robbery of an elderly woman, but it soon becomes clear that someone else committed the attack.
  • 7.7
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    Misleader

    episode S1.E17 march 2000
    Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of the pregnant daughter-in-law of a prominent religious figure. They initially focus on the victim's well-connected family and conclude that her infidelity, and the identity of the child's probable father, likely led to her murder.
  • 7.9
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    Chat Room

    episode S1.E18 april 2000
    A teenager's report of being raped by someone she met in a chat room lead the detectives into the middle of a child porn ring.
  • 8
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    Contact

    episode S1.E19 april 2000
    The squad investigates a serial rapist targeting women on subways. Meanwhile, Benson begins dating an ambitious crime reporter.
  • 8.4
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    Remorse

    episode S1.E20 may 2000
    An investigative reporter bravely airs a piece about her own rape that occurred 2 months earlier. Her description of the men that attacked her results in fresh leads and unexpected turns of events along the way.
  • 8.6
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    Nocturne

    episode S1.E21 may 2000
    The trial of an accused child molester is jeopardized when the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.
  • 8.4
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    Slaves

    episode S1.E22 may 2000
    An attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.
  • 8.1
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    Wrong Is Right

    episode S2.E1 october 2000
    Detective Stabler's daughter witnesses a gory crime scene involving a murdered man who had a secret life. Meanwhile, a new ADA is assigned to the unit while Stabler and Jeffries come under review by the department.
  • 7.8
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    Honor

    episode S2.E2 october 2000
    The assault of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest ancient traditions justify "honor killings" when a child goes against time-honored values.
  • 8.6
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    Closure: Part 2

    episode S2.E3 november 2000
    Stabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked a year and a half ago, whose first-known victim now follows her alleged attacker and reports his activities anonymously to the police, and the rapist's wife.
  • 8.3
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    Legacy

    episode S2.E4 november 2000
    A 7-year-old girl lapses into a coma and the detectives investigate the members of her family to determine who's responsible for the abuse.
  • 8.4
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    Baby Killer

    episode S2.E5 november 2000
    The tragic shooting death of a young girl leads investigators to a little boy. They soon realize that the gun used has been used in another crime scene.
  • 7.8
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    Noncompliance

    episode S2.E6 november 2000
    A patient rights controversy come to light when a schizophrenic man refuses to take his medication and becomes a suspect in the stabbing death of a psychiatric doctoral student.
  • 7.7
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    Asunder

    episode S2.E7 december 2000
    A woman accuses her husband, a cop, of raping her. When Benson and Stabler arrest him, he denies his wife's claims and claims she's unbalanced.
  • 8.2
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    Taken

    episode S2.E8 december 2000
    When a young female reports a brutal rape during a hotel's grand opening, the police investigates the details of the attack to pin down their suspect, who has a prior conviction for statutory rape.
  • 7.8
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    Pixies

    episode S2.E9 january 2001
    When a young gymnast is found murdered, Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate both her demanding coach and a wealthy benefactor.
  • 7.8
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    Consent

    episode S2.E10 january 2001
    Benson and Stabler investigate the case of a college girl who is raped during a fraternity party, but who can't remember what happened. The medical investigation reveals a date rape drug in her system, which leaves the detectives with several suspects and accomplices.
  • 7.8
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    Abuse

    episode S2.E11 january 2001
    Benson and Stabler suspect parental neglect in the death of the son of two famous singers, The detectives fear for their surviving daughter, who has a history of serious injuries, and Benson grows attached to her. Her parents resent Benson attention to their daughter, and they take out a restraining order, which puts Benson's job in jeopardy.
  • 7.8
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    Secrets

    episode S2.E12 february 2001
    A dedicated inner-city schoolteacher is murdered. Initial indications that the victim lived a quiet and simple life take a turn when pictures of her posing nude are found.
  • 8
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    Victims

    episode S2.E13 february 2001
    Elliot faces personal demons when Cragen asks him to investigate the murder of a convicted rapist that Elliot himself helped to put away.
  • 8.1
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    Paranoia

    episode S2.E14 february 2001
    SVU investigates the rape and choking of a police sergeant investigating a silent alarm on a warehouse. When the victim recants, and internal affairs ends the investigation, the detectives look at the officers working with the victim.
  • 8.7
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    Countdown

    episode S2.E15 february 2001
    The Team at SVU has 72 hours to locate a man who has kidnapped, raped, and murdered four young girls. Can they find him before time runs out?
  • 8
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    Runaway

    episode S2.E16 march 2001
    A police officer's daughter runs away and the squad uses the help of a internet journalist to track her down.
  • 7.9
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    Folly

    episode S2.E17 march 2001
    After several male escorts are assaulted and one murdered the team finds a link to a couple whose sexual fantasy may have turned violent.
  • 8.7
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    Manhunt

    episode S2.E18 april 2001
    Detectives Munch and Tutuola become increasingly frustrated as they follow a brutal pair of kidnappers who rape and murder their victims; and even when they get their men, they end up in a legal dispute with the Canadian authorities.
  • 8.1
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    Parasites

    episode S2.E19 april 2001
    After the remains of a woman who was murdered three years earlier are found in a backyard, a composite sketch leads detectives to her identical twin sister.
  • 8.5
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    Pique

    episode S2.E20 may 2001
    A brutal rape and murder are connected to a man who through a weird relationship with his mother has a sexual fetish
  • 8.5
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    Scourge

    episode S2.E21 may 2001
    A disturbed man is arrested after a murder spree. Alexandra Cabot comes under fire for seeking the death penalty.
  • 8.2
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    Repression

    episode S3.E1 september 2001
    The false memories of a girl's childhood molestation by her father lead to a tragedy.
  • 8.3
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    Wrath

    episode S3.E2 october 2001
    Three people are found murdered, all unconnected to each other, except to that of cases that Detective Benson has investigated.
  • 8.4
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    Stolen

    episode S3.E3 october 2001
    The kidnapping of an infant at a grocery store leads to a scheme of snatching and selling babies for adoption which brings back a case from 12 years ago that involved Captain Cragen and his partner, the late Max Greevey.
  • 8
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    Rooftop

