Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
"Hope in the darkness."
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.
Season 5 Episodes
E1
A woman with a high-risk pregnancy disappears and her ex-boyfriend, who's the father, and engaged to the boss' daughter,…
E2
Detectives enlist Dr. Huang's help as they investigate the deaths of two high-school basketball players gunned down whil…
E3
A psychiatrist with unconventional methods is found sexually assaulted, unconscious and near death in a crack house. It'…
E4
A female undercover agent for the DEA is raped and murdered, leading to a complicated investigation and the arrest of a …
E5
A newborn baby is found dead in a gutter, sending the detectives on a hunt for the mother. She too turns up murdered, an…
E6
A schizophrenic homeless man kidnaps a boy he thinks is his son, murdering a man in the process. In resolving the case, …
E7
While patrolling, police stumble upon an attack in progress at Momma Sue’s restaurant on the pregnant owner. Her husband…
E8
Benson and Stabler have trouble identifying a male murder victim in his 20's found in a pile of sheets in the West Villa…
E9
A subway commuter is found castrated and bleeding profusely, leading the detectives to discover their "victim" may be th…
E10
The discovery of a beaten infant leads detectives on a search for the attacker, who may be a pedophile. When the medical…
E11
When a convicted pedophile, desperate to prove his innocence before his terminally ill mother dies, escapes from a Virgi…
E12
When the body of young man is found in a tank at a wastewater treatment plant, the medical examiner identifies a tattoo …
E13
A young Arab woman is brutally raped and burned, and after identifying her, the detectives suspect her husband and mothe…
E14
Two garbage collectors discover what they first think is a scene of animal sacrifice but is the body of a young boy who …
E15
The investigation into the death of a pregnant high school student exposes a long-held family secret, which precipitates…
E16
A young, emaciated boy is found by neighbors scrounging for food; detectives suspect the boy is a victim of abuse and ar…
E17
The conviction of a group of sociopathic high school bullies who turned on one of their own escalates into even more vio…
E18
When a young foster child dies due to a religious ritual gone awry, the detectives unravel a mysterious pattern of viole…
E19
A wealthy toy mogul is the suspect of the sexual abuse of a child. His prosecution impeded by the child's parents who re…
E20
Detectives try to decipher a motive for the strangulation of a Bronx assistant DA in an area where hookers stroll. When …
E21
When it becomes obvious that a forensics expert raped and murdered a student, the investigation focuses on a criminology…
E22
A woman claiming to have been the victim of rape commits suicide while she is still in the emergency room.
E23
The death of a wealthy senior citizen leads to an investigation that uncovers a serial killer with childhood abandonment…
E24
A young girl is in a coma after ingesting detergent and her mother is suspected of poisoning her. A biased judge makes t…
E25
A boy is accused of being molested after his soccer game, but he doesn't admit to it. His principal and his soccer coach…
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