Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 6 Episodes

23 Episodes 2004 - 2005

The sixth season of this crime drama, which often deals with sexual-assault cases, features an episode with an open-ended conclusion at the end of a rape trial. The case centers on a college student (Shannyn Sossamon) accusing her professor (Billy Campbell) of rape, while he claims they had consensual sex. The episode ends without viewers ever hearing the jury's verdict. Also during this season, Stabler (Christopher Meloni) sees his longtime marriage begin to crumble as he and his wife undergo a separation. Season 6 guest stars include Martin Short as a psychic and Matthew Modine as a serial killer.

Episode 1

Birthright

Tue, Sep 21, 2004 60 mins

In a repeat of the sixth-season opener, Lea Thompson ("Caroline in the City") plays a widow who claims to have found the daughter she believes was kidnapped four years earlier. Donna Emmett: Viola Davis. Matt Branson: Beau Gravitte. Sarah Branson: Camilla Scott. Kenny Pratt: Tobias Segal. Peter Carson: Ned Bellamy.

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Episode 2

Debt

Tue, Sep 28, 2004 60 mins

After a 6-year-old girl and her baby sister are found abandoned in an apartment, the investigation leads to a crime ring involving illegal immigrants. Li Mei Wu: Ming-Na. Roger Baker: Loren Dean . Ricky Yao: Jack Yang. Tommy: Aaron Yoo. Ping Wu: Jenny Wong.

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Episode 3

Obscene

Tue, Oct 12, 2004 60 mins

Dana Delany plays a crusader against smut on TV in a case that involves a radio shock jock (Lewis Black) and the rape of a teen star (Maggie Grace). Danny: Ricky Ullman. Judge Terhune: Philip Bosco. Elizabeth Donnelly: Judith Light. Dave Seaver: Michael Boatman. Franco Marquez: Nestor Serrano.

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Episode 4

Scavenger

Tue, Oct 19, 2004 60 mins

Stabler and Benson try to find the person who kidnapped the mother of a baby left abandoned. Humphrey: Doug Hutchinson. Mrs. Becker: Anne Meara. Stabler: Christopher Meloni. Benson: Mariska Hargitay.

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Episode 5

Outcry

Tue, Oct 26, 2004 60 mins

A teenage girl (Amanda Seyfried) claims to have been abducted and raped, but she keeps changing her story. McCain: Michael O'Keefe. Lynne Riff: Blair Brown. Judge Terhune: Philip Bosco. Jamie Barragon: Joseph Lyle Taylor. Mike Tucker: John Bedford Lloyd.

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Episode 6

Conscience

Tue, Nov 9, 2004 60 mins

A boy disappears from a toy store and the investigation involves a teen, a convicted child molester and an activist. Brett Morton: Kyle MacLachlan. Jake O'Hara: Jordan Garrett. Attorney Zierko: Peter Riegert. Cleo Conrad: Jill Marie Lawrence. Billy Turner: P.J. Brown. Malcolm Wolinsky: Bruce Kirkpatrick. Stabler: Christopher Meloni.

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Episode 7

Charisma

Tue, Nov 16, 2004 60 mins

After a 12-year-old (Holliston Coleman) is hospitalized with pregnancy complications, the investigation leads to a cult leader (Jeff Kober). Sarah: Shannon Cochran. Geoffrey Downs: Peter Maloney. Rev. Tucker: Munson Hicks.

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Episode 8

Doubt

Tue, Nov 23, 2004 60 mins

A graduate student (Shannyn Sossamon) claims that she was raped by an advisor (Billy Campbell). Donna Emmett: Viola Davis. Lorna Scarry: Mariette Hartley. Elizabeth Donnelly: Judith Light. Sophie Polikoff: Carolyn Miller. Benson: Mariska Hargitay.

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Episode 9

Weak

Tue, Nov 30, 2004 60 mins

The hunt for a serial rapist is complicated by the fact that one victim is a schizophrenic.

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Episode 10

Haunted

Tue, Dec 7, 2004 60 mins

Fin searches for a drug dealer's junkie girlfriend from a case he worked while an undercover cop. Mike Sandoval: Nicholas Gonzalez. Sandra Knowles: Jeannetta Arnette. Fat Tony: Jeffrey V. Thompson. Ken Randall: Ernest Waddell. Vance Dennis: Kevin Pinassi. Fin: Ice-T.

