Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 18 Episodes
Season 18 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - TerrorizedA 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. |
Episode 2 - Making a RapistAfter 16 years in prison, a convicted rapist (guest star Henry Thomas) is exonerated due to newly tested DNA evidence. |
Episode 3 - ImposterImposter. A man tears a family apart when he uses a prominent fake identity to lure a vulnerable wife and mother into his bed. Barba argues that the evidence amounts to rape, but he's faced with a powerful defense attorney and a skeptical judge in court. |
Episode 4 - Heightened EmotionsAn athlete is the victim of sexual assault, but her secret double life could ruin both the case against her attacker and her Olympic future. |
Episode 5 - Rape InterruptedRape Interrupted. A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape. |
Episode 6 - Broken RhymesA transgender student assaulted. |
Episode 7 - Next ChapterNext Chapter. A woman is 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 TheoChasing 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. |
Episode 9 - Decline and FallThe powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape. |
Episode 10 - Motherly LoveA teen stops an assault on his mother. |
Episode 11 - Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations. The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing. |
Episode 12 - No SurrenderNo Surrender. Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault. |
Episode 13 - GenesAn investigation hits a nerve with Benson (Mariska Hargitay) when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape. |
Episode 14 - Net WorthA top level investment banker (Missy Peregrym) accuses her billionaire client of rape (Tate Donovan). |
Episode 15 - Know It AllKnow It All. A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case. |
Episode 16 - The NewsroomBenson (Mariska Hargitay) and Barba (Raúl Esparza) ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor (guest star Bonnie Somerville) makes an on air disclosure of rape against her boss. |
Episode 17 - Real Fake NewsReal Fake News. A congressman falsely accused of soliciting underage girls asks SVU to debunk the rumor, but the investigation leads to a real sex trafficking ring. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins become the targets of a salacious website. |
Episode 18 - SpellboundSpellbound. The SVU investigates a charismatic spiritual healer when a client claims he incapacitated and assaulted her using hypnosis. |
Episode 19 - ConversionConversion. When a young woman is raped by a member of her church group, Barba must argue that the First Amendment doesn't entitle a person to break the law. |
Episode 20 - American DreamA hate crime against a Muslim family results in the death of their daughter. |
Episode 21 - SanctuarySanctuary. The unexpected release of a suspect in a hate crime case leaves Benson and Barba caught between two families seeking justice for their loved ones. As public protests escalate to violence, Benson goes to desperate lengths to make an arrest. |
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