    episode S3.E4 october 2001
    Detective Tutuola becomes personally involved in a case when a friend's daughter becomes a fatal victim of sexual assault.
  • 8.1
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    Tangled

    episode S3.E5 october 2001
    When arriving party guests find a prominent doctor murdered and his wife raped, the investigation starts with his estranged son and a former patient, then moves to his mistress and her neighbor.
  • 7.9
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    Redemption

    episode S3.E6 november 2001
    Detectives Stabler and Hawk work together to capture a serial rapist and murderer, but as the investigation leads to fresh evidence, Hawk begins to suspect that he may have convicted the wrong man.
  • 8.1
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    Sacrifice

    episode S3.E7 november 2001
    The squad is called in to investigate when a detective discovers a man shot and sodomized in an alley behind a gay bar.
  • 8
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    Inheritance

    episode S3.E8 november 2001
    The detectives search for a rapist targeting Asian women. The case becomes particularly significant for Benson when the rapist's defense is that he inherited the "violence gene" from his father, also a rapist.
  • 8.2
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    Care

    episode S3.E9 november 2001
    When a girl in foster care is found dead, the squad's investigation leads close to home.
  • 8.6
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    Ridicule

    episode S3.E10 december 2001
    Detectives 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.
  • 8.4
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    Monogamy

    episode S3.E11 january 2002
    The case involves the beating of a seven-months-pregnant woman, whose unborn child has been torn from her body via a primitive cesarean section. Among the many witnesses questioned is the woman's husband, a psychiatrist with several devastating secrets and knows more about his wife's beating than he's willing to admit.
  • 7.6
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    Protection

    episode S3.E12 january 2002
    A 6-year-old boy is shot and then abandoned in an emergency room by his fearful mother, sending detectives in search of his missing family and the gunman before his mother becomes a victim too.
  • 8.2
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    Prodigy

    episode S3.E13 january 2002
    Benson and Stabler have the gruesome task of identifying the remains of a man and a woman who were stabbed in a park.
  • 8
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    Counterfeit

    episode S3.E14 january 2002
    A woman is found by her car, where she had been raped and killed. Benson and Tutuola try to figure out why there were drugs in the victim's trunk but then find that a similar rape was committed. This victim says that a police officer raped her after pulling her over for a supposed driving violation. The DA now has to zero in on the corrupt cop.
  • 8.2
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    Execution

    episode S3.E15 february 2002
    When the parents of a teenage murder victim approach Stabler, he goes with Dr. Huang to interview their prime suspect, a serial killer soon to be executed in a New Jersey prison.
  • 8.1
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    Popular

    episode S3.E16 march 2002
    When Stabler hears from a family friend about a teenage girl who was raped, but refuses to report it to police, he begins a covert investigation, and the case progresses to uncover a web of sexual activity among teenagers.
  • 8.2
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    Surveillance

    episode S3.E17 march 2002
    Cellist Cassie Germaine is attacked in her apartment. Benson & Stabler's investigation leads to discovery of hidden cameras streaming Cassie's home activities to a web site with only one discovered visitor, and a shrine.
  • 8.3
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    Guilt

    episode S3.E18 march 2002
    When one difficulty after another hinder the prosecution of serial pedophile, Roy Barnett, desperate A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot oversteps the bounds of the law, risking both her job, and that of Benson and Stabler, to put this dangerous man behind bars.
  • 8
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    Justice

    episode S3.E19 april 2002
    A teen with no ID found beaten and apparently raped dies in ER. Benson & Stabler spend all day trying to identify the victim, who turns out to be the stepdaughter of a local judge. Further investigation reveals the victim to have become a mother four years ago, and be a pen pal of inmates sent to prison by her stepfather.
  • 8.4
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    Greed

    episode S3.E20 april 2002
    Stabler and Benson investigate two rapes that seem to have been committed by the same man, but clues that originally lead them in one direction soon point towards another perpetrator.
  • 8.6
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    Denial

    episode S3.E21 may 2002
    A woman is raped at a party and the attacker is quickly caught but the detectives must still determine why the victim was carrying a finger from a long dead infant.
  • 8.6
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    Competence

    episode S3.E22 may 2002
    The detectives investigate to determine whether a 22-year-old woman with Down syndrome is pregnant as a result of rape, as her mother contends.
  • 8
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    Silence

    episode S3.E23 may 2002
    A murder in a church leads Benson and Stabler to an alleged cover-up involving sexual abuse by a priest.
  • 8.5
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    Chameleon

    episode S4.E1 september 2002
    Benson and Stabler investigate the death of a prostitute but then find their main suspect has in turn been killed. Is the woman who shot him acting in self-defense or is she a murderer?
  • 8.2
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    Deception

    episode S4.E2 october 2002
    A child's drawing leads detectives to investigate a mother for possible abuse of her teenage stepson.
  • 8
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    Vulnerable

    episode S4.E3 october 2002
    A senile elderly lady is found wandering inside in a home that she was familiar with as a child. Detectives realize that she has been suffering abuse, when cigarette burns are discovered all over her frail body. Following the trail from her greedy, neglectful son, to the expensive nursing home he pulled her out of, they discover the man they believe was abusing her. During the course of their investigation, however, Benson and Stabler stumble across an even more sinister criminal committing even more heinous, previously undetected crimes against the elderly.
  • 7.8
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    Lust

    episode S4.E4 october 2002
    The detectives launch a search for a serial killer who raped and murdered two women in Central Park.
  • 7.9
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    Disappearing Acts

    episode S4.E5 october 2002
    Una alta ejecutiva es violada, pero la situación se complica con su implicación con los federales y la mafia rusa.
  • 8.5
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    Angels

    episode S4.E6 november 2002
    While investigating the death of a young Hispanic boy found in a bus at an airport, the detectives find another boy hiding there, and it soon becomes apparent that the two boys are victims of the same child sex ring.
  • 8.2
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    Dolls

