Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Season 18

Sept 201643m

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.

Sept 201643m

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.

Oct 201643m

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

Oct 201643m

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.

Oct 201643m

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

Nov 201643m

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

Jan 201743m

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.

Jan 201743m

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.

Jan 201743m

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

Feb 201743m

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

Feb 201743m

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

Feb 201743m

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

Mar 201743m

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

Mar 201743m

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

Apr 201743m

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

Apr 201743m

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.

May 201743m

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

May 201743m

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

May 201743m

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

May 201743m

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.

May 201743m

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.