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- DirectorAlex ZakrzewskiStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA disturbed man is arrested after a murder spree. Alexandra Cabot comes under fire for seeking the death penalty.
- DirectorJean de SegonzacStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe trial of an accused child molester is jeopardized when the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.
- DirectorSteve ShillStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA brutal rape and murder are connected to a man who through a weird relationship with his mother has a sexual fetish
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe case involves the beating of a seven-months-pregnant woman, whose unborn child has been torn from her body via a primitive cesarean section. Among the many witnesses questioned is the woman's husband, a psychiatrist with several devastating secrets and knows more about his wife's beating than he's willing to admit.
- DirectorArthur W. ForneyStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA career con artist, forger and thief turns to murder and serial pedophilia to populate the cult he created and get his hands on a multi-million dollar trust fund.
- DirectorHelen ShaverStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA rape victim claims that she has been raped 4 times and harassed across the country by the same man, and the investigation reveals that she may not be his only victim.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen one difficulty after another hinder the prosecution of serial pedophile, Roy Barnett, desperate A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot oversteps the bounds of the law, risking both her job, and that of Benson and Stabler, to put this dangerous man behind bars.
- 1999– 42mTV-147.8 (901)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael PressmanStarsMariska HargitayKelli GiddishIce-TNoah gives Olivia a scare. The team catches a tough case and has to backtrack DNA from a prolific philanderer. Dodds is having difficulty with the job.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerCaptain Jackson helps Benson and Stabler investigate the rape and murder of a young girl, and tells them that they may be looking for a female predator.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen a teenage girl says a corrections officer raped her and has also been threatening her mother in prison, Benson risks her own safety to go deep undercover and investigate.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerYears ago Stabler was unable to get a conviction on a rape-murder case. Now the suspect is held and questioned once again, and Stabler is sure he is guilty. But can he keep his head straight enough to get a confession?
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA woman's child is missing, but her multiple personalities make finding out what happened to the child more difficult. And the case is further complicated by the appearance of a relative.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerSVU investigates a shady private adoption agency after two undocumented children are found deserted near an automobile accident.
- 1999– 43mTV-148.8 (1.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorAlex ChappleStarsMariska HargitayDanny PinoKelli GiddishThe detectives deal with a 10-year-old boy who is displaying extreme psychopathic behavior.
- DirectorArthur W. ForneyStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhile investigating the death of a young Hispanic boy found in a bus at an airport, the detectives find another boy hiding there, and it soon becomes apparent that the two boys are victims of the same child sex ring.
- DirectorDarnell MartinStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerDetectives Benson and Stabler begin hunting for a serial pedophile after a 5-year-old girl's decomposed body is found in the trash.
- DirectorJud TaylorStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA 7-year-old girl lapses into a coma and the detectives investigate the members of her family to determine who's responsible for the abuse.
- DirectorJud TaylorStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe detectives investigate to determine whether a 22-year-old woman with Down syndrome is pregnant as a result of rape, as her mother contends.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA little girl calls for help, claiming she's being held hostage, but the team has to keep her on the line to track her down.
- 1999– 41mTV-148.3 (752)TV EpisodeDirectorAlex ChappleStarsMariska HargitayKelli GiddishIce-TThe cops search for a masked man when a student vanishes during a field trip to New York City.
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA toddler seems to have been abducted from a park while her babysitter is several yards distant talking to a nanny. Searching detectives shortly after arriving on the scene find the child unconscious behind nearby bushes.
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA high school student is found murdered, and it appears she's the victim of incest.
- DirectorAaron LipstadtStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA medical exam after a car accident reveals a fourth-grader's sexual assault. The perpetrator is obvious -- but not as obvious as everyone thinks.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe investigation into an extreme fighting death leads to the discovery of a 28-year-old woman posing as a 16-year-old high school student.
- DirectorArthur W. ForneyStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerDetectives Benson and Lake get the help of an FBI agent as they search for a serial killer who brutally attacks young women. However, there are signs that the agent may not be able to handle the mental and emotional weight of the case.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA 6-year-old girl who was a victim of a video store shooting tests positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
- DirectorPeter LetoStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe investigation of a bride-to-be's murder uncovers a man's double life; a turn in the case rattles Stabler, who turns to his wife and children for comfort.
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA young TV star is attacked and the evidence suggests a radio shock jock who may have gone too far.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA young boy is kidnapped and a local pedophile becomes the main subject. But what is the truth behind the murder?
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe detectives are stumped by cultural barrier when smugglers hold illegal Chinese immigrants captive.
- 1999– 43mTV-148.3 (870)TV EpisodeDirectorAdam BernsteinStarsMariska HargitayDanny PinoKelli GiddishWhen SVU investigates accusations that a young woman is being raped by her husband, they uncover even more disturbing patterns of abuse from her childhood.
- DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerSVU goes after a man who continues to find ways to haunt a young woman he molested when she was a child.
- DirectorPaul McCraneStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA serial pedophile murders members of a family and runs off with the two younger children prompting a citywide manhunt.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAfter a man is arrested for attacking his pregnant wife and then seeks to have her charged with neglect for drinking during her pregnancy, Benson learns that this is not the first time a child has been exposed to the devastating repercussions of the woman's uncontrolled alcoholism.
- DirectorSteve ShillStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe Team at SVU has 72 hours to locate a man who has kidnapped, raped, and murdered four young girls. Can they find him before time runs out?
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson and Stabler are faced with a dilemma when a child-abuse suspect offers to reveal the identity of the leader of a controversial civil rights group in exchange for amnesty.
- DirectorPeter LetoStarsMariska HargitayDanny PinoKelli GiddishWhen a baby of a couple from out of town goes missing, the team tries to find him. But they later turn their focus on the parents, because the story they tell doesn't add up. And they find evidence that leads them to think that the baby died and they brought it to New York to dispose of the body.