    episode S4.E7 november 2002
    Detectives Benson and Stabler begin hunting for a serial pedophile after a 5-year-old girl's decomposed body is found in the trash.
  • 8.2
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    Waste

    episode S4.E8 november 2002
    The SVU team is put on the case of a woman who has been in a coma for 14 months and is found to be 7 weeks pregnant. After going though many suspects, they focus on the patient's doctor. They discover that he is impregnating comatose female patients with a rich donor's sperm in order to get embryonic stem cells that are biologically compatible. The problem for the ADA is that laws are not on her side in prosecuting such crimes.
  • 8.4
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    Juvenile

    episode S4.E9 november 2002
    Two young middle school boys are accused of the rape of a woman.
  • 8.2
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    Resilience

    episode S4.E10 december 2002
    The attempted suicide of a 15-year-old girl leads to her family, promiscuity, and her regression to a child.
  • 8.6
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    Damaged

    episode S4.E11 january 2003
    Benson and Stabler are joined by Briscoe and Green when a 6-year-old shooting victim tests positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
  • 8.2
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    Risk

    episode S4.E12 january 2003
    When cans of baby formula are found to be filled with cocaine, Detective Elliot Stabler, with the help of Detective Olivia Benson and the rest of SVU, goes undercover to bust open the world of corporate drug trafficking.
  • 7.5
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    Rotten

    episode S4.E13 january 2003
    A prison inmate is found dead shortly after he arrives in his cell, and the SVU team investigates because the death was caused by sodomy. Benson and Tutuola uncover a lot more as they explore the case.
  • 8.2
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    Mercy

    episode S4.E14 january 2003
    When the body of a baby girl is found inside a cooler, the detectives need to investigate just who she is and how she got there. They soon learn that the little girl had a genetic disorder known as Tay-Sachs disease, and that her name is Sarah Brown, and she is the only daughter of Andrea and Daniel Brown. When Andrea admits to having killed her daughter, Alex has to put aside her own feelings of sympathy to prosecute Andrea Brown for the murder of her daughter.
  • 8.3
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    Pandora

    episode S4.E15 february 2003
    The brutal rape and subsequent death of a female motorist turns out to be an informant for the FBI acting as a cyber vigilante for catching on-line pedophiles to capture the predators. Stabler, along with the homicide detective who found the victim's husband murdered, follow the trail of evidence for the latest victim she had been tracking, leading them to the US Attorney's Office and a trip to Prague for Stabler to assist the Czech authorities when they find the kidnapped girl.
  • 7.8
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    Tortured

    episode S4.E16 february 2003
    A Tibetan woman who was tortured in her home country is found murdered, with her foot missing, and after an exhaustive search of potential suspects, the killer is a victim of torture himself.
  • 8.2
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    Privilege

    episode S4.E17 february 2003
    Detectives Benson and Stabler are called to a crime scene--a young woman dressed in a maid's uniform has apparently committed suicide. But there's lots of sexually-related bruising so they question whether she was pushed and if she was raped.
  • 8.6
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    Desperate

    episode S4.E18 march 2003
    Cuando una joven aparece brutalmente asesinada tras sufrir un violento ataque sexual, los detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) y Stabler (Christopher Meloni) ponen toda su esperanza en el único testigo del crimen, el hijo de la mujer.
  • 8.1
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    Appearances

    episode S4.E19 march 2003
    A nine-year-old child's asphyxiated body is found in a suitcase on a bus, with evidence of having been in the Everglades. The coroner found she had had a quality nose job, and been raped. Benson and Stabler find she was a regular beauty pageant contestant. A suspect's computer is found with a juvenile kidnap, rape, and murder how-to, apparently perfectly legal, because it was created using legal-age models whose images were manipulated by software to make them look much younger.
  • 8.8
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    Dominance

    episode S4.E20 april 2003
    A quadruple homicide with sexual overtones is just the start of an intense rampage of killings that brings a homicide detective into the mix. As the entire squad races against time to prevent further victims, the evidence leads Tutuola and Deuthorn to a building superintendent, his two sons, and a cross to bear.
  • 8.6
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    Fallacy

    episode S4.E21 april 2003
    At a party, a young woman is assaulted in the bathroom, and her assailant ends up dead. The girl leaves the ambulance before SVU can talk to her. Is this a case of self-defence, or something far more complex?
  • 8.4
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    Futility

    episode S4.E22 april 2003
    After arresting a man accused of raping several neighborhood women, Detectives Benson and Stabler attempt to obtain an indictment for their suspect with the help of a key eyewitness--his last victim. However, the suspect's decision to handle his own defense casts some doubt over the trial's outcome as he proves to be a formidable opponent for ADA Cabot.
  • 8.2
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    Grief

    episode S4.E23 may 2003
    The death of a waitress is ruled as a suicide. However, the girl's disturbed father takes justice into his own hands when the investigation reveals that his daughter suffered from depression, due to her boss sexually abusing her.
  • 8.2
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    Perfect

    episode S4.E24 may 2003
    The investigation into a missing girl leads the detectives to a doctor of reproductive therapy, who runs shelters for troubled girls. When she is found at shelter, the doctor's sinister agenda is revealed.
  • 8.5
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    Soulless

    episode S4.E25 may 2003
    Detectives suspect bored young socialites of raping a girl at a popular Manhattan nightclub, kidnapping her from a hospital, and then killing her.
  • 8
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    Tragedy

    episode S5.E1 september 2003
    When a pregnant woman is kidnapped and carjacked, the squad thinks, at first, that she's the latest victim of a serial rapist, only to realize that she's the victim of an intricate ransom plot.
  • 8
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    Manic

    episode S5.E2 september 2003
    While investigating a school shooting that claimed the lives of two students, the squad realizes that the surviving victim is actually the shooter and the side effects of a medication may have caused his actions.
  • 8.2
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    Mother

    episode S5.E3 october 2003
    Police find a female forensic psychiatrist unconscious and bound in a basement, along with would-be rapists. She turns out to be the author of a book about rehabilitating convicted sex offenders. The detectives identify one of her patients as a suspect, and ask the doctor for his records, but they disappeared when her office was vandalized shortly after she left the hospital. A tape that disappeared during the break-in is brought to police by another suspect's sister, which leads the investigation to focus on victimology.
  • 9
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    Loss

