Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 18

What Season 18 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 18 Episodes

1. 

   18x01 Terrorized

   Sep 21, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 6.5

   A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.

   Directing: Alik Sakharov · Writing: Julie Martin, Rick Eid · Starring: Taso Mikroulis, Max von Essen, Marc Damon Johnson, Tarek Bishara

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   18x02 Making a Rapist

   Sep 28, 2016 · 43 min

   Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.

   Directing: Michael Pressman · Writing: Kevin Fox · Starring: Joe Biden, David Spadora, Henry Thomas, Kelli Williams

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   18x03 Imposter

   Oct 5, 2016 · 43 min

   When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.

   Directing: Jean de Segonzac · Writing: Rick Eid, Gavin Harris · Starring: Wallace Langham, Chris Henry Coffey, Conor Proft, Andre B. Blake

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   18x04 Heightened Emotions

   Oct 12, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 5.9

   A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.

   Directing: Alex Chapple · Writing: Julie Martin, Céline C. Robinson · Starring: Natasha Murray, Jane Fergus, Ami Brabson, Kati Sharp

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   18x05 Rape Interrupted

   Oct 26, 2016 · 43 min

   A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.

   Directing: Michael Pressman · Writing: Julie Martin, Brianna Yellen · Starring: Rachel Bles, Jerry DiLeo, Anthony Edwards, Liam Lane

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   18x06 Broken Rhymes

   Nov 9, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 8.9

   A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.

   Directing: Adam Bernstein · Writing: Rick Eid, Jeffrey Baker · Starring: Sabel Gonzales, Molly Leland, Jacqueline Torres, Mitchell Edwards

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   18x07 Next Chapter

   Jan 4, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 8.6

   The SVU team investigates a woman has been sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.

   Directing: Fred Berner · Writing: Rick Eid, Gavin Harris · Starring: Lee Garrett, Chris Bauer, Annie Monroe, Zach Appelman

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   18x08 Chasing Theo

   Jan 11, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 5.7

   A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.

   Directing: Jean de Segonzac · Writing: Julie Martin, Robert Brooks Cohen · Starring: Dorian Cobb, Sebastian Beacon, Bjorn Thorstad, Rachelle Lefevre

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   18x09 Decline and Fall

   Jan 18, 2017 · 43 min

   The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.

   Directing: Jean de Segonzac · Writing: Ed Zuckerman, Robert Brooks Cohen · Starring: Ian Nelson, Jim True-Frost, Raphael Sbarge, Ariane Rinehart

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    18x10 Motherly Love

    Feb 8, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.6

    A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.

    Directing: Mariska Hargitay · Writing: Julie Martin, Rick Eid · Starring: Salma Qarnain, Gage Banister, Sarah Wynter, Daniel Cosgrove

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    18x11 Great Expectations

    Feb 15, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 8.2

    The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.

    Directing: Martha Mitchell · Writing: Kevin Fox, Brendan Feeney · Starring: Brad Fraizer, Lincoln Melcher, Christopher Paul Richards, Jerry DiLeo

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    18x12 No Surrender

    Feb 22, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.4

    Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.

    Directing: Stephanie A. Marquardt · Writing: Gavin Harris, Kinan Copen · Starring: Brian Charles Johnson, Jerry DiLeo, Sarah Booth, Ryan Metcalf

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    18x13 Genes

    Mar 22, 2017 · 43 min

    An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.

    Directing: Michael Pressman · Writing: Céline C. Robinson, Rick Eid · Starring: Dalton Harrod, Michael Torpey, Emily Shaffer, Alex Hurt

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    18x14 Net Worth

    Mar 29, 2017 · 43 min

    A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.

    Directing: Alex Chapple · Writing: Rick Eid, Jeffrey Baker · Starring: Missy Peregrym, Jordan Bridges, Will Brill, Kevin O'Rourke

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    18x15 Know It All

    Apr 5, 2017 · 43 min

    A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.

    Directing: Jonathan Herron · Writing: Kevin Fox, Ed Zuckerman · Starring: Chris Diamantopoulos, Jerry DiLeo, Megan Murphy, Meredith Travers

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    18x16 The Newsroom

    Apr 26, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 9.2

    Benson and Barba ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor makes an on-air disclosure of rape against her boss.

    Directing: Jono Oliver · Writing: Brianna Yellen, Julie Martin · Starring: Dawn Yanek, Christine Jones, Melissa Miller, Christopher McDonald

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    18x17 Real Fake News

    May 3, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.8

    A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.

    Directing: Martha Mitchell · Writing: Ed Zuckerman · Starring: Hadasa Isolino, Patch Darragh, Justin Ahdoot, Kevin Carolan

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    18x18 Spellbound

    May 10, 2017 · 43 min

    A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.

    Directing: Jean de Segonzac · Writing: Gavin Harris, Kinan Copen · Starring: Ami Brabson, Kristen Hager, John Ellison Conlee, Steven Hauck

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    18x19 Conversion

    May 17, 2017 · 43 min

    A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.

    Directing: Alex Chapple · Writing: Kevin Fox, Brendan Feeney · Starring: Casey Cott, Kip Pardue, Tom Titone, Jessie Carter

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    18x20 American Dream (1)

    May 24, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 8.6

    A hate crime is committed against a Muslim family, resulting in the death of their daughter. Things get complicated when a crucial witness in the case is deported, forcing Barba to drop the charges against a suspect.

    Directing: Jean de Segonzac · Writing: Julie Martin, Rick Eid · Starring: Gil Perez-Abraham, Adam Arian, Cara Ricketts, Jason Adam V

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    18x21 Sanctuary (2) Season Finale

    May 24, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 8.4

    In the 18th-season finale, two families seek justice for their loved ones in the wake of a suspect's unexpected release. Soon, public protests on the matter escalate to violence, leading Benson to go to desperate lengths to make an arrest.

    Directing: Michael Pressman · Writing: Julie Martin, Rick Eid · Starring: Henry Gagliardi, Gil Perez-Abraham, Jack Nawada-Braunwart, Poorna Jagannathan

Season 18 Cast

Mariska HargitayOlivia Benson21 episodes

Ice-TOdafin 'Fin' Tutuola21 episodes

Kelli GiddishAmanda Rollins21 episodes

Peter ScanavinoDominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.21 episodes

Raúl EsparzaRafael Barba21 episodes

Lynn MarocolaPolice Officer (uncredited)8 episodes

Jerry DiLeoReporter6 episodes

Jack Nawada-BraunwartNoah Porter-Benson6 episodes

Peter GallagherWilliam Dodds4 episodes

Jenna SternElana Barth4 episodes

Steve RosenMichael Guthrie3 episodes

Barbara MiluskiLisa Peck3 episodes

Erica CamaranoRachel Ortiz3 episodes

Robert John BurkeEd Tucker3 episodes

Ami BrabsonKaryn Blake2 episodes

Jane FergusReporter2 episodes

Gil Perez-AbrahamHector Ramirez2 episodes

Poorna JagannathanMaya Samra2 episodes

Massiel MordanSoledad Ramirez2 episodes

Kirk AcevedoRay Lopez2 episodes

Tyler Elliot BurkeMitch Jenkins2 episodes

Melanie ChandraLela Samra2 episodes

Emma MylesCarleen Jenkins2 episodes

Ben ThompsonSteven Cole2 episodes

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