- DirectorElodie KeeneStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA patient rights controversy come to light when a schizophrenic man refuses to take his medication and becomes a suspect in the stabbing death of a psychiatric doctoral student.
- DirectorAlex ZakrzewskiStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe brutal rape and subsequent death of a female motorist turns out to be an informant for the FBI acting as a cyber vigilante for catching on-line pedophiles to capture the predators. Stabler, along with the homicide detective who found the victim's husband murdered, follow the trail of evidence for the latest victim she had been tracking, leading them to the US Attorney's Office and a trip to Prague for Stabler to assist the Czech authorities when they find the kidnapped girl.
- DirectorDaniel SackheimStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe entire SVU squad races against the clock to solve the puzzles and uncover clues scattered throughout NYC by a serial killer who is taunting them to find him and the next victims on his list.
- DirectorAaron LipstadtStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe team races against time to locate a kidnapped 18-year-old girl. The case is complicated when the detectives receive a dubious offer of help from a man who claims to have had psychic visions of the missing teenager.
- 1999– 43mTV-148.0 (744)TV EpisodeDirectorJim McKayStarsMariska HargitayDanny PinoKelli GiddishWhile Amanda's troubled sister comes for a surprise visit, the team searches for a 14 year old girl who was abducted at a frat party.
- 1999– 42mTV-147.7 (803)TV EpisodeDirectorLaura BelseyStarsMariska HargitayDanny PinoKelli GiddishA child may be in grave danger when a child broker puts him in the hands of a couple with a history of child pornography.
- 1999– 43mTV-148.3 (983)TV EpisodeDirectorJonathan HerronStarsMariska HargitayDanny PinoKelli GiddishA sports reporter who became pregnant after a rape goes through torture when she takes the accused rapist to court.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAn investigation of a horrific school sniper attack leads the team to a particularly obnoxious Neo-Nazi group.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAfter Fin catches a serial killer who is targeting immigrant "anchor babies," his high-profile ACLU lawyer argues that he was brainwashed by a right-wing television personality.
- DirectorDonna DeitchStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe SVU team is put on the case of a woman who has been in a coma for 14 months and is found to be 7 weeks pregnant. After going though many suspects, they focus on the patient's doctor. They discover that he is impregnating comatose female patients with a rich donor's sperm in order to get embryonic stem cells that are biologically compatible. The problem for the ADA is that laws are not on her side in prosecuting such crimes.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAn attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.
- DirectorPeter LetoStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAfter a young boy claims molestation, the investigation turns from his pedophile father to another family member.
- 1999– 42mTV-148.6 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorNick GomezStarsMariska HargitayKelli GiddishIce-TBenson winds up stuck in the middle of a hostage situation after her babysitter tells her that something suspicious is happening at the home of another family she works for.
- DirectorNorberto BarbaStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAn unstable woman stops taking medication and mows down 10 people with her car; a former rock star wages an anti-psychiatric-drug campaign.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerPolice find a female forensic psychiatrist unconscious and bound in a basement, along with would-be rapists. She turns out to be the author of a book about rehabilitating convicted sex offenders. The detectives identify one of her patients as a suspect, and ask the doctor for his records, but they disappeared when her office was vandalized shortly after she left the hospital. A tape that disappeared during the break-in is brought to police by another suspect's sister, which leads the investigation to focus on victimology.
- 1999– 43mTV-148.3 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorMartha MitchellStarsMariska HargitayKelli GiddishIce-TSVU goes after Social Services after a pattern of falsified reports leads to the death of a young girl, but Benson is receiving a lot of political pressure to let it go and not open up a can of worms.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAfter a young boy is hospitalized for blood loss following a rape, Stabler and Munch focus on a Hasidic order whose reluctance to cooperate may lead the investigation away from the real perpetrator.
- DirectorRick WallaceStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen a murdered gang member is linked to a sexual assault, Benson and Stabler find neither the alleged victim nor the alleged killer to be who they think.
- 1999– 44mTV-148.1 (863)TV EpisodeDirectorJean de SegonzacStarsMariska HargitayDanny PinoKelli GiddishA child abduction case brings back haunting memories of 13 year old cold case from the same neighborhood, and the two cases may turn out to be related.
- 1999– 43mTV-148.1 (913)TV EpisodeDirectorJennifer GetzingerStarsMariska HargitayDanny PinoKelli GiddishTwo college students are accused of raping a classmate who had appeared in a series of violent online pornographic videos.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerDet. Stabler goes undercover to determine if a recent parolee is reverting to his rapist urges.
- DirectorHelen ShaverStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhile trying to stop a case of domestic abuse, Benson crosses paths with a woman who has been a fugitive for over 30 years and claims that she was also a domestic abuse victim.
- DirectorArthur W. ForneyStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA teenager comes to SVU asking for help because he is having sexual desires for his five-year-old stepbrother. He says that he has not acted on his impulses yet, but not everyone believes that this part of his story is true.
- 1999– 43mTV-148.4 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorArthur W. ForneyStarsMariska HargitayKelli GiddishIce-TA transgender teen dies after she is pushed off a bridge by another teen. The DA's office wants to try the aggressor as an adult and charge him with a hate crime, even though he appears to be genuinely remorseful.
- DirectorMichael FieldsStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe detectives launch a search for a serial killer who raped and murdered two women in Central Park.
- DirectorPeter LetoStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA wealthy, successful coffee trader and his son are both suspects in a young woman's murder, when evidence suggests that the woman was sexually involved with both men.
- DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerOlivia discovers that a case involving a troubled foster child is tied to a cold rape case from her past, and it could be the missing link that could help catch a serial rapist. Meanwhile, Olivia is haunted by her sexual assault in prison.