    episode S5.E4 october 2003
    Investigating the brutal rape and murder of an undercover federal agent and forced to use discretion in order to protect the identities of those agents in the field, the detectives arrest a suspect highly connected with a Colombian drug cartel. As the case proceeds towards trial, Cabot is faced with death threats on herself and her family along with pressure to yield the case to federal authorities.
  • 8.2
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    Serendipity

    episode S5.E5 october 2003
    The discovery of the bodies of a newborn and her mother leads to a dermatologist coming under suspicion of the rapes of young girls.
  • 8.6
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    Coerced

    episode S5.E6 october 2003
    In resolving the kidnapping case of a little boy by a schizophrenic, Stabler uncovers further crimes at an adult group home with Huang's help.
  • 7.6
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    Choice

    episode S5.E7 november 2003
    After 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.
  • 8
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    Abomination

    episode S5.E8 november 2003
    A 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.
  • 8.3
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    Control

    episode S5.E9 november 2003
    The Detectives find themselves hunting for a person who cut off a man's genitals and left him to die.
  • 8.1
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    Shaken

    episode S5.E10 november 2003
    A 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.
  • 8.5
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    Escape

    episode S5.E11 december 2003
    A 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.
  • 8.1
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    Brotherhood

    episode S5.E12 january 2004
    The 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.
  • 8
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    Hate

    episode S5.E13 january 2004
    After an Arab-American woman is set on fire, the detectives discover an intensely xenophobic man aiming to cleanse America.
  • 8.3
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    Ritual

    episode S5.E14 february 2004
    Two garbage collectors run into what they first think is a scene of animal sacrifice.
  • 8.6
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    Families

    episode S5.E15 february 2004
    A high school student is found murdered, and it appears she's the victim of incest.
  • 8.3
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    Home

    episode S5.E16 february 2004
    Detectives interview an overprotective mother to find out why her son is scavenging for food.
  • 8.7
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    Mean

    episode S5.E17 february 2004
    When a schoolgirl's body is found in the trunk of a car, Stabler and Benson find themselves investigating allegations of bullying among her classmates.
  • 8
    /10

    Careless

    episode S5.E18 march 2004
    After a young boy dies during a church vigil, Tutuola and Munch investigate the boy's foster parents and social worker for neglect.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Sick

    episode S5.E19 march 2004
    Two children claim that they were molested by a billionaire.
  • 8.2
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    Lowdown

    episode S5.E20 april 2004
    When the death of a prosecutor is staged using information gleaned from a coworker's caseload, Novak endangers her career to obtain a confession.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Criminal

    episode S5.E21 april 2004
    When 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.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Painless

    episode S5.E22 april 2004
    A woman claiming to have been raped and left for dead commits suicide while waiting to be treated in the emergency room.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Bound

    episode S5.E23 may 2004
    The 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.
  • 8.7
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    Poison

    episode S5.E24 may 2004
    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.
  • 8
    /10

    Head

    episode S5.E25 may 2004
    A urophile, cyber-Peeping Tom catches a child abuse case on video.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Birthright

    episode S6.E1 september 2004
    The 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Debt

    episode S6.E2 september 2004
    As 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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Obscene

    episode S6.E3 october 2004
    A young TV star is attacked and the evidence suggests a radio shock jock who may have gone too far.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Scavenger

    episode S6.E4 october 2004
    The 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Outcry

    episode S6.E5 october 2004
    A 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.
  • 8.9
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    Conscience

    episode S6.E6 november 2004
    A young boy is kidnapped and a local pedophile becomes the main subject. But what is the truth behind the murder?
  • 8.6
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    Charisma

    episode S6.E7 november 2004
    A 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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Doubt

    episode S6.E8 november 2004
    An art professor's alleged rape accusation devolves into confusing battle of "he said, she said".
  • 7.9
    /10

    Weak

    episode S6.E9 november 2004
    Benson enlists the help of a former cop turned psychiatrist in apprehending a serial rapist and murderer who attacks disabled women.
  • 8.2
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    Haunted

    episode S6.E10 december 2004
    After 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.
  • 8.2
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    Contagious

    episode S6.E11 january 2005
    A medical exam after a car accident reveals a fourth-grader's sexual assault. The perpetrator is obvious -- but not as obvious as everyone thinks.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Identity

    episode S6.E12 january 2005
    When 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.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Quarry

    episode S6.E13 january 2005
    An 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?
  • 7.5
    /10

    Game

    episode S6.E14 february 2005
    A 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.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Hooked

    episode S6.E15 february 2005
    A teenage girl who moonlighted as a hooker is killed and found to be HIV positive.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Ghost

    episode S6.E16 february 2005
    When 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.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Rage

    episode S6.E17 march 2005
    Years 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?
  • 8.4
    /10

    Pure

    episode S6.E18 march 2005
    The 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.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Intoxicated

    episode S6.E19 march 2005
    When a mom finds her 15-year-old daughter in bed with a 21-year-old man, she goes to the SVU to report rape.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Night

    episode S6.E20 may 2005
    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.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Blood

    episode S6.E21 may 2005
    After 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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Parts

    episode S6.E22 may 2005
    When 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Goliath

    episode S6.E23 may 2005
    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.
  • 8.3
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    Demons

    episode S7.E1 september 2005
    Det. Stabler goes undercover to determine if a recent parolee is reverting to his rapist urges.
  • 8.6
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    Design

    episode S7.E2 september 2005
    A woman claims rape by a wealthy scientist, but upon further investigation, she's not as much of a victim as it appears.
  • 9.3
    /10

    911

    episode S7.E3 october 2005
    A 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Ripped

    episode S7.E4 october 2005
    When 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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Strain

    episode S7.E5 october 2005
    An AIDS activist is suspected of murdering a gay couple, and Detective Tutuola discovers something about a family member.
  • 8.9
    /10