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Episode 11

Contagious

Tue, Jan 11, 2005 60 mins

A case of child abuse is discovered after a little girl (Jennette McCurdy) is examined following an auto accident. Mark Dobbins: Daniel Hugh Kelly. Julie Dobbins: Rebecca Lowman. Larry Purcell: David Lansbury. Sonya Purcell: Pamela Holden Stewart. Kevin Wilcox: Zach Gilford.

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Episode 12

Identity

Tue, Jan 18, 2005 60 mins

Reiley McClendon plays Logan Stanton and his sister Lindsay, twin teens who are involved in a case of murders and child molestation. Dr. Preston Blair: Peter Firth. Dr. Rebecca Hendrix: Mary Stuart Masterson. Clark Stanton: John Bolger. Amelia Stanton: Hillary B. Smith. Katie: Regan Thompson. Sister Peg: Charlayne Woodard.

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Episode 13

Quarry

Tue, Jan 25, 2005 60 mins

Benson is sent the location of the remains of a 7-year-old boy who disappeared in 1980, and the investigation involves a paedophile on death row.

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Episode 14

Game

Tue, Feb 8, 2005 60 mins

While investigating a brutal beating and murder, Stabler learns that crime-scene photos match a new video game. The defence attorney later blames the killing on the game.

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Episode 15

Hooked

Tue, Feb 15, 2005 60 mins

When an HIV-positive teenager is found murdered, suspicion falls on a doctor, a relative and a producer.

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Episode 16

Ghost

Tue, Feb 22, 2005 60 mins

Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot comes out of witness protection to testify against the assassin who tried to kill her.

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Episode 17

Rage

Tue, Mar 1, 2005 60 mins

Stabler interrogates a suspect (Matthew Modine) at length regarding the rapes and murders of two girls---even though they occurred 14 years apart. Dorothy: Anne Pitoniak. Linda: Michele Santopietro. Antoine: Anthony Inneo. Stabler: Christopher Meloni.

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Episode 18

Pure

Tue, Mar 8, 2005 60 mins

A psychic (Martin Short), to whom Stabler takes an instant dislike, is anxious to help the police in the abduction of a teenager. Carlene: Mary Mara. Mrs. Sellers: Marianne Hagan. Chloe: Taylor Spreitler. Sister Peg: Charlayne Woodard. Jake: Luke Robertson. Harlan Beaumont: David Deblinger. Stabler: Christopher Meloni.

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Episode 19

Intoxicated

Tue, Mar 29, 2005 60 mins

Benson and Stabler respond to the accusation of a mother (Cathy Moriarty) who claims that her 15-year-old daughter was raped by a boyfriend, 21. Simone Bryce: Glenne Headly. Carrie: Danielle Panabaker. Justin Sharp: Jon Foster. Trevor Langan: Peter Hermann. Benson: Mariska Hargitay.

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Episode 20

Night

Tue, May 3, 2005 60 mins

Angela Lansbury plays the mother of a rape suspect (Alfred Molina) in a crossover episode with "Law & Order: Trial by Jury." Mildred: Rita Moreno. Whitaker: Bradley Cooper. Nina: Anya Migdal. Milan: Stelio Savante. Kibre: Bebe Neuwirth. Salazar: Kirk Acevedo. Stabler: Christopher Meloni.

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Episode 21

Blood

Tue, May 10, 2005 60 mins

Stabler takes a special interest in the welfare of an elderly woman (Melinda Dillon) who claims that she's not the victim of physical abuse by her son (Matt Schulze). Frances Chandler: Judith Ivey. Carol: Christine Elise. Sam: Lauren Hodges. Stabler: Christopher Meloni.

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Episode 22

Parts

Tue, May 17, 2005 60 mins

The discovery of a dismembered corpse leads detectives to a body-parts ring that operates in the black market. Amy Solwey: Marlee Matlin. Bianco: Marc Grapey. McGovern: Kevin Carroll. Dr. Swan: John Ottavino. Munch: Richard Belzer. Stabler: Christopher Meloni.

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Episode 23

Goliath

Tue, May 24, 2005 60 mins

The violent behavior of two former Army reservists is linked to an antimalaria drug, and Novak locks horns with the Defense Department. Trainer: John Dossett. Hemphill: Jon Bernthal. Anthony: William Ullrich. Callahan: R.E. Rodgers. Col. Gage: Julian Gamble.

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