Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 18
2016 • 21 Episodes
Episodes
1. Terrorized
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.
2. Making a Rapist
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.
3. Imposter
October 5, 2016
When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.
4. Heightened Emotions
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.
5. Rape Interrupted
October 26, 2016
A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.
6. Broken Rhymes
November 9, 2016
A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.
7. Next Chapter
January 4, 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.
8. Chasing Theo
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.
9. Decline and Fall
January 18, 2017
The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.
10. Motherly Love
February 8, 2017
A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.
11. Great Expectations
February 15, 2017
The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.
12. No Surrender
February 22, 2017
Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.
13. Genes
March 22, 2017
An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.
14. Net Worth
March 29, 2017
A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.
15. Know It All
April 5, 2017
A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.
16. The Newsroom
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.
17. Real Fake News
May 3, 2017
A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.
18. Spellbound
May 10, 2017
A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.
19. Conversion
May 17, 2017
A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.
20. American Dream (1)
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.
21. Sanctuary (2)
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.