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 squad investigates an assault at a house party where no one can identify the assailant; when two suspects are detained for questioning, Rollins takes the chance to turn one against the other.
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.
The hunt for a murder suspect uncovers a crime with shocking legal and ethical implications; Bruno must protect his squad during a raid on a suspect's home; Carisi and Price team up in court when Brady's interrogation tactics undermine the case.
When Curry's son finds a disturbing cassette tape in a thrift store haul, she and Benson must investigate a decades-old missing persons case; Griffin learns a disturbing rumor about his father.
When a stranger threatens Rollins and Carisi's lives, they suspect it's connected to a case they worked together; Benson asks an old friend to come out of retirement for help with an investigation.
A teenager rescued from a dangerous situation begs Benson to help reunite her with her father; Carisi and CJ take the foster care system to task for separating families without sufficient proof.
A military officer who was gang raped refuses to cooperate with the SVU for fear of damage to her reputation; Amaro asks his ex to help dig up information on the case.
When Rollins tries to help a friend press rape charges against her lover, she finds herself thrust into the middle of the case.
When Detective Benson faces Lewis in the courtroom, the stress causes setbacks in her recovery; Benson is forced to reveal secrets.
When a suspect is gravely injured and the case becomes a public spectacle, Amaro's badge is on the line; Cragen surprises everyone with an announcement.
When an underage runaway is found beaten and raped, the SVU team works with federal prosecutor Connie Rubirosa (Alana De La Garza); ADA Barba suspects a cover-up when he fails to get the help he needs from Jersey law enforcement.
Amaro suspects the boyfriend of a missing girl is involved with a gang; Sgt. Benson becomes the SVU's new commanding officer.
The already frantic search for a missing diabetic boy becomes more urgent when he is spotted with a couple known for child endangerment and pornography.
When a controversial misogynistic comic is accused of rape, Benson is happy to arrest him, but Barba feels the case is weak.
Detective Rollins is contacted by a hometown friend when his nephew, a high school football star, goes missing in New York; Rollins seeks help with her escalating problems.
When Rollins strikes a deal with the managers of a gambling club in order to protect her job, she ends up drawing the suspicion of Benson and Tutuola.
A columnist who has been given access to the squad for a story declares a hate crime case a hoax, leaving the victim under media scrutiny and Benson fighting to get the case back on solid ground.
Benson is assigned a 24/7 security detail when William Lewis (Pablo Schreiber) escapes from prison and starts killing again; Benson must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to save a child's life.
Sgt. Olivia Benson is investigated by Internal Affairs after William Lewis' death; as pressure mounts, Olivia has to choose between her convictions and her badge.
Benson and Murphy question a television producer when he is accused of molesting his daughter; Benson strives to discover the truth as accusations fly in the media.
Taking an active approach to catching sex offenders, the team targets a photographer with a secret life whose fantasies may have crossed into reality.
The kidnapping of a young boy reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of an unsolved case from 13 years earlier.
When a woman claims that the baby she kidnapped is hers with a respected legal expert, the investigation changes the lives of two families.
As the detectives investigate reports of sexual abuse at an elite private school, decades of secrets are exposed.
A man goes on a killing spree, but he has links to a prostitute that Benson encountered in an earlier investigation, so the FBI contacts SVU for information.