Opening Announcer is a fictional character portrayed by Steven Zirnkilton in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Payback (season 1), they were 41 years old.
They appear in 228 episodes out of a total of 551 aired so far
Episodes228
Payback
episode S1.E1 september 1999Stabler 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.A Single Life
episode S1.E2 september 1999A 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....Or Just Look Like One
episode S1.E3 october 1999Two underage models are attacked, raped and killed. The detectives identify the background details of the modeling business.Hysteria
episode S1.E4 october 1999Benson 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.Wanderlust
episode S1.E5 october 1999When 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.Sophomore Jinx
episode S1.E6 october 1999Benson 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.Uncivilized
episode S1.E7 november 1999After 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.Stalked
episode S1.E8 november 1999An ADA who had worked on sex crimes is raped and murdered. The detectives suspect it may have been someone whom she had prosecuted.Stocks & Bondage
episode S1.E9 november 1999Benson and Stabler look into the murder of a respected derivatives trader. Their investigation takes them into the world of bondage and sadomasochism.Closure
episode S1.E10 january 2000Stabler 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.Bad Blood
episode S1.E11 january 2000Benson 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.Russian Love Poem
episode S1.E12 january 2000Benson 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.Disrobed
episode S1.E13 february 2000Benson 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.Limitations
episode S1.E14 february 2000At 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.Entitled
episode S1.E15 february 2000After 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.The Third Guy
episode S1.E16 february 2000Two 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.Misleader
episode S1.E17 march 2000Benson 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.Chat Room
episode S1.E18 april 2000A 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.Contact
episode S1.E19 april 2000The squad investigates a serial rapist targeting women on subways. Meanwhile, Benson begins dating an ambitious crime reporter.Remorse
episode S1.E20 may 2000An 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.Nocturne
episode S1.E21 may 2000The trial of an accused child molester is jeopardized when the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.Slaves
episode S1.E22 may 2000An attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.Wrong Is Right
episode S2.E1 october 2000Detective 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.Honor
episode S2.E2 october 2000The 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.Closure: Part 2
episode S2.E3 november 2000Stabler 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.Legacy
episode S2.E4 november 2000A 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.Baby Killer
episode S2.E5 november 2000The 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.Noncompliance
episode S2.E6 november 2000A 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.Asunder
episode S2.E7 december 2000A 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.Taken
episode S2.E8 december 2000When 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.Pixies
episode S2.E9 january 2001When a young gymnast is found murdered, Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate both her demanding coach and a wealthy benefactor.Consent
episode S2.E10 january 2001Benson 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.Abuse
episode S2.E11 january 2001Benson 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.Secrets
episode S2.E12 february 2001A 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.Victims
episode S2.E13 february 2001Elliot faces personal demons when Cragen asks him to investigate the murder of a convicted rapist that Elliot himself helped to put away.Paranoia
episode S2.E14 february 2001SVU 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.Countdown
episode S2.E15 february 2001The 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?Runaway
episode S2.E16 march 2001A police officer's daughter runs away and the squad uses the help of a internet journalist to track her down.Folly
episode S2.E17 march 2001After several male escorts are assaulted and one murdered the team finds a link to a couple whose sexual fantasy may have turned violent.Manhunt
episode S2.E18 april 2001Detectives 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.Parasites
episode S2.E19 april 2001After 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.Pique
episode S2.E20 may 2001A brutal rape and murder are connected to a man who through a weird relationship with his mother has a sexual fetishScourge
episode S2.E21 may 2001A disturbed man is arrested after a murder spree. Alexandra Cabot comes under fire for seeking the death penalty.Repression
episode S3.E1 september 2001The false memories of a girl's childhood molestation by her father lead to a tragedy.Wrath
episode S3.E2 october 2001Three people are found murdered, all unconnected to each other, except to that of cases that Detective Benson has investigated.Stolen
