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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 2007 - 2008
Episode 1
Alternate
Tue, Sep 25, 200742 mins
Cynthia Nixon turns in a powerful performance as a woman with multiple personalities who may have abused and fatally harmed her daughter. As Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler dig more deeply into the case - with initial resistance from Dr. Henry Carlisle -- Donovan continues to present even more personalities along with a harrowing twist to the case. For the detectives, it's a race against time to find the infant, while adjusting to sweeping changes in the SVU - a result from poor decisions made by the detectives that have spilled over to the squad.
Episode 2
Avatar
Tue, Oct 2, 200741 mins
A young woman is abducted, and the clues to her disappearance can be found by investigating at her character in an online role-playing game. And her case may also reveal clues about an unsolved case involving another girl's disappearance.
Episode 3
Impulsive
Tue, Oct 9, 200742 mins
When the parents of a teen age boy learns he has a sexually transmitted disease, they ask him how he got it. He says that he had sex with his teacher. So they call the police who talk to her and she in turn claims that the boy raped her. It becomes his word against her word, till they learn that she's the victim. So they arrest him and his lawyer mounts a defense claiming he was not responsible for his actions.
Episode 4
Savant
Tue, Oct 16, 200743 mins
The only witness to a mother's beating is her mentally disabled daughter who is suffering from Williams Syndrome. The husband is an early suspect, but he is protected from prosecution because of the Patriot Act.
Episode 5
Harm
Tue, Oct 23, 200742 mins
A New York psychiatrist goes on trial after her torture methods are cited in the death of a former Iraqi prisoner.
Episode 6
Svengali
Tue, Nov 6, 200760 mins
A grisly murder scene at the bottom of an elevator shaft leads SVU detectives to a group of individuals who are under the spell of a charismatic, imprisoned serial killer.
Episode 7
Blinded
Tue, Nov 13, 200755 mins
Stabler suffers temporary blindness after an injury bringing a sexual predator who suffers from schizophrenia into custody. Benson's special interest in the case puts her at odds with ADA Novak, who has a personal agenda of her own.
Episode 8
Fight
Tue, Nov 20, 200743 mins
Two troubled brothers are connected to murder investigation. However, detective Lake suspects that they are trying to put their lives back together, and that they are victims of a setup by a gang leader.
Episode 9
Paternity
Tue, Nov 27, 200755 mins
The discovery of a lost boy leads detectives to a case involving the rape and murder of a nanny, and an automobile accident puts the lives of Stabler's wife and unborn child in jeopardy.
Episode 10
Snitch
Tue, Dec 4, 200741 mins
A 15-year-old African immigrant is murdered and the evidence points to a neighborhood thug who intimidates murder witnesses. However, the case is complicated by the discovery that she was married to a 35-year-old polygamist.
Episode 11
Streetwise
Tue, Jan 1, 200860 mins
A Park Avenue socialite's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and the investigation leads SVU to the father figure of a homeless "street family."
Episode 12
Signature
Tue, Jan 8, 200843 mins
Detectives Benson and Lake get the help of an FBI agent as they search for a serial killer who brutally attacks young women. However, there are signs that the agent may not be able to handle the mental and emotional weight of the case.
Episode 13
Unorthodox
Tue, Jan 15, 200860 mins
A boy is raped and he refuses to say anything. An investigation reveals that the boy's parents are embroiled in a bitter custody dispute because the husband joined the Hassidic community. When the boy disappears, the trail leads to a Jewish community and they suspect someone there could be the perp. But it is later discovered that the perp is another boy. Elliot tries to get Casey not to prosecute him as an adult. At first she agrees but when it's discovered he's done it to others. His lawyer decides to defend by claiming he was exposed to images in the media that made him do it.
Episode 14
Inconceivable
Tue, Jan 22, 200841 mins
Someone broke into a fertility clinic and stole a tank containing frozen embryos. So, SVU works the case. It seems that the embryos are only viable as long as they're frozen and the tank only has a few days of liquid nitrogen left. They eventually find them. They were stolen by a couple who oppose fertility clinics. But they found them too late. After the couple are arraigned someone shoots the husband outside the courthouse. So they start by checking everyone who lost their embryos. They also suspect the wife because she left in a huff.
Episode 15
Undercover
Tue, Apr 15, 200843 mins
When a teenage girl says a corrections officer raped her and has also been threatening her mother in prison, Benson risks her own safety to go deep undercover and investigate.
Episode 16
Closet
Tue, Apr 22, 200843 mins
After a gay man is murdered, the prime suspect is a star professional football quarterback who turns out to be his partner. The quarterback is "outed" in the media during the investigation, and he becomes a beating victim himself.
Episode 17
Authority
Tue, Apr 29, 200860 mins
A man accused of impersonating a police officer over a telephone and telling a fast food manager to sexually assault an employee is found not guilty, and as a result becomes a vocal crusader telling other people to defy authority figures.
Episode 18
Trade
Tue, May 6, 200841 mins
A wealthy, successful coffee trader and his son are both suspects in a young woman's murder, when evidence suggests that the woman was sexually involved with both men.
Episode 19
Cold
Tue, May 13, 200843 mins
Detective Lake is accused of killing a police officer, and SVU soon discovers that he has been investigating a 10-year-old cold rape case without anyone's knowledge.
