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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Episode 1
Detectives Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and dismemberment of a taxi driver; the team discovers that he may have been a vicious Serbian war criminal living in the United States under a false identity.
Directed by Jean de SegonzacWritten by Dick WolfGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Mili Avital, Leslie Hendrix, Daniel Bess, Angie Harmon, Dean Winters, Elizabeth Ashley, Irma St. Paule
Episode 2
Benson and Stabler run into multiple dead ends while investigating the case of a woman who plummeted six stories to her death clad only in a slip.
Directed by Lesli Linka GlatterWritten by Miriam KazdinGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Matthew Arkin, Leslie Hendrix, Laila Robins, Michael Nouri, Paul Hecht, Angie Harmon, Dean Winters
Episode 3
When a teen model is murdered and another is left for dead at a hospital emergency room, the team uncovers an insidious drug and sex conspiracy in the world of high fashion. Benson and Stabler enter into a modeling underworld of thoughtless parents, drug-dealing doctors and a trendy agency executive.
Directed by Rick RosenthalWritten by Michael R. PerryGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Todd Stashwick, Catherine Dent, Ritchie Coster, Jesse L. Martin, Dean Winters, Jerry Orbach, Bebe Neuwirth
Episode 4
When a young African-American woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims, but when looking into her home life Benson and Stabler realize that she does not fit the pattern, and may not be connected to the other deaths after all, but the other deaths have a connection no one anticipated.
Directed by Richard DobbsWritten by Dawn DeNoon, Lisa Marie PetersenGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Leslie Hendrix, Joe Lisi, Brad Beyer, Dean Winters, Tom Gerard, Jerry Orbach, Garrett M. Brown
Episode 5
When a world-traveling author is found dead in a room he rented from an alcoholic woman and her precocious 14-year-old daughter, the detectives are shocked to discover who the murderer is.
Directed by David Hugh JonesWritten by Wendy WestGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Lynn Collins, Patricia Richardson, Dean Winters, John Dossett, Henry Strozier, William Westenberg, Marisa Redanty
Episode 6
A female student at an upper-class university is raped and murdered, and two of the college's basketball stars are suspected. However, the college blocks their investigation at every turn because they are not willing to risk the negative publicity that the investigation could bring to the school and the upcoming championship.
Directed by Clark JohnsonWritten by John ChambersGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Leslie Hendrix, Lothaire Bluteau, Al Sharpton, Lauren Stamile, Angie Harmon, Dean Winters, Kohl Sudduth
Episode 7
When a young boy is found raped and murdered in a field, suspicion leads detectives to a recently paroled child molester who lives in the neighborhood.. Although they both hate what the man has done in the past, it is soon obvious to the detectives that the teenagers who initially steered them in the man's direction are hiding secrets of their own.
Directed by Michael FieldsWritten by Robert Palm, Wendy West, Robert PalmGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Stephen Bogardus, Dean Winters, Torquil Campbell, Ian Reed Kesler, Jessica Hecht, Holiday Segal, Lisa B. Tharps
Episode 8
When an assistant district attorney is found raped and murdered in Central Park, the Special Victims Unit learn that she'd been stalked by a real estate agent whom she'd convicted of date rape. Benson lets her emotions get the best of her as she takes it upon herself to bring the suspected rapist to justice. Stabler tries to get the man's business partner to help him, but Benson may be the one who ends up needing help.
Directed by Peter MedakWritten by Roger GarrettGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Bruno Gunn, Dean Winters, Jack Hallett, Don Creech, Steve Routman, Allison Mackie, Dominic Fumusa
Episode 9
An investment analyst is found hanged in her bedroom, and the Special Victims Unit explores her sordid sexual past to uncover her murderer's identity. The team uncovers the world of bondage and sado-masochism where they first investigate the woman's colleagues but are soon on the trail of a host of individuals involved in the world of whips and chains.
Directed by Constantine MakrisWritten by Michael R. PerryGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Leslie Hendrix, Lourdes Benedicto, Maria Tucci, Dean Winters, Francesca Faridany, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Geoffrey Nauffts
Episode 10
When a woman is raped, she turns to the Special Victims Unit for help, but lack of evidence prevents them from apprehending the criminal. When the detectives revisit the case a few months later, they find the woman even less willing to talk about what happened, as she claims she has moved on. Things turn sticky when Benson and Cassidy spend the night together.
Directed by Stephen WertimerWritten by Wendy WestGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Tracy Pollan, Angie Harmon, Dean Winters, Christopher James Baker, Roger Bart, Terry Serpico, Olivia Birkelund
Episode 11
A moral coalition leader's gay son is found murdered on the roof of his apartment building. Initially, Benson and Stabler investigate his father, a Conservative well-known for his homophobic viewpoints, but once they start looking into the young man's living arrangements they realize the person they're looking for may be closer than they think. Munch tries to help Benson find the man who raped her mother, and could potentially be her father.