episode S3.E3 october 2001The 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.Rooftop
episode S3.E4 october 2001Detective Tutuola becomes personally involved in a case when a friend's daughter becomes a fatal victim of sexual assault.Tangled
episode S3.E5 october 2001When 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.Redemption
episode S3.E6 november 2001Detectives 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.Sacrifice
episode S3.E7 november 2001The squad is called in to investigate when a detective discovers a man shot and sodomized in an alley behind a gay bar.Inheritance
episode S3.E8 november 2001The 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.Care
episode S3.E9 november 2001When a girl in foster care is found dead, the squad's investigation leads close to home.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.Monogamy
episode S3.E11 january 2002The 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.Protection
episode S3.E12 january 2002A 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.Prodigy
episode S3.E13 january 2002Benson and Stabler have the gruesome task of identifying the remains of a man and a woman who were stabbed in a park.Counterfeit
episode S3.E14 january 2002A 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.Execution
episode S3.E15 february 2002When 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.Popular
episode S3.E16 march 2002When 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.Surveillance
episode S3.E17 march 2002Cellist 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.Guilt
episode S3.E18 march 2002When 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.Justice
episode S3.E19 april 2002A 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.Greed
episode S3.E20 april 2002Stabler 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.Denial
episode S3.E21 may 2002A 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.Competence
episode S3.E22 may 2002The detectives investigate to determine whether a 22-year-old woman with Down syndrome is pregnant as a result of rape, as her mother contends.Silence
episode S3.E23 may 2002A murder in a church leads Benson and Stabler to an alleged cover-up involving sexual abuse by a priest.Chameleon
episode S4.E1 september 2002Benson 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?Deception
episode S4.E2 october 2002A child's drawing leads detectives to investigate a mother for possible abuse of her teenage stepson.Vulnerable
episode S4.E3 october 2002A 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.Lust
episode S4.E4 october 2002The detectives launch a search for a serial killer who raped and murdered two women in Central Park.Disappearing Acts
episode S4.E5 october 2002Una alta ejecutiva es violada, pero la situación se complica con su implicación con los federales y la mafia rusa.Angels
episode S4.E6 november 2002While 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.Dolls
episode S4.E7 november 2002Detectives Benson and Stabler begin hunting for a serial pedophile after a 5-year-old girl's decomposed body is found in the trash.Waste
episode S4.E8 november 2002The 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.Juvenile
episode S4.E9 november 2002Two young middle school boys are accused of the rape of a woman.Resilience
episode S4.E10 december 2002The attempted suicide of a 15-year-old girl leads to her family, promiscuity, and her regression to a child.Damaged
episode S4.E11 january 2003Benson and Stabler are joined by Briscoe and Green when a 6-year-old shooting victim tests positive for a sexually transmitted disease.Risk
episode S4.E12 january 2003When 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.Rotten
episode S4.E13 january 2003A 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.Mercy
episode S4.E14 january 2003When 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.Pandora
episode S4.E15 february 2003The 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.Tortured
episode S4.E16 february 2003A 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.Privilege
episode S4.E17 february 2003Detectives 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.Desperate
episode S4.E18 march 2003Cuando 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.Appearances
episode S4.E19 march 2003A 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.Dominance
episode S4.E20 april 2003A 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.Fallacy
episode S4.E21 april 2003At 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?Futility
episode S4.E22 april 2003After 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.Grief
episode S4.E23 may 2003The 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.Perfect
episode S4.E24 may 2003The 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.Soulless
episode S4.E25 may 2003Detectives suspect bored young socialites of raping a girl at a popular Manhattan nightclub, kidnapping her from a hospital, and then killing her.Tragedy
episode S5.E1 september 2003When 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.Manic
episode S5.E2 september 2003While 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.Mother
episode S5.E3 october 2003Police 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.Loss
