Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 9

What Season 9 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 9 Episodes

1. 

   9x01 Alternate

   Sep 25, 2007 · 43 min · ★ 8.8

   Benson and Stabler investigate a suspected child abuse case only to learn that the woman who reported it is the real case.

   Directed by David Platt · Written by Neal Baer, Dawn DeNoon · Starring Laura Allen, Stephen Spinella, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Bronson Pinchot

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   9x02 Avatar

   Oct 2, 2007 · 42 min · ★ 7.4

   Detectives are troubled to learn that someone has taken an online game too far when a girl goes missing.

   Directed by Peter Leto · Written by Paul Grellong · Starring John Hickok, Kevin Tighe, Liza Lapira, Lisa Joyce

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   9x03 Impulsive

   Oct 9, 2007 · 42 min · ★ 8.1

   A teacher claims that a student pursued her after she's charged with raping him.

   Directed by David Platt · Written by Jonathan Greene · Starring Kyle Gallner, Elizabeth Keifer, Melissa Joan Hart, Richard Joseph Paul

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   9x04 Savant

   Oct 16, 2007 · 43 min · ★ 8.1

   The only witness to a young woman's horrific beating is her mentally challenged daughter.

   Directed by Kate Woods · Written by Judith McCreary · Starring Judy Kuhn, Peter Riegert, Geraldine Hughes, Jayne Atkinson

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   9x05 Harm

   Oct 23, 2007 · 42 min · ★ 7.5

   Benson and Stabler investigate the connection between the New York murder of college counselor Kate Simes and her volunteer work at a refugee center working with soldiers tortured in Iraq.

   Directed by Peter Leto · Written by Josh Singer · Starring Elizabeth McGovern, Karen Shallo, Jennifer Van Dyck, Marjan Neshat

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   9x06 Svengali

   Nov 6, 2007 · 43 min · ★ 7.6

   Benson comes under fire from fans of a convicted serial killer after a body turns up that greatly resembles his work.

   Directed by David Platt · Written by Kam Miller · Starring Shannon Woodward, Beverly D'Angelo, Jared Harris, Margaret Devine

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   9x07 Blinded

   Nov 13, 2007 · 42 min · ★ 7.9

   Novak confronts ghosts from her past while handling the trial of a schizophrenic serial rapist, who seriously injured Stabler.

   Directed by David Platt · Written by Jonathan Greene · Starring John Cullum, Sam Riley, Arye Gross, Peter McRobbie

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   9x08 Fight

   Nov 20, 2007 · 43 min · ★ 5.9

   Detectives find themselves embroiled in the world of ultimate fighting after a young girl's death.

   Directed by Juan José Campanella · Written by Mick Betancourt · Starring Arlen Escarpeta, Gaius Charles, Adina Porter, Anwan Glover

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   9x09 Paternity

   Nov 27, 2007 · 43 min · ★ 7.3

   When the paternity of a missing young boy is placed into question, Stabler wonders if he really is the father of Kathy's child. Later, Stabler faces the possibility of losing not only his partner but also Kathy and the baby when she and Benson are in an accident.

   Directed by Kate Woods · Written by Amanda Green · Starring Steven Bauer, Anastasia Griffith, Mark Valley, Aisha de Haas

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    9x10 Snitch

    Dec 4, 2007 · 41 min · ★ 7.4

    When a polygamist's wife is murdered, he believes it's related to a recent criminal case he was testifying in, but detectives believe it may be connected to his culture.

    Directed by Jonathan Kaplan · Written by Mark Goffman · Starring Method Man, Liza Lapira, Julie White, Tracy Middendorf

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    9x11 Streetwise

    Jan 1, 2008 · 43 min · ★ 8.1

    A Park Avenue socialite's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and Detectives Benson and Stabler initially suspect her wealthy boyfriend.

    Directed by Helen Shaver · Written by Paul Grellong · Starring Patricia Charbonneau, Mae Whitman, Latham Gaines, Emily Meade

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    9x12 Signature

    Jan 8, 2008 · 43 min · ★ 8.8

    A woman's body is found murdered in a park alongside a man with a bullet in his head - Benson and Special Agent Cooper join forces and suspect "The Woodsman", a serial killer Cooper has tried to catch for years. Lake and Benson begin to question Cooper's true motives when the male victim is later identified as "The Woodsman".

