E1 - Terrorized

Aired: September 21, 2016

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.

E2 - Making a Rapist

Aired: September 28, 2016

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.

E3 - Imposter

Aired: October 05, 2016

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

E4 - Heightened Emotions

Aired: October 12, 2016

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.

E5 - Rape Interrupted

Aired: October 26, 2016

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

E6 - Broken Rhymes

Aired: November 09, 2016

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

E7 - Next Chapter

Aired: January 04, 2017

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.

E8 - Chasing Theo

Aired: January 11, 2017

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.

E9 - Decline and Fall

Aired: January 18, 2017

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

E10 - Motherly Love

Aired: February 08, 2017

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

E11 - Great Expectations

Aired: February 15, 2017

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

E12 - No Surrender

Aired: February 22, 2017

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

E13 - Genes

Aired: March 22, 2017

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

E14 - Net Worth

Aired: March 29, 2017

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

E15 - Know It All

Aired: April 05, 2017

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

E16 - The Newsroom

Aired: April 26, 2017

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.

E17 - Real Fake News

Aired: May 03, 2017

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

E18 - Spellbound

Aired: May 10, 2017

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

E19 - Conversion

Aired: May 17, 2017

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

E20 - American Dream (1)

Aired: May 24, 2017

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.

E21 - Sanctuary (2)

Aired: May 24, 2017

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.