Law & Order SVU
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- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerInvestigating 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.
- DirectorJean de SegonzacStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerIn resolving the kidnapping case of a little boy by a schizophrenic, Stabler uncovers further crimes at an adult group home with Huang's help.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe Detectives find themselves hunting for a person who cut off a man's genitals and left him to die.
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA 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.
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen a schoolgirl's body is found in the trunk of a car, Stabler and Benson find themselves investigating allegations of bullying among her classmates.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA woman claiming to have been raped and left for dead commits suicide while waiting to be treated in the emergency room.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe detectives are stumped by cultural barrier when smugglers hold illegal Chinese immigrants captive.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAfter 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.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAn art professor's alleged rape accusation devolves into confusing battle of "he said, she said".
- DirectorAaron LipstadtStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA medical exam after a car accident reveals a fourth-grader's sexual assault. The perpetrator is obvious -- but not as obvious as everyone thinks.
- DirectorRick WallaceStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen 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.
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAn 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?
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen 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.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerYears 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?
- DirectorMarita GrabiakStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen a mom finds her 15-year-old daughter in bed with a 21-year-old man, she goes to the SVU to report rape.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerDet. Stabler goes undercover to determine if a recent parolee is reverting to his rapist urges.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA 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.
- DirectorRick WallaceStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen 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.
- DirectorPaul McCraneStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA serial pedophile murders members of a family and runs off with the two younger children prompting a citywide manhunt.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA dying man's confessions to Benson and Stabler reveal secrets about the true identity of his estranged daughter and other, more disturbing secrets.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson (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.
- DirectorPeter LetoStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe 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.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA 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.
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerTwo young middle school boys are accused of the rape of a woman.
- DirectorPeter LetoStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA New York psychiatrist goes on trial after her torture methods are cited in the death of a former Iraqi prisoner.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerTwo 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.
- DirectorKate WoodsStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe 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.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen 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.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA 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.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerStabler 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.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA judge asks an odd request for a plaintiff who is seeking a restraining order: he asks detectives to interview a convicted serial killer concerning his son's kidnapping, which took place 30 years ago.
- DirectorHelen ShaverStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerStabler is attacked by a man that he helped put away 19 years earlier. When that man faces attempted murder charges, he claims that he was the victim because of the solitary confinement he faced during his sentence.