Season 18
Episodes
S18 · E1 · 21 Sept 2016 · 43 min
Terrorized
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.
S18 · E2 · 28 Sept 2016 · 43 min
Making a Rapist
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.
S18 · E3 · 5 Oct 2016 · 43 min
Imposter
When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.
S18 · E4 · 12 Oct 2016 · 43 min
Heightened Emotions
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.
S18 · E5 · 26 Oct 2016 · 43 min
Rape Interrupted
A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.
S18 · E6 · 9 Nov 2016 · 43 min
Broken Rhymes
A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.
S18 · E7 · 4 Jan 2017 · 43 min
Next Chapter
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.
S18 · E8 · 11 Jan 2017 · 43 min
Chasing Theo
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.
S18 · E9 · 18 Jan 2017 · 43 min
Decline and Fall
The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.
S18 · E10 · 8 Feb 2017 · 43 min
Motherly Love
A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.
S18 · E11 · 15 Feb 2017 · 43 min
Great Expectations
The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.
S18 · E12 · 22 Feb 2017 · 43 min
No Surrender
Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.
S18 · E13 · 22 Mar 2017 · 43 min
Genes
An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.
S18 · E14 · 29 Mar 2017 · 43 min
Net Worth
A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.
S18 · E15 · 5 Apr 2017 · 43 min
Know It All
A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.
S18 · E16 · 26 Apr 2017 · 43 min
The Newsroom
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.
S18 · E17 · 3 May 2017 · 43 min
Real Fake News
A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.
S18 · E18 · 10 May 2017 · 43 min
Spellbound
A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.
S18 · E19 · 17 May 2017 · 43 min
Conversion
A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.
S18 · E20 · 24 May 2017 · 43 min
American Dream (1)
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.
S18 · E21 · 24 May 2017 · 43 min
Sanctuary (2)
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.
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