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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
Payback
Mon, Sep 20, 199943 mins
Two detectives from the NYPD's Special Victims Unit, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, investigate the stabbing and castration of a cab driver, only to learn that the victim had purchased a phony hack license from an inmate (Matt Skollar) at Rikers Island. Further investigation reveals that the dead man was a Serbian soldier named Stefan Tanzic, who had been indicted on charges of ethnic cleansing. Herself a child of rape, Benson has trouble separating herself from the case after realizing that the victim was a rapist. Stabler tries to keep her from crossing the line in her attempts to protect suspects whom she feels were justified in their actions.
Episode 2
A Single Life
Mon, Sep 27, 199943 mins
A probable suicide becomes a murder investigation with suspects that include the writer's psychiatrist, a family member and a local news anchor, but the woman's sister brings evidence that will turn the case on its head.
Episode 3
...Or Just Look Like One
Mon, Oct 4, 199943 mins
Two underage models are attacked, raped, and killed. The detectives identify the background details of the modeling business.
Episode 4
Hysteria
Mon, Oct 11, 199942 mins
Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a young woman who is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims.
Episode 5
Wanderlust
Mon, Oct 18, 199945 mins
When a travel writer is found dead, gagged by a pair of female underwear, suspicion first falls on his landlady, and then to her rebellious teenage daughter.
Episode 6
Sophomore Jinx
Mon, Oct 25, 199943 mins
Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship.
Episode 7
Uncivilized
Mon, Nov 15, 199945 mins
A young boy is raped and murdered in Central Park and the early evidence leads to a convicted sex offender who had recently been released from prison, but he is soon cleared after it becomes evident he is innocent of the crime. However, this does not stop the authorities from attempting to lock him up anyway.
Episode 8
Stalked
Mon, Nov 22, 199943 mins
An ADA who had worked on sex crimes is raped and murdered. The detectives suspect it may have been someone whom she had prosecuted.
Episode 9
Stocks & Bondage
Mon, Nov 29, 199944 mins
Benson and Stabler look into the murder of a respected derivatives trader. Their investigation takes them into the world of bondage and sadomasochism.
Episode 10
Closure
Fri, Jan 7, 200045 mins
Benson attempts to help a rape victim who is able to describe her attack but unable to identify her attacker. As time progresses, the woman is even less willing to discuss the crime, claiming to have moved beyond it. Things become even more complicated when Benson and Cassidy spend the night together.
Episode 11
Bad Blood
Fri, Jan 14, 200045 mins
Benson and Stabler look into the death of a gay man at a party. Their investigation leads them to man who has a dysfunctional relationship with his brother.
Episode 12
Russian Love Poem
Fri, Jan 21, 200044 mins
Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin. They begin with Harlin's long list of male and female lovers and continue to a pair of Russian escorts, one of whom turns up dead, and the other's boyfriend confesses to the murder.
Episode 13
Disrobed
Fri, Feb 4, 200060 mins
Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a judge who often delivered special verdicts for women in return for sexual favors and was also behind the funding of a local governor's bid for re-election. The team soon steers their attention to a battered wife with a secret.
Episode 14
Limitations
Fri, Feb 11, 200044 mins
At a victim's request, the police commissioner tries to convince Cragen to close a rape case whose statute of limitations is about to expire. Benson and Stabler finally realize that one of the victims knows the rapist, but she's not willing to talk.
Episode 15
Entitled
Fri, Feb 18, 200043 mins
After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to Stephanie Mulroney, the youngest daughter of a well-known family with some deep connections. But as they join forces with the officers from the 27th precinct of the Law & Order series, they realize that their case is connected with a long-unsolved case that Lennie Briscoe once handled years ago with his former partner, Mike Logan.
Episode 16
The Third Guy
Fri, Feb 25, 200045 mins
An elderly woman who was found dead in her apartment was determined to have been sexually assaulted and robbed. The detectives quickly track down two young men believed to be responsible. However, new evidence suggests these suspects may have been only responsible for the robbery with an unknown person entering the apartment after they left.
Episode 17
Misleader
Fri, Mar 31, 200044 mins
Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of the pregnant daughter-in-law of a prominent religious figure. They initially focus on the victim's well-connected family and conclude that her infidelity, and the identity of the child's probable father, likely led to her murder.
Episode 18
Chat Room
Fri, Apr 14, 200044 mins
A teenager's report of being raped by someone she met in a chat room lead the detectives into the middle of a child porn ring.
Episode 19
Contact
Fri, Apr 28, 200042 mins
The squad investigates a serial rapist targeting women on subways. Meanwhile, Benson begins dating an ambitious crime reporter.
Episode 20
Remorse
Fri, May 5, 200044 mins
The police apprehend a man who appears to be one of the two people involved in an old rape case where the victim was a famous TV reporter. The suspect decides to keep quiet and immediately obtains a lawyer. Munch, who had formed a bond with the woman during the initial investigation, is the primary detective on the case and must now gather enough evidence to allow for a successful prosecution while also attempting to determine the identity of the second rapist.
Episode 21
Nocturne
Fri, May 12, 200044 mins
The trial of an accused child molester is jeopardized when the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.
Episode 22
Slaves
Fri, May 19, 200044 mins
An attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.
