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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S12

Show Guide

This hard-hitting and emotional series from NBC's "Law & Order" brand chronicles the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department, the elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes. Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is now entering its twelfth season. The program has received numerous citations from community-based organizations for the social issues it tackles, and the cast members are frequently recognized for the work they do off-screen to promote personal health and safety and other volunteer efforts and initiatives.

Episodes

  1. Episode 1

    Locum

    DETECTIVES OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND ELIOT STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) HELP A FOSTER COUPLE (GUEST STARS JOAN CUSACK AND PETER STRAUSS) FIND THEIR MISSING CHILD

  2. Episode 2

    Bullseye

    DETECTIVES OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND ELIOT STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) ENLIST THE HELP OF A SUSPECT (GUEST STAR HENRY IAN CUSICK) FROM A PREVIOUS CASE TO CRACK A NEW ONE

  3. Episode 3

    Behave

    DETECTIVES OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND ELLIOT STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) HELP A REPEAT RAPE VICTIM (GUEST STAR JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT) STAND UP TO HER ATTACKER

  4. Episode 4

    Merchandise

    A TEENAGE GIRL’S DEATH EXPOSES A HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING AND LEADS DETECTIVES OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND ELLIOT STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) TO TEAM UP WITH AN OLD FRIEND AT THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

  5. Episode 5

    Wet

    DETECTIVES OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND ELLIOT STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) FIND AN UNLIKELY MOTIVE AND SEVERAL SUSPECTS IN THE POISONING DEATH OF A CORPORATE EXECUTIVE

  6. Episode 6

    Branded

    DETECTIVES OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND ELLIOT STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) LOOK FOR A CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO MEN BEATEN AND BRANDED BY THEIR ATTACKER

  7. Episode 7

    Trophy

    THE INVESTIGATION OF A YOUNG WOMAN’S RAPE AND MURDER PUTS DETECTIVE BENSON AND DETECTIVE STABLER IN DANGER. MARIA BELLO AND ALEX KINGSTON GUEST STAR

  8. Episode 8

    Penetration

    DETECTIVES BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) TRY TO HELP FBI AGENT DANA LEWIS (GUEST STAR MARCIA GAY HARDEN) WHEN AN UNDERCOVER ASSIGNMENT TURNS INTO A RAPE CASE

  9. Episode 9

    Gray

    DETECTIVES BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) INVESTIGATE THE RAPE OF A COLLEGE STUDENT, AND ADA SONYA PAXTON (GUEST STAR CHRISTINE LAHTI) RETURNS TO SHAKE THINGS UP

  10. Episode 10

    Rescue

    DETECTIVES STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) AND BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) INVESTIGATE A RAPE CASE WHILE CONTINUING THE SEARCH FOR A YOUNG BOY’S MOTHER (GUEST STAR MARIA BELLO)

  11. Episode 11

    Pop

    WHEN A YOUNG BOY’S BODY IS FOUND ON A PARK CAROUSEL THE DETECTIVES UNCOVER A DISTURBING GAMBLING RING

  12. Episode 12

    Possessed

    WHEN A MAN FINDS HIS GIRLFRIEND LARRISA WELSH (GUEST STAR TARYN MANNING) UNCONSCIOUS IN HER APARTMENT, A HAUNTING CRIME FROM THE PAST REEMERGES

  13. Episode 13

    Mask

    CAPT. JACKSON (GUEST STAR JEREMY IRONS) AND HIS ESTRANGED DAUGHTERARE REUNITED BY HER PARTNER, DEBBIE SHIELDS (GUEST STAR A.J. COOK) UNDER UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES

  14. Episode 14

    Dirty

    DETECTIVE SALIYAH “SUNNY” QADRI (GUEST STAR SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO) TEAMS UP WITH DETECTIVE OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF A DISTRICT ATTORNEY

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