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The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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...
  1. Background image for I Deserve Some Loving Too
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - I Deserve Some Loving Too

    S21:E14

    Rollins goes undercover to root out a government worker withholding green cards in exchange for sex.

    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Gimme Shelter (II)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Gimme Shelter (II)

    S24:E1

    A girl is shot and Cosgrove teams with Det. Jalen Shaw to track down her killer. Benson and Stabler assist and realize it's more than a typical homicide. McCoy and Price seek justice against an international crime ring. The crossover begins on Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E01 Gimme Shelter (I). It continues on Law & Order S22E01 Gimme Shelter (III).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Post-Graduate Psychopath
    9.8/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Post-Graduate Psychopath

    S22:E14

    Rollins must revisit an old case when a child sent to juvenile detention is released after his 18th birthday.

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  4. Background image for Alta Kockers
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Alta Kockers

    S20:E10

    The investigation into a promising new author’s death leads to a decades-old secret kept between two reclusive brothers.

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  5. Background image for Children of Wolves
    9.7/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Children of Wolves

    S25:E9

    A teenager found unconscious in the park leads to a missing persons investigation. Benson must help Noah come to terms with the past when he questions the origins of his birth.

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  6. Background image for All Pain Is One Malady (III)
    9.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - All Pain Is One Malady (III)

    S24:E22

    Benson and Stabler combine forces on a global revenge-for-hire case. Fin and Bruno help a victim assaulted a second time. Jet's plan to hack the dark web backfires and puts the team in danger. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E21 Bad Things (I) and Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E21 Shadowërk (II). It continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E22 With Many Names (IV).

    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Calculated
    9.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Calculated

    S26:E12

    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.

    Director:Batan Silva
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  9. Background image for Gone Baby Gone
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Gone Baby Gone

    S19:E9

    Emotions run high as the SVU squad embarks on a frantic search for Benson’s missing son.

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  10. Background image for The Long Arm of the Witness
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Long Arm of the Witness

    S22:E6

    Carisi takes on a powerful judge when he inexplicably dismisses the rape case of a university student.

    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for King of the Moon
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - King of the Moon

    S24:E15

    A man with dementia confesses to murder, but Benson and Carisi believe there's more to the case; when rumors swirl around the squad room, Fin presses Velasco for the truth.

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  12. Background image for Duty to Report
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Duty to Report

    S25:E4

    When Chief McGrath's daughter discloses a sexual assault, Benson must balance the intricacies of the investigation with McGrath's impulsive actions.

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  13. Background image for Undertow
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Undertow

    S26:E15

    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.

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  14. Background image for Daydream Believer (III)
    9.4/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Daydream Believer (III)

    S16:E20

    A Chicago crime resembles a decade-old New York City case, so police from Chicago arrive and team up with the squad to track down a suspect they had to release earlier. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E21 We Called Her Jellybean (I) and Chicago P.D. S02E20 The Number of Rats (II).

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  15. Background image for And a Trauma in a Pear Tree
    9.4/10(5 votes)

    #14 - And a Trauma in a Pear Tree

    S24:E9

    Carisi and Rollins work together on an important arraignment. Benson tries to make Noah’s Christmas wish come true when a case falls in her lap.

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  16. Background image for First Light
    9.4/10(5 votes)

    #15 - First Light

    S26:E9

    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.

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  17. Background image for The Longest Night of Rain
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The Longest Night of Rain

    S21:E12

    Benson investigates a police officer's accusations of sexual assault. Captain Tucker's retirement party ends in tragedy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for And the Empire Strikes Back
    9.3/10(6 votes)

    #17 - And the Empire Strikes Back

    S23:E1

    Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when a powerful congressman is identified as a suspect.

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  19. Background image for Once Upon a Time in El Barrio
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Once Upon a Time in El Barrio

    S23:E17

    Velasco asks Benson for help finding three girls who were trafficked from his hometown to New York City.

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  20. Background image for Fractured
    9.3/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Fractured

    S26:E1

    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.

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  21. Background image for Townhouse Incident
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Townhouse Incident

    S17:E11

    Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a home invasion.

    Director:Nick Gomez
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  22. Background image for Jumped In
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Jumped In

    S24:E10

    When Benson becomes the target of a ruthless gang leader, Capt. Duarte takes the case. Fin works with the Bronx SVU to help clear their case backlog. Sgt. Dixon offers to translate when a deaf student is raped.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Deductible
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Deductible

    S26:E11

    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.

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  24. Background image for Shock Collar
    9.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Shock Collar

    S26:E20

    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:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Competence
    9.1/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Competence

    S3:E22

    A mentally challenged girl with Down's Syndrome is pregnant, and the question is, was she raped or did she consent and is she competent enough to keep her child?

    Director:Jud Taylor
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Chicago Crossover (II)
    9.1/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Chicago Crossover (II)

    S16:E7

    SVU and Chicago PD officer Erin Lindsay try to track down Lindsay's half-brother, who may be able to help take down a child pornography ring. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E07 Nobody Touches Anything (I). It continues on Chicago P.D. S02E07 They'll Have to Go Through Me (III).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"I Deserve Some Loving Too" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jean de Segonzac and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/13/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gimme Shelter (II)".