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.
Writer: Julie Martin
Air date: 2024-10-03
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The SVU investigates a brutal attack on a group of law students. Benson hopes the discovery of a hidden camera will crack the case open. Carisi's best chance at conviction is catching the defendant in a lie.
Air date: 2024-10-10
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Devastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home. Bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi when a powerful judge stalls the case.
Writer: Julie Martin
Air date: 2024-10-17
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A couple's dinner party ends with a violent home invasion and assault by masked men. Sgt. Rollins suspects the crime is linked to her Intelligence investigation of an international gang of thieves.
Air date: 2024-10-24
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital. Carisi can't help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters.
Air date: 2024-10-31
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When a TV reporter becomes the victim of sextortion that could ruin her career, Benson helps her take back control while Velasco goes undercover as a potential rich target.
Air date: 2024-11-07
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Agent Clay consults with Benson when a woman is found gravely injured at a remote campground and the suspect could be anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard. Bruno and Silva take a chance on an odd hunch to see if it becomes a lead.
Air date: 2024-11-14
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Bruno must get to the center of a victim's incomplete story to track down a serial rapist. Carisi is helpless to stop a crime he suspects is about to be committed.
Writer: Julie Martin
Air date: 2024-11-21
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Carisi tries to protect two women taken hostage in a tense standoff between police and a violent thief. Benson and Rollins devise a risky plan to get everyone to safety.
Writer: Julie Martin
Air date: 2025-01-16
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: An abhorrent web of lies and betrayal is uncovered when a woman is confronted with video of a night she can't remember. Carisi struggles to move on from his ordeal when the suspect changes his plea.
Air date: 2025-01-23
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad has only minutes to determine if he ran away or was abducted. Velasco suspects the system at large is to blame for letting children slip through the cracks.
Writer: Kathy Dobie
Air date: 2025-01-30
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A young boy seeks help when his sister doesn't come home from work. Benson and Carisi suspect a woman's assault was prearranged by a third party.
Writer: Greg Contaldi
Air date: 2025-02-13
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: When a high school principal busts a student for sexting, the SVU uncovers a sinister case of distribution concerning hundreds of underage students. Silva pleads for leniency for a suspect she believes is innocent.
Writer: Gabriel Vallejo
Air date: 2025-02-20
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Velasco teams up with a community security guard eager to prove his mettle to find a suspect in the assault of two teens.
Writer: Julie Martin
Air date: 2025-02-27
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A Midwestern tourist is viciously attacked in Times Square. As the squad scours the area for clues, the victim takes the investigation into her own hands. A secret motive threatens to derail Carisi's case.
Writer: Brendan Feeney
Air date: 2025-03-13
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squad. Carisi must convince a jury to focus on the law and not the defendant's accusations.
Writer: Julie Martin
Air date: 2025-03-20
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The doctor of a comatose woman calls SVU when he discovers his patient is pregnant. Benson must convince the family to reject magical thinking and look at the facts.
Writer: Julie Martin
Air date: 2025-04-03
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Carisi attempts to put aside his role as prosecutor to serve as a witness in a trial. Benson tries to help a rape survivor struggling with her recovery.
Writer: Andrea Ciannavei
Air date: 2025-04-10
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: When a man is ruthlessly assaulted and burned, the SVU's investigation uncovers a decades-old secret. Bruno helps a young witness find the courage to come forward.
Air date: 2025-04-17
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: When the SVU and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi and ADA Price team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes. The crossover starts on Law & Order S24E19 Play with Fire (I).
Air date: 2025-05-01
Overview: When a car with a young girl in the backseat is stolen, the SVU investigates whether it was a crime of opportunity or a targeted abduction.
Writer: Michael Carnes
Air date: 2025-05-08
Overview: When an assault at gunpoint is witnessed through a neighboring window, the squad scrambles to locate the victim to confirm she's safe. A threat to extort the victim's family leads to a shocking suspect.
Air date: 2025-05-15
Overview: Benson investigates a string of sexual assaults targeting local female psychiatrists. The squad celebrates a promotion.
