Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Season 18

Aired 21 September 2016 • 43 min

A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.

Aired 28 September 2016 • 43 min

Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.

Aired 5 October 2016 • 43 min

When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.

Aired 12 October 2016 • 43 min

A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.

Aired 26 October 2016 • 43 min

A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.

Aired 9 November 2016 • 43 min

A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.

Aired 4 January 2017 • 43 min

The SVU team investigates a woman has been sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.

Aired 11 January 2017 • 43 min

A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.

Aired 18 January 2017 • 43 min

The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.

Aired 8 February 2017 • 43 min

A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.

Aired 15 February 2017 • 43 min

The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.

Aired 22 February 2017 • 43 min

Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.

Aired 22 March 2017 • 43 min

An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.

Aired 29 March 2017 • 43 min

A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.

Aired 5 April 2017 • 43 min

A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.

Aired 26 April 2017 • 43 min

Benson and Barba ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor makes an on-air disclosure of rape against her boss.

Aired 3 May 2017 • 43 min

A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.

Aired 10 May 2017 • 43 min

A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.

Aired 17 May 2017 • 43 min

A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.

Aired 24 May 2017 • 43 min

A hate crime is committed against a Muslim family, resulting in the death of their daughter. Things get complicated when a crucial witness in the case is deported, forcing Barba to drop the charges against a suspect.

Aired 24 May 2017 • 43 min

In the 18th-season finale, two families seek justice for their loved ones in the wake of a suspect's unexpected release. Soon, public protests on the matter escalate to violence, leading Benson to go to desperate lengths to make an arrest.