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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 17 Episodes
Season 17 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2015 - 2016
Episode 1
Devil's Dissections
Wed, Sep 23, 201542 mins
Rollins turns to imprisoned serial killer, Dr. Gregory Yates, when a new dead body with a similar m.o. washes up on a beach. In response, Yates makes a shocking accusation against Manhattan's Deputy Chief Medical Examiner.
Episode 2
Criminal Pathology
Wed, Sep 23, 201543 mins
In the 17th season opener, the squad revisits a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead, and the problems mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.
Episode 3
Transgender Bridge
Wed, Sep 30, 201543 mins
When a transgender teen is taunted by high school kids, bullying escalates to tragedy. Fifteen-year-old Avery Parker (guest star Christopher Dylan White) walks home from school through Fort Tryon Park when she's surrounded by a group of rowdy boys. Taunts and jokes intensify to pushing and shoving, leaving Avery in the hospital and three assailants under arrest. When the DA's office decides to try one of the culprits, 15-year-old Darius McCrae (guest star Dante Brown), as an adult, the SVU squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime, and must deal with the pain of both families involved.
Episode 4
Institutional Fail
Wed, Oct 7, 201543 mins
A starving toddler found wandering the streets alone leads detectives to the home of Manuela Ozuna (guest star Jessica Pimentel) and another child in grave condition. The police question Department of Child Services caseworker Keith Musio (guest star John Magaro), whose vague and backdated reports on the family suggest he hadn't checked on the children in months. When the overworked Keith accuses his supervisor, Janette Grayson (Goldberg), of orchestrating the false reports, Chief Dodds (guest star Peter Gallagher) promises to conduct an internal investigation. But when neglect leads to death, Barba (Raúl Esparza) takes matters into his own hands and arrests them for manslaughter. Meanwhile, Dodds indicates some changes coming to Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) squad.
Episode 5
Community Policing
Wed, Oct 14, 201543 mins
In the pursuit of an SVU rape suspect, detectives from another precinct shoot and kill an unarmed black man. As racial tensions rise in the city, Barba (Raúl Esparza) is tasked to indict three officers who claim they had no choice but to follow police procedure.
Episode 6
Maternal Instincts
Wed, Oct 21, 201543 mins
Rollins' (Kelli Giddish) mother Beth (Madsen) throws her a baby shower while the SVU reports to a four-star hotel where a famous violinist was raped by her colleague, Anton Krasnikov (guest star Zach McGowan). With no memory of the crime, Anton claims a hired escort drugged and robbed him, and evidence leads to the shocking return of Rollins' fugitive sister Kim (guest star Lindsay Pulsipher). Meanwhile, Sgt. Mike Dodds (guest star Andy Karl) arrives for his first day at SVU.
Episode 7
Patrimonial Burden
Wed, Nov 4, 201542 mins
A reality TV family secrets begin to spill when their young teenage daughter learns she's pregnant.
Episode 8
Melancholy Pursuit
Wed, Nov 11, 201542 mins
Noah gives Olivia a scare. The team catches a tough case and has to backtrack DNA from a prolific philanderer. Dodds is having difficulty with the job.
Episode 9
Depravity Standard
Wed, Nov 18, 201542 mins
As a plea deal is brought forth to the judge for accused child kidnapper, rapist and killer Lewis Hodda (Tom Sizemore) he decides to recant his confession at the last minute. Because Hodda is claiming coercion under duress, Lt. Benson's (Mariska Hargity) interrogation methods are scrutinized and questioned. Meanwhile Amanda (Kelli Giddish) is still on bed rest but a check in with her doctor sends her the the hospital for observation.
Episode 10
Catfishing Teacher
Wed, Jan 6, 201641 mins
The team tries to find a 16-year-old boy who went missing. They suspect a teacher who seduces other students lured him away. So they try to find her but when they do, the boy is not with her. She claims she didn't contact him and is not interested in him. She tells them that she thinks someone used her photos which she sent the other boys to lure this boy. They try to find that person and when they do, they find the boy in bad shape. The one who lured him is the attacker. They try to charge him but the boy doesn't want to testify and none of his other victims do either.
