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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 19 Episodes
Season 19 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2017 - 2018
Episode 1
Gone Fishin'
Wed, Sep 27, 201743 mins
Fin catches a fugitive rapist in Havana, but Barba's case is jeopardized by a political tug-of-war.
Episode 2
Mood
Wed, Oct 4, 201742 mins
The bizarre details of a woman's rape put the SVU at odds when Rollins and Carisi think her story is fabricated. Meanwhile, Benson goes on the offensive when her personal life is scrutinized.
Episode 3
Contrapasso
Wed, Oct 11, 201743 mins
Rollins and Carisi uncover 3 female suspects in the castration of a man who was left for dead. Langan has devastating news for Benson.
Episode 4
No Good Reason
Wed, Oct 18, 201743 mins
A teenager disappears after schoolmates make her the subject of a vicious cyberbullying attack.
Episode 5
Complicated
Wed, Oct 25, 201743 mins
Olivia Benson has two issues to deal with - first a family court hearing involving Noah's biological grandmother Sheila Porter, next the appearance of a young lady who may be a missing girl from ten years earlier. When checking of the girl's story turns up discrepancies, SVU uncovers a long-buried family secret, while Olivia and Sheila, realizing Noah is more important than any court hearing, begin bonding with the young boy together.
Episode 6
Unintended Consequences
Wed, Nov 8, 201743 mins
When a teenaged girl is found dead, Rollins goes undercover at a high-end rehab center where she was last seen alive. Meanwhile, Benson tries to overcome her doubts about Sheila.
Episode 7
Something Happened
Wed, Nov 29, 201743 mins
Benson must disclose the secrets of her past to help a rape victim recall the details of one terrible, traumatic night.
Episode 8
Intent
Wed, Dec 6, 201742 mins
The cops get tangled in an elaborate online hoax that leads to the rape of a popular social media star. Meanwhile, Benson sets firm ground rules with Sheila.
Episode 9
Gone Baby Gone
Wed, Jan 3, 201842 mins
Emotions run high as the SVU squad searches frantically for Benson's missing son.
Episode 10
Pathological
Wed, Jan 10, 201843 mins
When the SVU investigates a case involving two students in a special needs school, Rollins discovers that one child's medical issues stem from a surprising source.
Episode 11
Flight Risk
Wed, Jan 17, 201842 mins
First Officer Tara Sidnana, a female co-pilot, hijacks control of a passenger airplane after a seemingly mundane interaction with the actual pilot, Logan Carter. She is arrested on terrorist charges, but she reports that Carter had raped her a few months before and that she panicked when forced to fly with him again. An investigation reveals that Carter had no criminal record, but that the airline Optimum Air knew about the rape accusations and had tried to cover them up. Further questioning reveals that Carter had previously raped another female co-pilot (with photographic records of her injuries), and that the airline and its executives were both covering crimes by their male employees, and enforcing discriminatory policies against its female employees. Carter agrees to a confession in exchange for a reduced sentence. Barba feels that the airline is to blame for the rapes and intentionally leaks information to the press. The airline faces the devaluation of its stocks due to the bad publicity, and is threatened with bankruptcy. Meanwhile, Fin has found out that Deputy Chief Dodds had secretly contacted interviews to find a potential replacement for Olivia during her time off duty. He covertly threatens Dodds during a private conversation between them.
Episode 12
Info Wars
Wed, Jan 31, 201842 mins
Martha Cobb is a female right-wing pundit who has built her career on inflammatory rhetoric and publicity stunts. During her speech at Hudson University, a riot erupts between far-right and far-left agitators. During the riot, Martha's bodyguard is knocked out and Martha herself is sexually assaulted by use of a sign pole. The police recovers little to no forensic evidence from the assault, and there are no known witnesses. The victim seems to be fabricating part of her story, for publicity reasons. The police locate two viable suspects. One is Justin Vichinsky, a far-left activist who hates Martha with a passion and who had physically attacked her shortly before the rape. The other is Randy Platt, the leader of a far-right organization. He is a "loony fan" of Martha, with a history of obsessively following her across several U.S. States and sexually harassing her. The case goes to trial, which soon turns into a media circus. Since the police can not prove which of the two suspects attacked her, and since Martha's own narrative is unreliable, Barba moves to dismiss the indictment. The political supporters of both suspects proclaim their victory, while Martha promises to write a book about the failures of the criminal justice system.
Episode 13
The Undiscovered Country
Wed, Feb 7, 201842 mins
When an infant goes missing, detectives take sides in the family's right-to-die court case. Meanwhile, Barba's interference in the case puts the whole DA's office in jeopardy.
Episode 14
Chasing Demons
Wed, Feb 28, 201842 mins
A doctor who was arrested for sexually abusing his patients is set free due to Cassidy's testimony which results in a mistrial.
Episode 15
In Loco Parentis
Wed, Mar 7, 201842 mins
Carisi's niece reports a classmate's sexual assault; Stone discovers that there aren't any perfect witnesses when it comes to sex crimes.
