Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 18
201621 episodes
Episode 1
Terrorized
Sep 21, 201643m
TMDB rating 6.5TMDB
A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.
Episode 2
Making a Rapist
Sep 28, 201643m
TMDB rating 8.5TMDB
Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.
Episode 3
Imposter
Oct 5, 201643m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.
Episode 4
Heightened Emotions
Oct 12, 201643m
TMDB rating 5.9TMDB
A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.
Episode 5
Rape Interrupted
Oct 26, 201643m
TMDB rating 7.2TMDB
A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.
Episode 6
Broken Rhymes
Nov 9, 201643m
TMDB rating 8.9TMDB
A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.
Episode 7
Next Chapter
Jan 4, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.6TMDB
The SVU team investigates a woman has been sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.
Episode 8
Chasing Theo
Jan 11, 201743m
TMDB rating 5.7TMDB
A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.
Episode 9
Decline and Fall
Jan 18, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.8TMDB
The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.
Episode 10
Motherly Love
Feb 8, 201743m
TMDB rating 7.6TMDB
A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.
Episode 11
Great Expectations
Feb 15, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.2TMDB
The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.
Episode 12
No Surrender
Feb 22, 201743m
TMDB rating 7.4TMDB
Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.
Episode 13
Genes
Mar 22, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.
Episode 14
Net Worth
Mar 29, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.3TMDB
A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.
Episode 15
Know It All
Apr 5, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.7TMDB
A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.
Episode 16
The Newsroom
Apr 26, 201743m
TMDB rating 9.2TMDB
Benson and Barba ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor makes an on-air disclosure of rape against her boss.
Episode 17
Real Fake News
May 3, 201743m
TMDB rating 7.8TMDB
A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.
Episode 18
Spellbound
May 10, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.8TMDB
A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.
Episode 19
Conversion
May 17, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.2TMDB
A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.
Episode 20
American Dream (1)
May 24, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.6TMDB
A hate crime is committed against a Muslim family, resulting in the death of their daughter. Things get complicated when a crucial witness in the case is deported, forcing Barba to drop the charges against a suspect.
Episode 21
Sanctuary (2)
May 24, 201743m
TMDB rating 8.4TMDB
In the 18th-season finale, two families seek justice for their loved ones in the wake of a suspect's unexpected release. Soon, public protests on the matter escalate to violence, leading Benson to go to desperate lengths to make an arrest.