Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Season 21
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 (20)
1. I'm Going to Make You a Star
8.0Aired 26 September 2019 • 43 min
When an actress accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes in the squad room put Carisi between a rock and a hard place.
2. The Darkest Journey Home
7.3Aired 3 October 2019 • 43 min
Benson works with a young woman to help her remember the details and suspects in her rape. In order to learn a new witness interview technique, Rollins and Fin have to experience it for themselves.
3. Down Low in Hell's Kitchen
6.4Aired 10 October 2019 • 43 min
A serial predator targeting men in gay bars proves difficult to catch, until a celebrity comes forward with his story.
4. The Burden of Our Choices
7.2Aired 17 October 2019 • 43 min
Rollins clashes with the parents of a teenaged runaway. The squad comes together for a special event.
5. At Midnight in Manhattan
8.7Aired 24 October 2019 • 43 min
The detectives are spread thin when three major cases come in at midnight. Rollins and Carisi argue over an arrest.
6. Murdered at a Bad Address
7.8Aired 31 October 2019 • 43 min
The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery. Benson puts her trust in someone from her past.
7. Counselor, It's Chinatown
8.0Aired 7 November 2019 • 43 min
The SVU joins an under cover task force in busting a human trafficking ring.
8. We Dream of Machine Elves
8.0Aired 14 November 2019 • 43 min
Rollins goes undercover to find a suspect who is drugging and assaulting tourists, while Benson helps the victims sort out their memories from their hallucinations.
9. Can't Be Held Accountable
6.3Aired 21 November 2019 • 43 min
A fellow detective asks the SVU for help when he suspects his two daughters are being groomed by a serial predator. Kat disobeys the Captain's orders.
10. Must Be Held Accountable
6.7Aired 9 January 2020 • 43 min
A desperate father takes matters into his own hands in the case against his daughter's rapist.
11. She Paints for Vengeance
8.7Aired 16 January 2020 • 43 min
After a sexual assault investigation is stalled for months, a woman puts her accusations against a popular athlete on a billboard.
12. The Longest Night of Rain
9.5Aired 30 January 2020 • 43 min
Benson investigates a police officer's accusations of sexual assault. Captain Tucker's retirement party ends in tragedy.
13. Redemption in Her Corner
8.0Aired 6 February 2020 • 43 min
Kat steps over the line when she suspects a trainer at her boxing gym is taking advantage of his students.
14. I Deserve Some Loving Too
10.0Aired 13 February 2020 • 43 min
Rollins goes undercover to root out a government worker withholding green cards in exchange for sex.
15. Swimming with the Sharks
7.5Aired 20 February 2020 • 43 min
The female CEO of a popular wellness company says she was raped, but her business partner claims the accusation is part of an embezzlement cover-up.
16. Eternal Relief from Pain
6.5Aired 27 February 2020 • 43 min
Rollins' sister stirs up trouble and a possible SVU investigation when she reports a doctor who trades prescription painkillers for sex.
17. Dance, Lies and Videotape
7.5Aired 26 March 2020 • 43 min
An ingénue ballerina discovers she's been secretly videotaped for a pornographic website.
18. Garland's Baptism by Fire
9.0Aired 2 April 2020 • 43 min
Chief Garland must put friendship aside when a pastor at his church is arrested.
19. Solving for the Unknowns
6.7Aired 16 April 2020 • 43 min
The SVU struggles to find a serial predator who uses a date rape drug that leaves no evidence behind. Rollins receives some good news.
20. The Things We Have to Lose
6.7Aired 23 April 2020 • 43 min
As Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Toby Moore, the SVU faces setbacks in several other cases.