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.
Air date: 2012-09-26
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The squad reels from the fallout of Capt. Cragen being arrested for the murder of an escort.
Air date: 2012-09-26
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Delia continues cleaning house, leaving a wake of accusations, frame-ups, and murders for SVU to work through as they continue their search for evidence to prove Donald Cragen is being framed.
Air date: 2012-10-10
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: A famous TV host forces himself on the young author of an erotic novel; Detective Amaro uncovers a secret that could damage the author's career and her case.
Air date: 2012-10-17
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The special victims squad tries to take down a sex-trafficking operation that enslaves young women; when the investigation is halted by Lt. Alexandra Eames, Detective Benson has to get creative.
Air date: 2012-10-24
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The kidnapping of a young boy reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of a unsolved case from thirteen years ago.
Air date: 2012-10-31
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The investigation into a girl's disappearance leads to a high-tech kidnapper who uses the Internet to cover his tracks; Rollins reconnects with her sister.
Air date: 2012-11-14
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When a woman claims that the baby she kidnapped is hers with a respected legal expert, the investigation changes the lives of two families.
Air date: 2012-11-21
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: As the detectives investigate reports of sexual abuse at an elite private school, decades of secrets are exposed.
Air date: 2012-12-05
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: A man goes on a killing spree, but he has links to a prostitute that Benson encountered in an earlier investigation, so the FBI contacts SVU for information.
Air date: 2013-01-02
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Holiday celebrations are interrupted when Detective Tutuola's ex-brother-in-law is arrested for attacking a priest; during the investigation, a church scandal is uncovered.
Air date: 2013-01-09
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When a rape victim is arrested for murder in Suffolk County, Detective Benson questions the case and finds enough evidence for District Attorney Barba to charge a different suspect in Manhattan.
Air date: 2013-01-30
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The detectives go under cover to arrest a man who brutally attacks other men; a deceptively tough defense attorney complicates ADA Barba's case.
Air date: 2013-02-06
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When a janitor violently attacks a coach, the SVU team connects the janitor's behavior to a history of sexual abuse; the detectives find more victims of the same predator.
Air date: 2013-02-13
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: FBI Agent Dana Lewis partners with SVU when she thinks a 25-year-old rape-murder case in New York is connected to multiple unsolved cases across the country; as Lewis doggedly pursues her suspect, Benson and Amaro question his guilt.
Air date: 2013-02-20
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The SVU squad tries to keep Detective Rollins' sister safe from her abusive boyfriend when she turns up beaten and pregnant; when Rollins is forced to take drastic action, an internal affairs investigation begins.
Air date: 2013-02-27
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: A promising singer is beaten by her boyfriend, a famous hip-hop star, but she refuses to help ADA Barba build his case; the defendant and his attorney turn the case into a media circus.
Air date: 2013-03-20
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: A woman claims that Brian Cassidy raped her while he was working under cover; when Cassidy and his lawyer utilize surprising defense methods, Detective Amaro is affected.
Air date: 2013-03-27
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: A popular sports reporter accuses a cameraman of rape and stalking; when the victim learns she is pregnant as a result of the rape, the defense employs controversial tactics in hope of gaining favor with the jury.
Air date: 2013-04-03
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The SVU detectives investigate after a school nurse notices multiple injuries on a young girl; Detective Amaro tries to bond with his recently discovered son.
Air date: 2013-04-24
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: As the SVU detectives investigate the alleged rape of a sorority pledge, drunken students, and conflicting accounts complicate matters.
Air date: 2013-05-01
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When a concert turns into a mob scene, a teenager is brutally assaulted; Detective Amaro ends up defending the prime suspect's reputation.
Air date: 2013-05-08
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When two sniper attacks on the NYPD link to Detective Tutuola's past as a narcotics officer, he reconnects with his former partner in hope of finding a motive.
Air date: 2013-05-15
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The investigation into how a comatose woman ended up in a river near the mayor's home reveals the victim's unexpected wild side.
Air date: 2013-05-22
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park.
