Danger swirls around the squad as they investigate a suspect for rape and try to protect their key witness; a new chief of detectives puts Benson to the test; an off-duty Fin tries to stop an assault in progress.
When a member of an elite social club is assaulted, Carisi must convince witnesses to come forward despite the club's strict confidentiality rules; Chief Tynan offers Benson some extra help; Velasco is confronted with a surprising opportunity.
Bruno suspects a bomb was planted to destroy DNA evidence in a rape case; Benson takes on a murder investigation connected to the bombing; Griffin experiences the frustrating setbacks of working an SVU case.
When a tween suffers a life-threatening miscarriage, the SVU must unravel a web of online fabrications to identify a suspect; Rollins carefully weighs her career options.
When a woman in active labor is abducted, Rollins and Curry look to her doula for an account of events; Carisi tries to get a confession in front of the jury.
The SVU must determine fact from fantasy when a famous author twists the details of a serious crime; Fin has a challenging day at work.
When a man claims his girlfriend was kidnapped, Bruno investigates the holes in his story; Tynan comes down hard on Benson after a disagreement; Griffin must defend his police work on the stand.
A couple's dinner party ends with a violent home invasion and assault by masked men; Rollins suspects the crime is linked to her Intelligence investigation of an international gang of thieves.
A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital; Carisi can't help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters.
When a TV reporter becomes the victim of sextortion that could ruin her career, Benson helps her take back control while Velasco goes undercover as a potential rich target.
Agent Clay consults with Benson when a woman is found gravely injured at a remote campground and the suspect could be anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard; Bruno and Silva take a chance on an odd hunch to see if it becomes a lead.
Bruno must get to the center of a victim's incomplete story to track down a serial rapist; Carisi is helpless to stop a crime he suspects is about to be committed.
When the squad tries to solve an assault in Central Park, they are hampered by their own blind spots and a community that is losing trust in the police.
The detectives are spread thin when three major cases come in at midnight; Rollins and Carisi argue over an arrest.
The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery; Benson puts her trust in someone from her past.
The SVU joins an under cover task force in busting a human trafficking ring.
Rollins goes under cover to find a suspect who is drugging and assaulting tourists, while Benson helps the victims sort out their memories from their hallucinations.
A fellow detective asks the SVU for help when he suspects his two daughters are being groomed by a serial predator; Kat disobeys the captain's orders.
A desperate father takes matters into his own hands in the case against his daughter's rapist.
After a sexual assault investigation is stalled for months, a woman puts her accusations against a popular athlete on a billboard.
Benson investigates a police officer's accusations of sexual assault; Capt. Tucker's retirement party ends in tragedy.
Kat steps over the line when she suspects a trainer at her boxing gym is taking advantage of his students.
Rollins tries to root out a government worker who is withholding green cards in exchange for sex.
Rollins' sister stirs up trouble and a possible SVU investigation when she reports a doctor who trades prescription painkillers for sex.
An ingénue ballerina discovers she's been secretly videotaped for a pornographic website.
Chief Garland must put friendship aside when a pastor at his church is arrested.
The SVU struggles to find a serial predator who uses a date rape drug that leaves no evidence behind; Rollins receives some good news.
As Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Toby Moore, the SVU faces setbacks in several other cases.
Detectives interview an overprotective woman (Diane Verona) to find out why her son is scavenging for food in the garbage; the boy later is later found dead and his older brother confesses to killing him.