Episode 16
Dare
Wed, Mar 14, 201842 mins
Two 12-year-old girls play a prank on their best friend, and hide her clothes after the end of a game. She falls down from a height while trying to recover her clothes, and she is fatally injured. She dies within hours, but her parents are surprised to learn that her organs were donated for transplantation. They had not actually signed the necessary papers for the donation, their signature was forged. Dr. Lorraine Franchella is arrested, and the police soon discover that she had forged the signatures of parents in over 30 previous cases. She had no financial benefit from any of these cases, she was just desperate to save the life of kids who needed the organs. The jury trial depends less on evidence, and more on convincing the jury that the ends do not justify the means. Franchella is sentenced to decades of prison time, while the first of the kids which she was trying to help dies of organ failure. ADA Stone feels that the trial set an example against activist doctors, while Benson and Rollins feel that they just signed the death sentence of many young patients who depended on Franchella's activities to survive.
Episode 17
Send in the Clowns
Wed, Mar 21, 201841 mins
Haley Sadler is a 16-year-old music prodigy from Pennsylvania who is visiting New York City on a class trip. She attends a costume party and leaves in the company of Vincent Drago, a 22-year-old butcher with a criminal record. She is soon reported missing by a close friend. Drago remembers that Haley was in his apartment when he fell asleep, but does not remember when she left or how. He seems surprised when traces of her blood are found in his apartment and in his car. After a long and fruitless search, Haley is thought to be dead and Drago is placed on trial for her murder. The police have trouble convicting him without her corpse. During the trial, the police locate Haley hiding in a luxury house with her 40-year-old music teacher. They were lovers, they had decided to elope, and Haley herself had staged her disappearance and planted the evidence against Drago. She wanted to escape her parents, and she figured that somebody had to be blamed for her "death"".
Episode 18
Service
Wed, Apr 11, 201842 mins
Sandy "Sky" Ksenivch is a young call girl who advertises her services on the Internet. She is hired to have sex with a virgin soldier of the United States Army, and finds that the man is an unusually gentle lover. But she refuses to sleep with his immediate superior, Staff Sgt. Tyler Jones, as that was not part of their deal. Tyler brutally rapes her, and then beats her up. She is left for dead, but is rescued by members of the SVU and hospitalized. Olivia pressures Sandy to testify her against attacker, but a trial would also require a testimony by one of Tyler's subordinates. The soldiers questioned are either unwilling to "betray" their superior, or afraid that Tyler would expose their own secrets.
Episode 19
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Wed, Apr 18, 201842 mins
The magazine editor Jules Hunter disappears along with her toddler daughter. Her husband Nick receives a phone call where she is calling for help, and reports her supposed kidnapping to the police. Nick is a wealthy business executive, but he has a violent streak, and the police discover that he has been lying to his business associates and to his mistress about his recent activities. He is initially suspected of killing his wife, but Olivia discovers that Jules is simply hiding from her abusive husband. Retired ADA Alexandra Cabot has helped Jules and several other women to escape their abusers, often using illegal methods. Olivia confronts Alexandra, who explains that she has lost faith in the ability of the legal system to protect the victims of abuse. Olivia reveals the whereabouts of Jules, and is certain that the custody of the daughter can be decided at a family court. Jules is soon killed in a vehicle-ramming attack, with indications that she was killed by a contract killer. Nick gains custody over their daughter, and Alexandra feels that this proves her point about the defective legal system. She parts ways with Olivia, feeling that she can no longer work with her long-time friend.
Episode 20
The Book of Esther
Wed, May 2, 201842 mins
Rollins races to rescue a girl being held captive by her father.
Episode 21
Guardian
Wed, May 9, 201842 mins
Malik Williams became the sole legal guardian of his adolescent sister Tiana by the time she turned 14-years-old. Two years later, Malik gets into an argument in a bodega, and is falsely accused of trying to rob its owner. Malik claims that he was trying to call for help for the gang-rape of his sister. Tiana is found nearly unconscious on a playground and is hospitalized. The police soon learn that Malik is a pimp and was paid to allow three adolescent boys to have sex with his sister. Olivia tries to convince Tiana to testify against her brother, but Tiana is blind to Malik's increasingly abusive behavior due to her love for him. Tiana changes her mind when she finds out that her "loving" brother was behind a poisoning scheme that was intended to permanently silence Tiana.
Episode 22
Mama
Wed, May 16, 201842 mins
Madeline "Maddie" Thomas is a retired business owner, currently suffering from senility. She confuses events and people from her past with her present life in an old people's home. Shortly after a music event involving a Frank Sinatra impersonator, Maddie reports that she was raped. There is no physical evidence of recent sexual activity on her body, so she is thought to have remembered something from her distant past. But the police get another report for the rape of an elderly woman, and learn that she was raped by a staff member who was using a stolen identity. They are searching for a serial rapist who is targeting elderly and incapacitated women, but they initially have trouble in locating additional witnesses. The rapist is targeting women who remind him of his own mother.
Episode 23
Remember Me
Wed, May 23, 201841 mins
When a young woman takes a man hostage, Benson puts herself at risk to defuse the situation; SVU discovers the reason for the abduction.
Episode 24
Remember Me Too
Wed, May 23, 201842 mins
Benson's suspicions about a kidnapping victim uncover a criminal network determined to silence anyone who gets in their way.
