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