Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 18

Air Date

September 21, 2016

Episodes

21 episodes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 18

Episodes

Terrorized

1. Terrorized

6.6
September 21, 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.

Making a Rapist

2. Making a Rapist

8.5
September 28, 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.

Imposter

3. Imposter

7.0
October 5, 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.

Heightened Emotions

4. Heightened Emotions

5.9
October 12, 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.

Rape Interrupted

5. Rape Interrupted

7.2
October 26, 2016
43 min

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

Broken Rhymes

6. Broken Rhymes

8.9
November 9, 2016
43 min

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

Next Chapter

7. Next Chapter

8.6
January 4, 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.

Chasing Theo

8. Chasing Theo

5.8
January 11, 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.

Decline and Fall

9. Decline and Fall

8.8
January 18, 2017
43 min

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

Motherly Love

10. Motherly Love

7.0
February 8, 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.

Great Expectations

11. Great Expectations

8.8
February 15, 2017
43 min

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

No Surrender

12. No Surrender

7.4
February 22, 2017
43 min

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

Genes

13. Genes

8.0
March 22, 2017
43 min

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

Net Worth

14. Net Worth

8.3
March 29, 2017
43 min

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

Know It All

15. Know It All

8.7
April 5, 2017
43 min

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

The Newsroom

16. The Newsroom

9.0
April 26, 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.

Real Fake News

17. Real Fake News

7.8
May 3, 2017
43 min

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

Spellbound

18. Spellbound

8.8
May 10, 2017
43 min

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

Conversion

19. Conversion

8.0
May 17, 2017
43 min

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

American Dream (1)

20. American Dream (1)

8.2
May 24, 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.

Sanctuary (2)

21. Sanctuary (2)

7.7
May 24, 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.