    Directed by Arthur W. Forney · Written by Judith McCreary · Starring Roscoe Orman, Frankie Faison, Priscilla Lopez, Erika Christensen

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    9x13 Unorthodox

    Jan 15, 2008 · 41 min · ★ 6.4

    Benson and Stabler investigate a tutor after a student is beaten and sexually assaulted, but their investigation soon leads them to another student.

    Directed by David Platt · Written by Josh Singer · Starring Rhea Perlman, Alexander Gould, Zoe Lister-Jones, Bob Dishy

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    9x14 Inconceivable

    Jan 22, 2008 · 41 min · ★ 8.3

    The robbery of fertilized embryos from a sperm bank call for Benson and Stabler to track down the thief. Clues from the clinic's security tape lead them to a long list of suspects including two publicity-hungry extremists. The detectives race against the clock to find the missing embryos, but that isn't the only clock that's ticking - Olivia considers her own fertility and the possibility of motherhood.

    Directing: Christopher Zalla · Writing: Dawn DeNoon · Starring: Gabrielle Anwar, Emilio Delgado, Meredith Eaton, Janine Turner

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    9x15 Undercover

    Apr 15, 2008 · 43 min · ★ 8.8

    After a woman was found raped in a garden, Benson and Stabler realize that the case goes much deeper because of the victim's mother, drugs, and the realization that a corrections officer is involved. Benson decides to go undercover at the same prison where the mother is, putting herself on the other side of the fence.

    Directed by David Platt · Written by Mark Goffman · Starring Shareeka Epps, Hassan Johnson, Nathanael Albright, Elizabeth Flax

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    9x16 Closet

    Apr 22, 2008 · 43 min · ★ 6.2

    After investment banker Jeremy Haynes is found dead, suspicions turns to his boyfriend Lincoln Haver, a professional football player who could lose everything if the truth of his sexuality became public. When news of Haver's sexual orientation comes out, Benson comes under fire for her relationship with a reporter.

    Directing: Peter Leto · Writing: Ken Storer · Starring: Bill Pullman, Beverly D'Angelo, Bailey Chase, Richard Lewis

17. 

    9x17 Authority

    Apr 29, 2008 · 43 min · ★ 8.2

    An engineer plays a series of mind games with Benson and Stabler.

    Directing: David Platt · Writing: Neal Baer, Amanda Green · Starring: Scott Adsit, Mo Rocca, Didi Conn, Robin Williams

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    9x18 Trade

    May 6, 2008 · 41 min · ★ 8.2

    When a pregnant woman's body is discovered in a burned-out brownstone, the investigation turns to a family of coffee importers.

    Directed by Peter Leto · Written by Jonathan Greene · Starring Michelle Borth, Matthew Davis, Brandi Burkhardt, Clea Lewis

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    9x19 Cold Season Finale

    May 13, 2008 · 43 min · ★ 8.4

    The squad is left at ends when Lake is caught in a gunfight and later takes a witness hostage.

    Directed by David Platt · Written by Judith McCreary · Starring Victoria Cartagena, Deirdre Lovejoy, Robert Turano, Brian Tarantina

Season 9 Cast

Mariska HargitayOlivia Benson19 episodes

Ice-TOdafin 'Fin' Tutuola19 episodes

Christopher MeloniElliot Stabler19 episodes

Richard BelzerJohn Munch19 episodes

Dann FlorekDonald Cragen19 episodes

Diane NealCasey Novak19 episodes

Tamara TunieMelinda Warner19 episodes

BD WongGeorge Huang19 episodes

Adam BeachChester Lake19 episodes

Mike DoyleRyan O'Halloran7 episodes

Joanna MerlinLena Petrovsky6 episodes

Joel de la FuenteRuben Morales5 episodes

Erica BradshawCourt Clerk5 episodes

Peter McRobbieWalter Bradley4 episodes

Caren BrowningJudith Siper4 episodes

Isabel GilliesKathy Stabler3 episodes

Austin LysyRussell Hunter3 episodes

Beverly D'AngeloRebecca Balthus2 episodes

Liza LapiraForensic Technician Lu2 episodes

Julie WhiteAnne Morella2 episodes

Patricia KalemberKaren Taten2 episodes

Steven WeberMatthew Braden2 episodes

Audrie NeenanLois Preston2 episodes

Richard LewisSportsman Larry (voice)2 episodes

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