    Raw

    episode S7.E6 november 2005
    An investigation of a horrific school sniper attack leads the team to a particularly obnoxious Neo-Nazi group.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Name

    episode S7.E7 november 2005
    The 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.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Starved

    episode S7.E8 november 2005
    Detective Benson goes undercover at a speed dating event to catch a rapist.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Rockabye

    episode S7.E9 november 2005
    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.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Storm

    episode S7.E10 november 2005
    Detectives pursue a child molester who kidnapped 3 orphans from Hurricane Katrina, and discover a more dangerous threat.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Alien

    episode S7.E11 december 2005
    An investigation into the serious stabbing of a grade-school boy uncovers a suspect whose trial becomes about the rights of same-sex parents.
  • 8
    /10

    Infected

    episode S7.E12 january 2006
    When a boy shoots the man he believes killed his mother, it leads to a legal battle over gun control.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Blast

    episode S7.E13 january 2006
    The abduction of a little girl turns even more desperate when it's found she's suffering from an undiagnosed leukemia.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Taboo

    episode S7.E14 january 2006
    When 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.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Manipulated

    episode S7.E15 february 2006
    A 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.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Gone

    episode S7.E16 february 2006
    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.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Class

    episode S7.E17 march 2006
    A 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.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Venom

    episode S7.E18 march 2006
    Detective 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.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Fault

    episode S7.E19 april 2006
    A serial paedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Fat

    episode S7.E20 may 2006
    Stabler and his one-time partner, Lucius Blaine, investigate a case dealing with childhood obesity.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Web

    episode S7.E21 may 2006
    After a young boy claims molestation, the investigation turns from his pedophile father to another family member.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Influence

    episode S7.E22 may 2006
    An unstable woman stops taking medication and mows down 10 people with her car; a former rock star wages an anti-psychiatric-drug campaign.
  • 8
    /10

    Informed

    episode S8.E1 september 2006
    When 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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Clock

    episode S8.E2 september 2006
    A 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.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Recall

    episode S8.E3 october 2006
    Stabler and his new partner go after a possible serial rapist with the help of an unlikely victim from 30 years earlier.
  • 8
    /10

    Uncle

    episode S8.E4 october 2006
    A homeless man is suspected of murder. As the case unfolds, so do Munch's family secrets.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Confrontation

    episode S8.E5 october 2006
    Stabler and Beck track down a serial rapist who repeatedly attacks his victims based on their ovulation cycles so that he can impregnate them.
  • 8.2
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    Infiltrated

    episode S8.E6 october 2006
    The 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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Underbelly

    episode S8.E7 november 2006
    A 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.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Cage

    episode S8.E8 november 2006
    SVU investigates a shady private adoption agency after two undocumented children are found deserted near an automobile accident.
  • 8
    /10

    Choreographed

    episode S8.E9 november 2006
    A 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.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Scheherazade

    episode S8.E10 january 2007
    A dying man's confessions to Benson and Stabler reveal secrets about the true identity of his estranged daughter and other, more disturbing secrets.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Burned

    episode S8.E11 january 2007
    Elliot 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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Outsider

    episode S8.E12 january 2007
    Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn detective who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases.
  • 8
    /10

    Loophole

    episode S8.E13 february 2007
    An investigation into a potential child pornography case actually uncovers a chemical company testing possibly toxic products on a group of building tenants.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Dependent

    episode S8.E14 february 2007
    A 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.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Haystack

    episode S8.E15 february 2007
    A 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Philadelphia

    episode S8.E16 february 2007
    Olivia 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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Sin

    episode S8.E17 march 2007
    A 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.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Responsible

    episode S8.E18 april 2007
    The 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.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Florida

    episode S8.E19 may 2007
    Benson (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.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Annihilated

    episode S8.E20 may 2007
    The 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.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Pretend

    episode S8.E21 may 2007
    The 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.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Screwed

    episode S8.E22 may 2007
    Fin's nephew, Darius, goes to trial and seems determined to take the unit down with him.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Alternate

    episode S9.E1 september 2007
    A 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.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Avatar

    episode S9.E2 october 2007
    A 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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Impulsive

    episode S9.E3 october 2007
    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.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Savant

    episode S9.E4 october 2007
    The 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.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Harm

    episode S9.E5 october 2007
    A New York psychiatrist goes on trial after her torture methods are cited in the death of a former Iraqi prisoner.
  • 8
    /10

    Svengali

    episode S9.E6 november 2007
    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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Blinded

    episode S9.E7 november 2007
    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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Fight

    episode S9.E8 november 2007
    Two 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.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Paternity

    episode S9.E9 november 2007
    The 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.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Snitch

    episode S9.E10 december 2007
    A 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.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Streetwise

    episode S9.E11 january 2008
    A 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."
  • 8.7
    /10

    Signature

    episode S9.E12 january 2008
    Detectives 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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Unorthodox

    episode S9.E13 january 2008
    After 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Inconceivable

    episode S9.E14 january 2008
    A 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.
  • 9
    /10

    Undercover

    episode S9.E15 april 2008
    When 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Closet

    episode S9.E16 april 2008
    After 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.
  • 9
    /10

    Authority

    episode S9.E17 april 2008
    A 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.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Trade

    episode S9.E18 may 2008
    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.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Cold

    episode S9.E19 may 2008
    Detective 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Trials

    episode S10.E1 september 2008
    Olivia discovers that a case involving a troubled foster child is tied to a cold rape case from her past, and it could be the missing link that could help catch a serial rapist. Meanwhile, Olivia is haunted by her sexual assault in prison.
  • 8
    /10

