Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
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 - Wrong Is Right
Release Date: 2000-10-20Stabler's daughter, Maureen, bears witness to a horrific crime scene: the murder of a man who was set on fire. The internal investigation into the psyches of the SVU detectives yields interesting results.
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Episode 2 - Honor
Release Date: 2000-10-27The vicious assault of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest Taliban traditions justify 'honor killings' when the child defies the wishes of their parents or their culture.
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Episode 3 - Closure (2)
Release Date: 2000-11-03Stabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked six months ago whose victim follows her alleged attacked and reports his activities to the police. (Part 1: "Closure": season 1, episode 10.)
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Episode 4 - Legacy
Release Date: 2000-11-10An abused 7-year-old girl lays comatose as the detectives investigate members of her dysfunctional family to determine the source of the abuse, in a case that hits close to home for Munch.
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Episode 5 - Baby Killer
Release Date: 2000-11-17The tragic shooting death of a young girl leads investigators to a little boy, and they soon realise that the gun used has been used in another crime scene.
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Episode 6 - Noncompliance
Release Date: 2000-11-24The question of patients' rights surfaces when a schizophrenic man refusing to take his medication is a suspect in the stabbing death of psychiatric doctoral student.
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Episode 7 - Asunder
Release Date: 2000-12-01The truth behind the alleged rape of a woman by her police officer husband comes to light when a history of domestic abuse is uncovered.
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Episode 8 - Taken
Release Date: 2000-12-15The case of a seventeen-year-old rape victim during the opening festivities of a luxury hotel takes a strange turn when her immediate family tries to keep the scandal quiet by preparing a lawsuit. Detectives soon realise that the girl isn't the innocent she pretends to be. Benson struggles to deal with her mother's death.
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Episode 9 - Pixies
Release Date: 2001-01-12The investigation of a gymnast's murder involves her strict trainer, a wealthy benefactor and a competitor.
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Episode 10 - Consent
Release Date: 2001-01-19A college girl is raped during a frat party, but can't remember anything that happened. The detectives then find that she had a date rape drug in her system, leaving the detectives with many suspects and accomplicases.
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Episode 11 - Abuse
Release Date: 2001-01-26Stabler and Benson suspect parental neglect may have led to the tragic death of the son of two famous singers, leading them to fear for their little girl. Benson develops a strong attachment to the girl, who has a history of serious injuries. Her parents don't like Benson around their daughter, so they take out a restraining order and put Benson's job in jeopardy.
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Episode 12 - Secrets
Release Date: 2001-02-02A case involving the rape and murder of a teacher hits a snag after the woman's illicit sexual history is exposed.
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Episode 13 - Victims
Release Date: 2001-02-09A former police officer, now a community activist, is a suspect in the murders of known sex offenders, all of whom share a certain characteristic that scars their victims for life.
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Episode 14 - Paranoia
Release Date: 2001-02-16The rape of a veteran police officer, who trained Benson, is first linked to her ex-husband's gambling debts, and then to her fellow officers.
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Episode 15 - Countdown
Release Date: 2001-02-23The detectives become a little edgy after working around the clock to find an abducted girl when clues point to a serial murderer and rapist who kills his victims on the third day. After trapping the killer, they are prepared to give him the death penalty untill they find out that one of his victims was ever found and offers her location as a plea bargain.
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Episode 16 - Runaway
Release Date: 2001-03-02The search for a police officer's runaway daughter, which leads the detectives through an underground rave culture that caters to wayward teens, is seen through the eyes of the squad room personnel and their interviews with the Internal Affairs division.
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Episode 17 - Folly
Release Date: 2001-03-23The beating of a young man uncovers a dangerous male escort service where the boss may have reasons for sending her staff on potentially deadly dates.
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Episode 18 - Manhunt
Release Date: 2001-04-20The details of a kidnapping are similar to a series of rapes and murders that may link the crime to a serial killer.
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Episode 19 - Parasites
Release Date: 2001-04-27When the remains of a young woman are found buried in an apartment courtyard with a collar and leash, Stabler and Benson determine that the dead woman is Ava Parulis, a Romanian immigrant who was brought to the United States for an arranged marriage. They discover from Ava's estranged twin, Irina, that the dead woman had left her abusive husband, and made a habit of taking advantage of the riches of wealthy suitors.
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Episode 20 - Pique
Release Date: 2001-05-04Observed by an FBI psychiatrist, the detectives uncover a horrifying motive for the slaying of a software company employee by a fired colleague when they learn of the suspect's true relationship with his overbearing mother.
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Episode 21 - Scourge
Release Date: 2001-05-11The team searches for a serial killer who justifies his crimes with paranoid religious motivation set on by a rapidly deteriorating medical condition.