Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Season 20
Hope in the darkness.
About this season
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Episodes (24)
1. Man Up
8.8Aired 27 September 2018 • 43 min
Teenager Sam Conway shows evidence of rape but refuses to name his attacker. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins confess to some major life changes.
2. Man Down
8.5Aired 27 September 2018 • 43 min
In the conclusion to the season premiere, ADA Stone blames himself for the shocking verdict in Sam's case, and before Benson can offer help, Sam makes a tragic decision.
3. Zero Tolerance
7.2Aired 4 October 2018 • 43 min
After the rescue of a young girl from a sex trafficker, Benson and Stone must take drastic measures to reunite her with her mother. Meanwhile, Rollins decides to give her rocky relationship another chance.
4. Revenge
7.3Aired 11 October 2018 • 43 min
As a string of break-in assaults grows more violent, the cops investigate an online incel group to identify a suspect.
5. Accredo
7.0Aired 18 October 2018 • 43 min
A member of a women's empowerment group is found murdered, leading the cops to the group's charismatic male leader. Meanwhile, Rollins keeps her pregnancy under wraps to avoid going on desk duty.
6. Exile
7.0Aired 25 October 2018 • 43 min
A young woman wakes up in the hospital with no memory of her assault, and Carisi's investigation stalls when she disappears.
7. Caretaker
6.7Aired 1 November 2018 • 43 min
The cops wrestle with an unthinkable crime when a family is murdered in their sleep.
8. Hell's Kitchen
7.0Aired 9 November 2018 • 43 min
When a waitress at a popular restaurant is sexually assaulted, SVU looks for the culprit at the top of the culinary food chain, but Benson and Stone hit a wall when it's time to prosecute.
9. Mea Culpa
9.0Aired 15 November 2018 • 43 min
Stone asks Benson to investigate a sexual encounter from his past that he feels guilt and uncertainty about; Rollins considers a proposal from Doctor Al.
10. Alta Kockers
9.7Aired 22 November 2018 • 43 min
The investigation into a promising new author's death leads to a decades-old secret kept between two reclusive brothers.
11. Plastic
7.8Aired 11 January 2019 • 43 min
A woman accuses a celebrity plastic surgeon and his girlfriend of rape.
12. Dear Ben
9.0Aired 17 January 2019 • 43 min
Stone takes up the unsolved cold case of a serial rapist that consumed his father's career
13. A Story of More Woe
8.0Aired 31 January 2019 • 43 min
Benson tries to help two teenaged sisters after their father is killed. Meanwhile, Rollins goes into labor.
14. Part 33
4.0Aired 7 February 2019 • 43 min
As Stone prosecutes the case of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Benson and her squad wrestle with the duty of testifying against her.
15. Brothel
3.0Aired 14 February 2019 • 43 min
Benson and the team investigate the death of a prostitute at a brothel. They wonder if there was foul play or if this could be a case of a junkie who relapsed, turned to tricking, got depressed and committed suicide.
16. Facing Demons
9.0Aired 21 February 2019 • 43 min
Benson and the SVU investigate the death of a man they believe to be a pedophile. When they dig deeper, they realize things are not what they seem and that the case actually hits really close to home.
17. Missing
8.0Aired 14 March 2019 • 43 min
The SVU pursues a suspect when a child is discovered in the trunk of an abandoned car.
18. Blackout
8.0Aired 21 March 2019 • 43 min
When defense attorney Nikki Staines is raped after a police charity event, Benson reluctantly looks to her own for a suspect.
19. Dearly Beloved
8.3Aired 4 April 2019 • 43 min
The SVU investigates a he-said, she-said case when a woman crashes a wedding to accuse her therapist of sexual assault.
20. The Good Girl
6.0Aired 11 April 2019 • 43 min
Benson and the team work to uncover a pregnant teenager's secret when she refuses to name the baby's father.
21. Exchange
8.0Aired 25 April 2019 • 43 min
Benson helps a teenaged exchange student after she's assaulted by a cab driver.
22. Diss
6.0Aired 2 May 2019 • 43 min
When a pop star is assaulted in her home, the SVU investigates the public feud between her rapper husband and a competing recording artist; Fin's family ties to a suspect take him off the case.
23. Assumptions
7.0Aired 9 May 2019 • 43 min
The SVU searches for two suspects spotted fleeing the scene after a Muslim woman is assaulted inside a synagogue. Meanwhile, Benson is dismayed to find Rob Miller out on bail.
24. End Game
7.0Aired 16 May 2019 • 43 min
When a teenager is found dead in the Hudson River, Lt. Benson suspects Rob Miller is behind the mysterious death but can't prove it. Despite having only circumstantial evidence, ADA Stone takes the case to court before Miller can destroy more lives.