    Confession

    episode S10.E2 september 2008
    A teenager comes to SVU asking for help because he is having sexual desires for his five-year-old stepbrother. He says that he has not acted on his impulses yet, but not everyone believes that this part of his story is true.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Swing

    episode S10.E3 october 2008
    Stabler is forced to confront his mother and the ghosts of his childhood when he learns that his daughter is in trouble with the law and in desperate need of psychiatric attention.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Lunacy

    episode S10.E4 october 2008
    Stabler runs into an old friend when the team investigates the rape and murder of an astronaut.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Retro

    episode S10.E5 october 2008
    While investigating a case involving a baby infected with the AIDS virus, the unit uncovers a connection to a doctor who claims that AIDS does not exist and is part of a government conspiracy.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Babes

    episode S10.E6 november 2008
    The grisly murder of a homeless man leads detectives to four high school girls with a pregnancy pact. But after their pact is revealed, somebody drives the girls' ringleader to an apparent suicide.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Wildlife

    episode S10.E7 november 2008
    Stabler is shot while working undercover investigating a violent animal smuggling ring believed to be connected to a young woman's murder.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Persona

    episode S10.E8 november 2008
    While trying to stop a case of domestic abuse, Benson crosses paths with a woman who has been a fugitive for over 30 years and claims that she was also a domestic abuse victim.
  • 8
    /10

    PTSD

    episode S10.E9 december 2008
    SVU clashes with the Marines over jurisdiction in a case involving the murder in New York of a pregnant soldier who claims she was raped in Iraq. During the investigation, Benson has traumatic flashbacks of her sexual assault.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Smut

    episode S10.E10 december 2008
    SVU tries to make a case against an accused serial rapist who drugs his victims so that they have no recollection of the incidents.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Stranger

    episode S10.E11 january 2009
    A teenager who claims the identity of a girl who went missing four years ago turns out to be impostor. However, her stories about suffering frightening abuse may actually turn out to be true.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Hothouse

    episode S10.E12 january 2009
    The death of a teenage mathematics prodigy sheds light on some disturbing and unhealthy practices taking place among a group of competitive students at a prestigious academy.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Snatched

    episode S10.E13 february 2009
    As SVU tries to recover a girl who was stolen from her home, the unit discovers that the victim's family is filled with con artists and career criminals--none of whom can be trusted or are beyond suspicion.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Transitions

    episode S10.E14 february 2009
    A man is brutally beaten outside a strip club because of his lack of support for his transgender teenage daughter's desire for gender reassignment.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Lead

    episode S10.E15 march 2009
    A pediatrician who is a convicted child molester is killed after his trial, but is the guilty party mentally competent to stand trial? Alex Cabot returns to the DA's office to prosecute the accused.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Ballerina

    episode S10.E16 march 2009
    Detectives suspect that a murder suspect was thrown out of a window to his death, and their investigation focuses on the suspect's wife, her nephew who lives with them, and their unusual special relationship.
  • 8
    /10

    Hell

    episode S10.E17 march 2009
    A former African child refugee's throat is slashed, and SVU connects the case to two former Ugandan war criminals--one a ruthless killer, the other a sympathetic former child soldier trying to change his life.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Baggage

    episode S10.E18 april 2009
    Stabler is forced to work on a serial killer case with an abrasive detective who has been on the case for months and would prefer to work alone. However, Stabler discovers that the detective's motivation is not glory and recognition.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Selfish

    episode S10.E19 april 2009
    An immature, irresponsible young mother is assumed to have killed her child, but it turns out to be part of a measles outbreak. A.D.A. Cabot then goes after the mother of the child who started the outbreak, who refused to immunize him.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Crush

    episode S10.E20 may 2009
    Over the course of a complex "sexting" case involving an abused teenage girl, the team encounters a corrupt family court judge who hands down unusually harsh sentences for borderline sexual offenses.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Liberties

    episode S10.E21 may 2009
    A judge asks an odd request for a plaintiff who is seeking a restraining order: he asks detectives to interview a convicted serial killer concerning his son's kidnapping, which took place 30 years ago.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Zebras

    episode S10.E22 june 2009
    CSU Stuckey's careless error causes a deranged killer to go free on a technicality. Later, more signature killings emerge, and more people connected to the case may be targeted.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Unstable

    episode S11.E1 september 2009
    SVU gets the help of an angry, violent police officer to solve a rape case. They soon discover that they may be dealing with a serial rapist, and the wrong man may be in prison for one of his crimes.
  • 8
    /10

    Sugar

    episode S11.E2 september 2009
    The body of an online call girl is found in a suitcase, and the prime suspect for her murder is an Internet entrepreneur who was one of her "sugar daddies."
  • 8.2
    /10

    Solitary

    episode S11.E3 october 2009
    Stabler is attacked by a man that he helped put away 19 years earlier. When that man faces attempted murder charges, he claims that he was the victim because of the solitary confinement he faced during his sentence.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Hammered

    episode S11.E4 october 2009
    An alcoholic who fell off the wagon is charged in the brutal rape and murder of an abortion doctor. His defense argues that alcoholism is a disease, but why is ADA Paxton so bitterly opposed to the claim?
  • 8.6
    /10

    Hardwired

    episode S11.E5 october 2009
    Benson and Stabler are faced with a dilemma when a child-abuse suspect offers to reveal the identity of the leader of a controversial civil rights group in exchange for amnesty.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Spooked

    episode S11.E6 october 2009
    A grisly double homicide appears to be drug related, but the FBI soon becomes involved, and Benson and Stabler are led toward a new motive.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Users

    episode S11.E7 november 2009
    A controversial therapist goes under the microscope after a teenage girl under his care is killed. During the investigation, Dr. Huang risks his medical license to rescue a heroin addict who is also under his care.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Turmoil

    episode S11.E8 november 2009
    ADA Cabot is being investigated by the state bar because of a rape case, but Benson and Stabler are too preoccupied to come to her aid because Stabler's son and best friend are missing.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Perverted

    episode S11.E9 november 2009
    Detective Benson claims that she is being framed for the brutal murder and mutilation of a biker, but how can she explain away the discovery of her DNA on the murder weapon?
  • 7.9
    /10

    Anchor

    episode S11.E10 december 2009
    After Fin catches a serial killer who is targeting immigrant "anchor babies," his high-profile ACLU lawyer argues that he was brainwashed by a right-wing television personality.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Quickie

    episode S11.E11 january 2010
    While investigating the death of a sexually-active 17-year-old girl, SVU finds that a suspect in the case is deliberately spreading HIV to his many sexual partners.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Shadow

    episode S11.E12 january 2010
    Benson and Stabler work with a Special Frauds Unit detective who believes that an heiress murdered her parents and could be a sociopath.
  • 7.7
    /10

