Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - ChameleonDetectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) search for an ex-con who is sexually assaulting prostitutes -- only to find their suspect murdered by one of his would-be victims (guest star Sharon Lawrence, "NYPD Blue"). Though it appears that the woman killed in self-defense, another homicide reveals what may be a string of brutal murders by a skil...
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Episode 2 - DeceptionA child abuse interrogation turns into an incestuous homicide investigation.
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Episode 3 - VulnerableAn elderly woman with Alzheimer's is abused, triggering memories of similar crimes from her childhood, but the real crime is what's being done to the elderly today.
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Episode 4 - LustA public health doctor who tracked HIV cases is found dead in the park and the detectives try to link threatening phone calls to the crime.
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Episode 5 - Disappearing ActsA high-powered executive is raped, but the situation is complicated by her involvement with the Feds and the Russian mob.
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Episode 6 - AngelsA young boy suffocates while hiding in the luggage compartment of an airport bus and it leads the detectives into the investigation of a perverted child molestation ring.
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Episode 7 - DollsDetectives try and solve the gruesome murder of a young girl, whose killer had an obsession with dolls.
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Episode 8 - WasteThe detectives investigate the rape of a woman who's been in a coma for a year, and after eliminating a huge pool of suspects, they make a startling discovery.
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Episode 9 - JuvenileWhen a drug raid uncovers the body of a 30-year-old suspected marijuana dealer, raped and repeatedly stabbed, Fin (Ice-T) along with Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni), uses his old narcotics skills to track down the murderer, only to see the investigation reveal the attack was the work of two junior high school students.
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Episode 10 - ResilienceA teenage girl tries to commit suicide after she is raped and it turns out her sexual abuse was at the hands of her family, with a father far sicker than anyone thought.
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Episode 11 - DamagedA triple homicide resulting from a robbery at a video store turns into a complicated investigation when it is discovered that the "accidental" murders were designed to silence a six-year-old who was sexually abused.
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Episode 12 - RiskAn infant ingests pure cocaine disguised as baby formula, uncovering a complicated narcotics ring with unlikely participants.
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Episode 13 - RottenAn inmate who was sodomized is found dead in his jail cell, and since it happened while in custody, the police are suspected.
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Episode 14 - MercyWhen a one-month-old baby turns up dead and stuffed inside a cooler in the East River, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) are horrified, but M.E. Warner (guest star Tamara Tunie) soon makes a shocking discovery --- the baby had a genetic condition that always proves fatal by the time the child is 5 years old. Emmy Award-winner Judd Hirsch guest stars.
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Episode 15 - PandoraThe murder of an undercover Federal informant trafficking internet porn turns into an international case of teenage prostitution, with ties to the Czech Republic.
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Episode 16 - TorturedThe discovery of the body of a Tibetan torture survivor sends Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) digging through the victim's past in the belief that a former torturer might be the killer. However, when forensic evidence points to a entirely different motive for the slaying, the detectives begin their search for a fetish killer.
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Episode 17 - PrivilegeInvestigating the apparent suicide of a 20-year-old woman who took a flying leap off the balcony owned by a prominent Manhattan family, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) search for a motive and uncover the victim's personal relationship with the famous family's son. When the forensic evidence points to murder, the detectives focus their attention on proving t...
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Episode 18 - DesperateWhen a young woman is found brutally murdered after a violent sexual assault, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) rest their hopes on the only witness to the crime, the woman's young son. However, when detectives discover the woman to be a battered wife on the run, they set their sights on her abusive husband. Sandra Bernhard and Rob Estes guest star.
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Episode 19 - AppearancesThe discovery of a nine year old beauty queen's body in a suitcase on a Manhattan bus sends Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) searching for a pedophile with a fetish for pageants. However, when the prime suspect blames a virtual pornography website for his crime, A.D.A. Cabot (Stephanie March) must put the first amendment on trial.
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Episode 20 - DominanceWhen an engagement celebration dinner ends in sexual assault and a gruesome quadruple homicide, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) search for a violent killer looking for revenge through the domination of his victims. However, when the killer goes on a murder spree aimed at the upper class, it's a race against time as the squad tries to stop this deadly rampag...
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Episode 21 - FallacyWhen a female party-goer (guest star Katherine Moennig) defends herself after being sexually assaulted, killing her attacker, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) attempt to support the girl's claim of self-defense. However, when DNA evidence uncovers the girl is really a man, the detectives begin to question the validity of the victim's defense.
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Episode 22 - FutilityMichael Gardner (Fred Savage), a well-heeled yuppie, is arrested outside his apartment on rape charges. He claims he didn't do anything but they have his fingerprints at the scene of the rape of Carrie Huitt (Myndy Crist).
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Episode 23 - GriefWhen a cocktail waitress at a trendy Manhattan club is raped and murdered outside the popular nightspot, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) rest their suspicions on the victim's angry ex-boyfriend. However, when the detectives discover the victim was involved in an abusive love affair with the club owner, they set their sights on him as their predator.
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Episode 24 - PerfectWhen the body of a murdered 14-year-old girl is discovered in a back alley, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) discover the victim was a missing Pennsylvania teenager believed to have been kidnapped eight months earlier.
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Episode 25 - SoullessWhen an alleged rape victim is kidnapped from a New York hospital and later murdered, Detectives Benson (Marishka Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) search for the girl's killer only to discover her attack to have been perpetrated by several bored young socialite club goers at a popular Manhattan nightspot.
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