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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Abuse
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    S2:E11

    Parental neglect may have led to the tragic death of the son of two famous singers, leading them to fear for his sister. Benson develops a strong attachment to the girl who has a history of serious injuries.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Chat Room
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S1:E18

    When a teenage girl comes into the squad room to tell the detectives that she was raped by a man she met on the Internet, the investigation leads the Special Victims Unit to a network of pedophiles and child pornographers.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 13 Episode 22 - Sheltered
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    S13:E22

    It's a race against time as the detectives go on the hunt for a sniper whose victims are shot in broad daylight.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 13 Episode 5 - The Ring
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    S13:E5

    The discovery of a body in Hells Kitchen who had been wearing a $40,000 diamond ring leads the detectives back to the World Trade Center attacks as the victim had been reported to have died when Tower One collapsed. The ensuing investigation leads to a fiancee and a lover and the determination that the events of 9/11 may have been good timing to hide the fact that she was murdered the night before.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 11 Episode 16 - Bronx Cheer
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S11:E16

    When a woman is found strangled to death with a large quantity of the drug Ecstasy in her handbag, Detectives Briscoe and Green have difficulty gathering sufficient evidence for an indictment of their prime suspect, drug-dealer Francis 'Taz' Partell. But when they question one of his former associates, they discover new evidence indicating that Taz is responsible for the earlier murder of a bouncer in Bronx county.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 8 Episode 18 - Stalker
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    S8:E18

    When a woman is found unconscious at the bottom of her apartment stairs, Briscoe and Curtis must figure out what happened -- before it's too late. In order to make his case, McCoy pits the two detectives against each other in the courtroom.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 12 Episode 13 - DR 1-102
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    S12:E13

    The bludgeoning of two women in their apartment leads the detectives to a suspect who has taken a hostage while demanding legal representation ... and Southerlyn's actions, while heroic, results in disbarment proceedings against her for violation of Disciplinary Rule 1-102.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 13 Episode 6 - Hitman
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    S13:E6

    The execution style shooting of a city contractor leads Detectives Briscoe and Green to suspect a professional hitman. They first focus upon possible enemies of the victim, but end up suspecting the victim's wife and her boyfried of hiring the killer. However later discovered evidence leads McCoy and Southerlyn to a conspirator that no one had suspected.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Runaway
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    S2:E16

    The search for an out-of-state police officer's runaway daughter leads the detectives through an underground rave culture that caters to wayward teens. They use an Internet journalist to track her and their search is seen through the eyes of the squad room personnel as told in their interviews with the Internal Affairs division.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Paranoia
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S2:E14

    The mysterious 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. It turns into a nightmare investigation as the IAB tries to thwart the SVU squad's efforts.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Hysteria
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    S1:E4

    When a young African-American woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims, but when looking into her home life Benson and Stabler realize that she does not fit the pattern, and may not be connected to the other deaths after all, but the other deaths have a connection no one anticipated.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
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  12. undefined Season 9 Episode 19 - Tabula Rasa
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    S9:E19

    After a philosophy professor is pushed in front of a subway and killed, the investigation leads to a suspect who, following a divorce, changed his identity and disappeared with his daughters.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
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  13. undefined Season 11 Episode 19 - Whiplash
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    S11:E19

    When an hispanic male is found dead from a severe chest trauma, Detectives Briscoe and Green discover that he and two other illegal immigrants had been in a staged automobile accident. As evidence mounts linking numerous similar car crashes with the same employer, chiropractor, insurance adjuster, and lawyers, A.D.A.s McCoy and Carmichael must determine who is ultimately responsible for the man's death, from which so many others profited.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 11 Episode 22 - School Daze
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    S11:E22

    Jamie Ross returns to defend a student accused in a mass school slaying.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 14 Episode 7 - Floater
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S14:E7

    The husband of a woman whose partially decomposed body is found floating in the Hudson River becomes the prime suspect in her murder until the prosecutors uncover a connection between her prospective attorney and a judge who has heard a suspiciously high number of his cases.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
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  16. undefined Season 17 Episode 3 - Home Sweet
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    S17:E3

    When eight-year-old Jenna Wechsler dies as a result of a building explosion, Green and Cassady follow the trail of evidence to Rosalie Schaffner, the owner's ex-wife. McCoy and Rubirosa pursue Rosalie Schaffner despite a lack of concrete evidence, but the case takes a turn when Rubirosa finds a piece of evidence that points them in a new direction.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
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  17. undefined Season 9 Episode 13 - Hunters
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    S9:E13

    Briscoe and Curtis race against time to find the killer of a parolee before two bounty hunters find the suspected murderer.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 9 Episode 16 - Harm
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    S9:E16

    Briscoe and Curtis investigate a possible homicide while probing the assault of a retired divorce attorney.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
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  19. undefined Season 15 Episode 19 - Sects
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    S15:E19

    Police and prosecutors go after a fanatical cult leader who encourages sex with children among her followers.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 10 Episode 12 - Mother's Milk
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    S10:E12

    Bloodstains in an apartment that belonged to a young couple with a baby leads to the separated parents, each of whom claims that the other has the infant.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 14 Episode 13 - Married with Children
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    S14:E13

    The death of a woman who fell from a hotel balcony leads to a case involving a lesbian couple and a state law banning gay adoption

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 11 Episode 2 - Turnstile Justice
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    S11:E2

    After a woman's body is found in a subway station, a suspect is arrested, but the resulting case concerns the lack of medication supplied him while in prison.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 12 Episode 4 - Soldier of Fortune
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    S12:E4

    The daring daylight kidnapping of a diamond dealer which results in two murders at the scene uncovers an international dynasty of diamond sales and its links to a foreign civil war.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 14 Episode 23 - Caviar Emptor
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S14:E23

    When a caviar importer is murdered the day after his wedding to a much-younger woman, the large pool of suspects includes his new wife, his children, and his chief competitor, each of whom has a compelling motive for committing the crime.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 15 Episode 4 - Coming Down Hard
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    S15:E4

    McCoy goes after the C.E.O. of a pharmaceutical company who knowingly commissioned further clinical trials on a drug to extend its patent protection yielding millions of dollars of profit without disclosing that previous clinical studies had demonstrated that the drug created a high risk of suicide in its users.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
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Richard Dobbs Ratings Summary

"Abuse" is the best rated episode directed by Richard Dobbs. It scored 8.5/10 from 13 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on January 26, 2001. It is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Chat Room".