    P.C.

    episode S11.E13 march 2010
    Benson and Stabler are forced to deal with the abrasive militant leader of a lesbian rights group as they search for a rapist and killer who may be targeting members of the lesbian community.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Savior

    episode S11.E14 march 2010
    SVU tries to make the case against a Christian zealot who is targeting prostitutes, but it hangs on the cooperation of a pregnant prostitute who is terrified of the man and has her own demons.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Confidential

    episode S11.E15 march 2010
    An attorney confesses that she had knowledge that her client committed a 22-year-old murder that another man was serving time for, but could not come forward because of attorney-client privilege.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Witness

    episode S11.E16 march 2010
    A potential witness in a rape case is reluctant to testify because she is an illegal immigrant who both witnessed and was the victim of unspeakable war crimes against women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Disabled

    episode S11.E17 march 2010
    The team tries to persuade a disabled woman, who cannot speak, confront and identify her rapist in court, while also protecting her from her angry, abusive sister.
  • 8
    /10

    Bedtime

    episode S11.E18 march 2010
    A rape and murder helps Benson and Stabler crack a case involving a serial rapist and killer from the 1970s. However, one copycat crime remains open when investigation reveals that the crime was committed by a woman.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Conned

    episode S11.E19 april 2010
    An abused, schizophrenic 16-year-old is a suspect in the brutal murder of his close friend. But why is Fin's son protecting the suspect from the police? And did his psychiatrist misdiagnose him for selfish reasons?
  • 7.4
    /10

    Beef

    episode S11.E20 april 2010
    Investigation reveals that a victim with multiple DNA samples whose throat was slashed was an aspiring investigative journalist about to expose the highly unsanitary practices at a meat-packing plant.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Torch

    episode S11.E21 april 2010
    One of Stabler's former partners joins SVU as an ADA, and helps Benson and Stabler find an arsonist responsible for the deaths of two girls.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Ace

    episode S11.E22 may 2010
    While investigating the disappearance of a pregnant woman who was raped, SVU uncovers a Bulgarian baby-smuggling ring, and ADA Marlowe is forced to be creative and deceptive to ensure a conviction.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Wannabe

    episode S11.E23 may 2010
    The arresting officer in a serial rapist case turns out to be a 16-year-old impersonating a police officer, and his actions put ADA Marlowe's case in jeopardy.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Shattered

    episode S11.E24 may 2010
    A delusional and grief-stricken mother, distraught over the botched kidnapping that resulted in the death of the son she was trying to take away from his father, shoots Dr. Warner and creates a hostage situation in the morgue.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Locum

    episode S12.E1 september 2010
    While Benson and Stabler investigate the circumstances behind a foster child's disappearance, they discover that her overprotective parents are still struggling to cope with the disappearance of another daughter.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Bullseye

    episode S12.E2 september 2010
    Benson and Stabler reluctantly get help from a neighborhood vigilante group leader to help find out which registered sex offender may have raped two young girls.
  • 9
    /10

    Behave

    episode S12.E3 september 2010
    A rape victim claims that she has been raped 4 times and harassed across the country by the same man, and the investigation reveals that she may not be his only victim.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Merchandise

    episode S12.E4 october 2010
    A malnourished teenage girl is killed when she is hit by a car, and Benson and Stabler soon discover that she and her brother are victims in a human trafficking and sex trade scheme.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Wet

    episode S12.E5 october 2010
    New A.D.A. Mikka Von is brought in to prosecute a case involving a professor accused of killing an attorney for a big cola company because their policies threaten free water supplies, but her first case may be her last.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Branded

    episode S12.E6 october 2010
    A woman sexually assaults and brands two men. But after she is caught, she claims that it is revenge for an assault on her by the targets from when she was a teenager.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Trophy

    episode S12.E7 november 2010
    While investigating a serial rapist and killer case, an interview with a victim's daughter leads Olivia to believe that she may be looking for her own biological father.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Penetration

    episode S12.E8 november 2010
    FBI agent Dana Lewis is the victim of a sexual assault, but Benson and Stabler's investigation could compromise her undercover operation involving a right-wing militia group.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Gray

    episode S12.E9 november 2010
    Benson and Stabler discover that an accused campus rapist may have used a drug to make his girlfriend have an abortion without her knowledge.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Rescue

    episode S12.E10 december 2010
    While investigating a separate case involving a paramedic suspected of rape, Olivia discovers that Vivian from her serial rapist case is still in town, and her actions could jeopardize her guardianship of Vivian's son Calvin.
  • 8
    /10

    Pop

    episode S12.E11 january 2011
    While investigating a boy's death, Stabler uncovers a teenage fighting ring, and tries to reach out to one of the fighters, who is being abused and forced to participate by his cruel stepfather.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Possessed

    episode S12.E12 january 2011
    SVU goes after a man who continues to find ways to haunt a young woman he molested when she was a child.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Mask

    episode S12.E13 january 2011
    Stabler goes undercover as a sex addict to catch a predator after the daughter of a respected sexual psychotherapist is attacked. The therapist, however, is reluctant to cooperate and suspects that he may be responsible.
  • 7.4
    /10

    Dirty

    episode S12.E14 january 2011
    Benson reluctantly teams up with a tough detective from the Brooklyn DA's office when the latter's colleague is thrown off a roof following a violent attack.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Flight

    episode S12.E15 february 2011
    SVU investigates whether a wealthy and powerful defense contractor forced an underage French girl to give him an inappropriate massage, and whether he used his ex-girlfriend to arrange the encounter.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Spectacle

    episode S12.E16 february 2011
    After a sexual assault is broadcast over a university Intranet, Stabler is led to a computer expert on campus who is threatening to kill the victim if SVU doesn't look into the disappearance of his brother in 2003.
  • 8
    /10

