Svus olivia benson has been the strongest woman on tv for 17 years. Two serial killerswhom benson and her detectives helped convictescape from prison and are pursued by the squad and two visiting detectives from chicago. The obvious inspiration for this was the ted haggard scandal. On tonights episode, a famous actor is arrested for rape, but then the charges are dropped due to lack of evidence. Green and cassady investigate an arson turned homicide when a body found in a burned church turns out to have been murde. It turns out that delgado may have killed at the behest of tina montoya. Svu tries to build a case against her aggressors, but none of the the dozens of potential witnesses. This particular law and order episode involves the story of a bible beating fundamentalist preacher who actually goes out of his way to offer cures for homosexuality at the same time while leading a secret life as a gay man. Hargitay has stated that her favorite svu scene occurs in the season 7.
Special victims unit and a british version across the pond by painting an oftencomplicated portrait of americas criminal justice system. Benson sends carisi undercover at the halfway to see if any of them could be the one. Contentsshow season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7 season 8 season 9. Svu airs with an all wednesday february 24, season 17 episode 16 called, starstruck victims. The investigation of the murder of a salesman led to a.
A 16yearold africanamerican girl claims that two white policemen raped. From emmywinning creator dick wolf, with its groundbreaking rippedfromtheheadlines format, comes the highlyacclaimed, longestrunning crime series in television history. Info wars another recycled episode at least partially, this time from the original law and order season 17. Orbach appeared in only two episodes of the show, dying of prostate cancer on december 28, 2004. Second time lisa arindell has played a character in law and order. Captain olivia margaret benson is a fictional character on the nbc police procedural drama. Each powerful episode follows one case through the criminal justice system by telling the story with two separate sets of stars. Over the course of its 20season run, the series picked up an emmy award for outstanding drama as. A murder investigation leads lupo and bernard to plattsburgh, where a con artist is posing as her runaway daughter on a social networking website to lure men out of their money.
Two notorious killers from svu and chicago officer erin lindseys past, greg. A halfjewish, halfmuslim character is not something often seen on network tv. The series ran for 20 seasons on nbc, from 1990 to 2010. A botched burglary ends in murder, and the apartment in question belongs to a paparazzi who may have compromising photos of a celebrity and her baby. Special victims unit sheltered outcasts tv episode. Both parts of that two parter were full of tension that increased all the time and had a riveting case, a good deal of chills and the most loathsome antagonist most likely of the season and also up to this early stage of law and order in general ever too on the show in my mind. This time around the critically acclaimed cast, including bradley walsh, jamie bamber and freema agyeman have a tough, new ally in their fight for justice in the form of senior crown prosecutor jake thorne. Svu returns with an all new wednesday october 1, season 16 episode 2 called, american disgrace. A murder is discovered on a socialnetworking website, and sorting out all the suspects and those who have moral responsibility complicates convicting the killer. Change a few plot tactics and you end up with info wars, except targeted towards svu cases. The investigation into the murder of a bounty hunter leads to a reporter with compromised ethics and a dubious defense strategy. In the criminal justice system the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The shooting of university student jason miles at a political rally hosted by controversial speaker judith barlow leaves. The longestrunning crime series on television enters its 19th season on nbc with a.
The best and worst casts of the iconic nbc series, which turns 25 on sunday. The street murder of a woman who worked with underprivileged kids takes a turn towards the bizarre when the detectives uncover she had a predilection for kinky sex, and that one of her current partners appears to be a serial killer, who offers an overexposure to television violence as his defense during his trial. Seasons, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. We view every years upfronts as a place to prove that we still deserve to be here. The episode starts with fin, rollins and carisi heading to a video game convention to see leslie, the man who created the glasco man game which caused a young girl to stab her own sister. Svu chose to end its 2015 run in a rather big way with depravity standard last night, bringing back b. The death of a government official in new york leads jack mccoy to cross swords with the independent counsel in washington, as he tries to keep the identity of a key witness secret. Svu touches on a story gleaned from real events involving video games and online harassment. You couldnt find dna on any of them, so i will guess that they were working girls. Benson and cassidys first goround happens early on in the series. She was replaced by jeremy sisto, who had previously guest starred as a defense attorney in the season 17 episode the family hour. It was one of the few law and order episodes i hadnt seen before and i love. Max greevey and mike logans investigation into a black teenagers claim that she was raped by white policemen is hampered by a publicity hungry, black politician who will not grant the detectives access to the victim.
Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Wong and tom sizemore for a case that has haunted benson for a rather long time. Loved loved loved it the stories are always on point especially when u half. A crossover, a couple of escaped convicts and a bunch of detectives who take things personally. Partner, elliot stabler seasons 112 amanda rollins season 14 nick amaro seasons 15. On tonights episode, a pro basketball player is accused of rape, and then other alleged victims come forward, but benson and carisi clash over whether the womens stories are all valid. Greevey and logans investigation of the shooting of two innocent children leads to a 14yearold gunman and the people who. When several girls are raped within the vicinity of half way house wherein all the occupants are sex offenders. A mentally challenged man named robbie delgado chandler adrian parker is arrested for the murder of a luxurycar dealer. The svu half of the crossover mainly set up the big story, but what an exciting set up it was. When a handsome travel writer is found murdered with a womans panties stuffed in his mouth detectives benson mariska hargitay and stabler christoph.