episode S5.E4 october 2003Investigating 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.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.Trials
episode S10.E1 september 2008Olivia 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.Confession
episode S10.E2 september 2008A 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.Swing
episode S10.E3 october 2008Stabler 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.Lunacy
episode S10.E4 october 2008Stabler runs into an old friend when the team investigates the rape and murder of an astronaut.Retro
episode S10.E5 october 2008While 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.Babes
episode S10.E6 november 2008The 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.Wildlife
episode S10.E7 november 2008Stabler is shot while working undercover investigating a violent animal smuggling ring believed to be connected to a young woman's murder.Persona
episode S10.E8 november 2008While 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.PTSD
episode S10.E9 december 2008SVU 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.Smut
episode S10.E10 december 2008SVU tries to make a case against an accused serial rapist who drugs his victims so that they have no recollection of the incidents.Stranger
episode S10.E11 january 2009A 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.Hothouse
episode S10.E12 january 2009The 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.Snatched
episode S10.E13 february 2009As 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.Transitions
episode S10.E14 february 2009A man is brutally beaten outside a strip club because of his lack of support for his transgender teenage daughter's desire for gender reassignment.Lead
episode S10.E15 march 2009A 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.Ballerina
episode S10.E16 march 2009Detectives 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.Hell
episode S10.E17 march 2009A 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.Baggage
episode S10.E18 april 2009Stabler 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.Spiraling Down
episode S13.E10 december 2011A retired pro quarterback is busted for having sex with a 14-year-old prostitute, but he may be suffering from diminished capacity because of all the concussions he had on the field.Lost Reputation
episode S14.E1 september 2012After Cragen is accused of murder, the team works secretly around the clock to defend him. Meanwhile, when Amaro also becomes implicated in the scandal and his personal life falls apart, he refuses to go down quietly.Psycho/Therapist
episode S15.E10 january 2014Detective Benson is placed in the position of facing her kidnapper, William Lewis, as he has his day in court and decides to represent himself.Jersey Breakdown
episode S15.E12 january 2014As SVU fights for justice for an underage rape victim who was working illegally in a strip club, they find themselves stonewalled by corruption in the New Jersey legal system.Betrayal's Climax
episode S15.E13 january 2014Sixteen year-old Avery Capshaw's (guest star Fiona Robert) parents report her kidnapped, and the SVU finds signs of a party turned violent. Her boyfriend, Manny Montero (Juan Castano), is a scholarship student from the Projects, and though his family swears he's on the right track, Amaro (Danny Pino) suspects he's involved with a dangerous gang. When Manny refuses to talk, the cops are forced to arrest him, but the violence only escalates. Meanwhile, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is sworn in as the SVU's new sergeant.Downloaded Child
episode S15.E19 april 2014When SVU investigates accusations that a young woman is being raped by her husband, they uncover even more disturbing patterns of abuse from her childhood.Return of the Prodigal Son
episode S22.E9 april 2021The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family.Dead Ball
episode S24.E7 november 2022When the case against a popular sports star falls through, Benson digs into the suspect's past to uncover additional victims; Velasco is disappointed when he meets one of his heroes.
- Payback
- A Single Life
- ...Or Just Look Like One
- Hysteria
- Wanderlust
- Sophomore Jinx
- Uncivilized
- Stalked
- Stocks & Bondage
- Closure
- Bad Blood
- Russian Love Poem
- Disrobed
- Limitations
- Entitled
- The Third Guy
- Misleader
- Chat Room
- Contact
- Remorse
- Nocturne
- Slaves
- Wrong Is Right
- Honor
- Closure: Part 2
- Legacy
- Baby Killer
- Noncompliance
- Asunder
- Taken
- Pixies
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- Abuse
- Secrets
- Victims
- Paranoia
- Countdown
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- Folly
- Manhunt
- Parasites
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- Wrath
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- Tangled
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- Raw
- Name
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- Infected
- Blast
- Taboo
- Manipulated
- Gone
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- 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
- Trials
- Confession
- Swing
- Lunacy
- Retro
- Babes
- Wildlife
- Persona
- PTSD
- Smut
- Stranger
- Hothouse
- Snatched
- Transitions
- Lead
- Ballerina
- Hell
- Baggage
- Spiraling Down
- Lost Reputation
- Psycho/Therapist
- Jersey Breakdown
- Betrayal's Climax
- Downloaded Child
- Return of the Prodigal Son
- Dead Ball