    Pursuit

    episode S12.E17 february 2011
    A journalist who hosts a program that exposes predators gets a disturbing package from a stalker, but it may also help her find the person who kidnapped her sister 25 years ago, with the help of detective Benson and Sonya Paxton.
  • 8
    /10

    Bully

    episode S12.E18 february 2011
    Benson and Stabler believe that the abusive CEO of a wine company killed her CFO, but why are the company's other employees refusing to step forward and expose her?
  • 7.8
    /10

    Bombshell

    episode S12.E19 march 2011
    After the CEO of a weapons company is stabbed in the groin in a parking garage, Benson and Stabler are forced to go undercover in a modern-day swingers club to get information about the possible suspects.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Totem

    episode S12.E20 march 2011
    Captain Jackson helps Benson and Stabler investigate the rape and murder of a young girl, and tells them that they may be looking for a female predator.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Reparations

    episode S12.E21 april 2011
    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 .
  • 7.9
    /10

    Bang

    episode S12.E22 may 2011
    An abandoned baby case leads SVU to a "reproductive abuser" who has over 20 children.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Delinquent

    episode S12.E23 may 2011
    After a teenage predator falsely accuses Stabler of sexual assault, Stabler goes on a personal mission to catch him in the act, leading to a shocking discovery about his troubled past.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Smoked

    episode S12.E24 may 2011
    A rape victim is killed right before the trial of her accused rapist, a celebrity hair stylist, begins. However, prosecuting the suspected killer is difficult because he is working as a federal informant.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Return of the Prodigal Son

    episode S22.E9 april 2021
    The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Trick-Rolled at the Moulin

    episode S22.E13 may 2021
    The SVU search for three women suspected of drugging and robbing wealthy men. The case leads to personal connections for both Benson and Kat.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

    episode S22.E16 june 2021
    While Fin and Phoebe make wedding plans, Benson and Rollins try to help a homeless single mother who's being trafficked in exchange for safe housing.
  • 8.1
    /10

    And the Empire Strikes Back

    episode S23.E1 september 2021
    As the investigation into a sex-for-housing scheme expands, Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when a powerful congressman is identified as a suspect.
  • 8
    /10

    I Thought You Were on My Side

    episode S23.E3 september 2021
    Benson and Rollins must contend with the FBI and the Organized Crime bureau when a rape victim identifies a dangerous mobster as her assailant.
  • 8.4
    /10

    The Five Hundredth Episode

    episode S23.E6 october 2021
    Amaro and Olivia's ex-boyfriend Burton Lowe ask SVU for help with overturning a wrongful conviction in one of Cragen's old cases.
  • 8
    /10

    People vs. Richard Wheatley

    episode S23.E9 december 2021
    Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler. Benson finds herself at odds with a friend when Barba agrees to take the case.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Did You Believe in Miracles?

    episode S23.E20 may 2022
    When a student's school reports a girl missing, the squad must track down a trusted family friend for answers. Benson gets a Mother's Day surprise.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Gimme Shelter - Part Two

    episode S24.E1 september 2022
    Benson and Stabler assist in the case of a young girl's shooting and realize it's more than a typical homicide.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Blood Out

    episode S24.E12 january 2023
    As Benson and Carisi put a vengeful crime boss on trial, Fin tries to help a woman who was drugged and left for dead; Velasco takes drastic action to get information from a witness.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Bad Things

    episode S24.E21 may 2023
    Benson and Carisi are baffled when a series of assaults have the same M.O. but different DNA at each crime scene. Muncy believes Elias Olsen has struck again and is determined to prove it.
  • 8.1
    /10

    All Pain Is One Malady

    episode S24.E22 may 2023
    In the search for a revenge-for-hire crime ring, Benson and Stabler combine forces on a case that has now spread globally. Fin and Bruno help a rape victim assaulted a second time. Jet's plan to hack the dark web backfires and puts the team in danger.

Best moments10

  • 8.3
    /10
    90% of the votes

    Pandora

    episode S4.E15 february 2003
    The brutal rape and subsequent death of a female motorist turns out to be an informant for the FBI acting as a cyber vigilante for catching on-line pedophiles to capture the predators. Stabler, along with the homicide detective who found the victim's husband murdered, follow the trail of evidence for the latest victim she had been tracking, leading them to the US Attorney's Office and a trip to Prague for Stabler to assist the Czech authorities when they find the kidnapped girl.
  • 8.1
    /10
    87% of the votes

    Spectacle

    episode S12.E16 february 2011
    After a sexual assault is broadcast over a university Intranet, Stabler is led to a computer expert on campus who is threatening to kill the victim if SVU doesn't look into the disappearance of his brother in 2003.
  • 8
    /10
    87% of the votes

    Pop

    episode S12.E11 january 2011
    While investigating a boy's death, Stabler uncovers a teenage fighting ring, and tries to reach out to one of the fighters, who is being abused and forced to participate by his cruel stepfather.
  • 8.1
    /10
    87% of the votes

    Shaken

    episode S5.E10 november 2003
    A 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.
  • 7.7
    /10
    85% of the votes

    Name

    episode S7.E7 november 2005
    The 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.
  • 8.2
    /10
    84% of the votes

    Annihilated

    episode S8.E20 may 2007
    The 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.
  • 8.3
    /10
    84% of the votes

    Demons

    episode S7.E1 september 2005
    Det. Stabler goes undercover to determine if a recent parolee is reverting to his rapist urges.
  • 8.5
    /10
    83% of the votes

    Mask

    episode S12.E13 january 2011
    Stabler goes undercover as a sex addict to catch a predator after the daughter of a respected sexual psychotherapist is attacked. The therapist, however, is reluctant to cooperate and suspects that he may be responsible.
  • 8
    /10
    82% of the votes

    Ripped

    episode S7.E4 october 2005
    When 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.
  • 8.1
    /10
    82% of the votes

    Snatched

    episode S10.E13 february 2009
    As SVU tries to recover a girl who was stolen from her home, the unit discovers that the victim's family is filled with con artists and career criminals--none of whom can be trusted or are beyond suspicion.

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28
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1
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4
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123
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5
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