Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Episode Guide

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PTSD

Original Airdate: 2008-12-02

Synopsis:

A young female Marine goes missing as she is about to give birth to her rapist's child; Olivia struggles with painful flashbacks of her sexual assault.

Persona

Original Airdate: 2008-11-25

Synopsis:

Detective Benson goes into hiding to find justice for an abused housewife (Clea Duvall), uncovering a 34-year-old unsolved murder case in the process.

Wildlife

Original Airdate: 2008-11-18

Synopsis:

Elliot Stabler puts his marriage at risk when he goes under cover to gain access to an animal-smuggling ring, with Olivia posing as a prostitute.

Babes

Original Airdate: 2008-11-11

Synopsis:

While investigating the death of a teenager, detectives Elliot Stabler and John Munch discover a group of girls in a pregnancy pact.

Retro

Original Airdate: 2008-10-28

Synopsis:

Detectives suspect a doctor of running a bogus clinic and prescribing ineffective treatment to patients who have AIDS.

Lunacy

Original Airdate: 2008-10-21

Synopsis:

When the corpse of a famous astronaut is found floating in the waters of Battery Park, Detectives Benson and Stabler think the murder may be connected to a string of serial rapes; at a dead end, Stabler seeks advice from an old mentor (James Brolin).

Swing

Original Airdate: 2008-10-14

Synopsis:

Detective Stabler's job and personal life intertwine when his daughter Kathleen becomes a suspect in a case; after learning that Kathleen may have an emotional disorder, he turns to his estranged mother (Ellen Burstyn) for help.

Confession

Original Airdate: 2008-09-30

Synopsis:

A teen named Eric admits to looking at a Web site in an attempt to curb pedophilic urges toward his stepbrother; when Eric goes missing, the stepfather (Tom Noonan) is questioned.

Trials

Original Airdate: 2008-09-23

Synopsis:

An abused foster child (Jae Head), apprehended while driving a runaway van, leads the detectives to re-examine a case involving a rape victim (Sara Gilbert).

Cold

Original Airdate: 2008-05-13

Synopsis:

Detective Lake, wounded in a gunfight prompted by the reopening of an old murder case, escapes from the hospital and takes hostage the original case's only witness (Victoria Cartagena).

Trade

Original Airdate: 2008-05-06

Synopsis:

Detectives suspect a wealthy family of coffee traders when a pregnant woman is found raped and murdered in her burned-out loft.

Authority

Original Airdate: 2008-04-29

Synopsis:

The life of a law-abiding engineer (Robin Williams) goes terribly wrong, leading him to challenge authority and to urge others to do so as well.

Closet

Original Airdate: 2008-04-22

Synopsis:

A troubled teen (David Del Rio) is the first suspect when a money manager is found murdered in his loft, but a hidden video camera leads detectives to a star football player whose agent is willing to do almost anything to protect his client.

Undercover

Original Airdate: 2008-04-15

Synopsis:

Benson and Stabler suspect the drug-dealing uncle of a girl (Shareeka Epps) found raped and beaten, but the theft of the rape kit identifying her attacker leads them to a crooked prison guard.