Broadcast date
21-09-2016 • 21 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. Terrorized
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A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.
2. Making a Rapist
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Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.
3. Imposter
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When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.
4. Heightened Emotions
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A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.
5. Rape Interrupted
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A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.
6. Broken Rhymes
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A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.
7. Next Chapter
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The SVU team investigates a woman has been sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.
8. Chasing Theo
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A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.
9. Decline and Fall
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The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.
10. Motherly Love
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A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.
11. Great Expectations
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The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.
12. No Surrender
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Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.
13. Genes
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An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.
14. Net Worth
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A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.
15. Know It All
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A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.
16. The Newsroom
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Benson and Barba ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor makes an on-air disclosure of rape against her boss.
17. Real Fake News
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A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.
18. Spellbound
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A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.
19. Conversion
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A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.
20. American Dream (1)
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A hate crime is committed against a Muslim family, resulting in the death of their daughter. Things get complicated when a crucial witness in the case is deported, forcing Barba to drop the charges against a suspect.
21. Sanctuary (2)
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In the 18th-season finale, two families seek justice for their loved ones in the wake of a suspect's unexpected release. Soon, public protests on the matter escalate to violence, leading Benson to go to desperate lengths to make an arrest.
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This season's cast
Mariska Hargitay
Olivia Benson
Olivia Benson
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Ice-T
Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
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Kelli Giddish
Amanda Rollins
Amanda Rollins
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Peter Scanavino
Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
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Raúl Esparza
Rafael Barba
Rafael Barba
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