Directed by Michael FieldsWritten by Dawn DeNoon, Lisa Marie PetersenGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Leslie Hendrix, Amy Ryan, Angie Harmon, Dean Winters, Stephen Barker Turner, James McCaffrey, Stephen Beach
Episode 12
When a multi-millionaire is found strangled in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their suspicion to his long list of lovers, which includes both men and women. Detectives discover he was involved with a group of beautiful Russian women that came to the U.S. to take advantage of wealthy Americans.
Directed by Rick RosenthalWritten by Eva NagorskiGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Deborah Rush, Allison Munn, Olek Krupa, Dean Winters, Melissa Sagemiller, Spiro Malas, Nadine Stenovitch
Episode 13
A judge who fought for the rights of abused women is found shot in his car under sordid circumstances, and the detectives uncover a case of corruption that leads to the state parole board. The team soon turns their eye to a battered wife with a secret.
Directed by David PlattWritten by Janet TamaroGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Leslie Hendrix, Angie Everhart, Ken Garito, Dean Winters, Kathryn Meisle, Frank Deal, Otto Sanchez
Episode 14
At the request of a victim, the police commissioner comes to Cragen with a special request -- close the five-year-old case of a serial rapist before the statute of limitations expires. The detectives finally get a lead but the investigation is hindered by one of the victims.
Directed by Constantine MakrisWritten by Michael R. PerryGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Michael Ornstein, Jenna Stern, Seana Kofoed, Sam Freed, John Driver, Peter Francis James, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Episode 15
After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to the youngest daughter of a well-known family with some deep connections. But as they join forces with the officers from the two-seven, they realize that their case is connected with a long-unsolved case that Briscoe once handled years ago with his former partner Mike Logan. The crossover continues in Law & Order S10E14 Entitled (II).
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by Robert Palm, Wendy West, Robert Palm, Dick Wolf, René BalcerGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Steve Richard Harris, Jane Alexander, Leslie Hendrix, Steven Hill, Noelle Beck, Josef Sommer, Jesse L. Martin
Episode 16
An elderly woman is found tied up and sexually assaulted in her apartment, and suspicion is initially on the young men that had broken into her home and robbed her, but once the detectives are surprised to learn that the rape was committed after the robbery – by someone else.
Directed by Jud TaylorWritten by Dawn DeNoon, Lisa Marie PetersenGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Rick Gonzalez, Eugene Byrd, Peggy Pope, J.K. Simmons, Katherine Borowitz, Lance Reddick, Liz Larsen
Episode 17
The pregnant daughter-in-law of a Christian College president is murdered in her hotel room, and the detectives discover that the man had been involved in some very unholy activities.
Directed by Richard DobbsWritten by Nick Kendrick, Nick Kendrick, Nick HardingGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Norbert Leo Butz, Leslie Hendrix, Anne Twomey, Harry Goz, Al Thompson, Richard Thompson, Robert Foxworth
Episode 18
When a teenage girl comes into the squad room to tell the detectives that she was raped by a man she met on the Internet, the investigation leads the Special Victims Unit to a network of pedophiles and child pornographers.
Directed by Richard DobbsWritten by Roger GarrettGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Jenna Stern, Ellen Muth, Paz de la Huerta, Ben Shenkman, Mark Matkevich, Reed Birney, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Episode 19
After seven young women in a six month time span are raped by a flash and dash assailant on the city subways, the brass calls in a psychiatrist to help the team get into the head of the perp. When he is caught, he possesses the driver's license of a new victim who could put him away.
Directed by Michael ZinbergWritten by Wendy West, Robert PalmGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Sal Viscuso, Reiko Aylesworth, Audra McDonald, Nicole Sullivan, Leonora Pitts, Peter Francis James, Rosalyn Coleman
Episode 20
A female television news reporter decides to go public with her story when she attacked and raped by two men, but the decision proves to be fatal.
Directed by Alexander CassiniWritten by Michael R. PerryGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Jennifer Esposito, Reiko Aylesworth, Patrick Fitzgerald, Peter Francis James, Jayce Bartok, Christopher Evan Welch, Josh Pais
Episode 21
After a pharmacy turns over some disturbing photos of a young boy, a beloved neighborhood piano teacher is suspected of being a sexual predator who takes advantage of his innocent young students.
Directed by Jean de SegonzacWritten by Wendy WestGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Kent Broadhurst, Peter Francis James, John Benjamin Hickey, Marc John Jefferies, Tibor Feldman, Carole Shelley
Episode 22
A Romanian immigrant is being held as a psychological prisoner by her abusive employer and his wife, who is also traumatized by years of abuse and is willing to commit murder to protect her husband. A forensic psychologist analyzes the team, and presents disturbing findings to Cragen, suggesting that one of the detectives be removed from the team.
Directed by Ted KotcheffWritten by Dawn DeNoon, Lisa Marie PetersenGuest stars Michelle Hurd, Reiko Aylesworth, Susan Floyd, Audra McDonald, Andrew McCarthy, Lance Reddick, Dyanne Iandoli, Mary Lou Rosato
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