Episode 11
Townhouse Incident
Wed, Jan 13, 201642 mins
Benson's babysitter tells her that another family she worked for was acting weird when she went to see them. She asks Benson to check it out and it turns out the family is being held by three people. They take Benson. When the squad tries to contact they tell her that she's unavailable but she gives them a message that alerts them to the situation. That's when they check it out and call SWAT in.
Episode 12
A Misunderstanding
Wed, Jan 20, 201642 mins
Rita Calhoun goes to Oliva and says she's representing a teenage girl who says that a guy she went on a date with assaulted her. Oliva tells them to investigate and it's a veritable he said, she said. Eventually they think they have enough to charge the boy and they do. But it's circumstantial.
Episode 13
Forty-One Witnesses
Wed, Feb 3, 201642 mins
A woman is sexually assaulted by a group of teens outside of an apartment building. SVU tries to build a case against her aggressors, but none of the the dozens of potential witnesses who saw the attack are willing to come forward.
Episode 14
Nationwide Manhunt
Wed, Feb 10, 201641 mins
Two notorious killers from SVU and Chicago officer Erin Lindsey's past, Greg Yates and Dr. Carl Rudnick, escape from prison, prompting a massive manhunt.
Episode 15
Collateral Damages
Wed, Feb 17, 201642 mins
A disgraced ex-boxer makes a deal to take down a group of child pornography distributors, but SVU is surprised when their busts include a deputy police commissioner.
Episode 16
Star-Struck Victims
Wed, Feb 24, 201642 mins
Rollins takes matters into her own hands when Barba is forced to drop rape charges against a popular actor due to lack of evidence.
Episode 17
Manhattan Transfer
Wed, Mar 2, 201642 mins
While SVU investigates a pair of vice cops found in the middle of an underage prostitution sting involving high-ranking public officials, the team discovers that a priest may be involved in a high school sex trafficking ring.
Episode 18
Unholiest Alliance
Wed, Mar 23, 201642 mins
While Benson is removed from her job at SVU, the rest of the team tries to figure out who is responsible for the underage sex trafficking ring: the Catholic Church or a group of vice cops claiming to take their instructions from Ed Tucker.
Episode 19
Sheltered Outcasts
Wed, Mar 30, 201641 mins
When several girls are raped within the vicinity of half way house wherein all the occupants are sex offenders. Benson sends Carisi undercover at the halfway to see if any of them could be the one. Eventually, they focus their attention on someone but Carisi doesn't think it's him.
Episode 20
Fashionable Crimes
Wed, May 4, 201642 mins
A fashion photographer is accused of raping a model during a shoot, but his much more successful older designer brother tries to make the case go away.
Episode 21
Assaulting Reality
Wed, May 11, 201642 mins
When a reality TV show, that brings together single men and women in hopes of finding love, has a special live show. And on the show they reveal that one of the girls hooked up with one of the guys. But when she learns of this, she claims to have no memory of it. Meaning that the guy took advantage of her when she was inebriated or he drugged her. When the team learns of it, they go to where the show houses the participants and tries to talk to the girl. But she's still in shock. They ask for the videos but the producers are not being cooperative. Eventually they learn who they guy is and try and bring him in but can't. The guy later comes in with his mother who is a lawyer and tells them her son was not the one who took advantage of the girl. He says the producers wanted him to pretend to be the one for the ratings. So they wonder just how much are producers willing to do for the ratings.
Episode 22
Intersecting Lives
Wed, May 18, 201641 mins
A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates, leading his supportive union to go after Barba and SVU.
Episode 23
Heartfelt Passages
Wed, May 25, 201642 mins
The case against corrections officer Gary Munson continues, Barba continues to receive death threats, and Dodds winds up in a hostage situation with the accused in Munson's home.
