- 10.0/101 votes
#1 - Stay in Your Lane
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 2/27/2024
When a local club owner is found dead, the team works quickly to find the motive behind the murder of a seemingly innocent man. Meanwhile, OA is smitten with a new love interest but is concerned that she's mixed up with the wrong crowd.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 10.0/101 votes
#2 - Best Laid Plans
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2024
When a retired FBI agent is tortured and killed while working a security job, Scola and Nina go undercover as a married couple deep in the diamond game as the team tries to find out who is responsible. During the course of his and Nina's dangerous assignment, Scola is plagued by the possibility that their son Doug could end up parentless.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 10.0/101 votes
#3 - Ring of Fire
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/2024
The Somalian terrorist group behind the death of Agent Hobbs resurfaces, sending the team on a chase to take them down for good.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 9.9/108 votes
#4 - Full Circle
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/24/2001
Brian turns 30; Michael and David prepare for their move to Portland; Ted faces the truth about Blake; Justin and Daphne attend their prom where a big surprise awaits; On his way to the airport, Michael receives a call from Brian.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Ron Cowen
- 9.7/106 votes
#5 - The Ties That Bind
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/1/2001
Lindsay leaves Gus in Brian's care on the weekend of the Leather Ball. Michael is nervous about meeting David's son. Ted takes a walk on the wild side. Brian comes out to his father after he learns that Jack has cancer.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Garth Wingfield
- 9.7/103 votes
#6 - Hero's Journey
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2022
The team pivots when their sting operation to secure a massive bomb from an illegal broker leads them to discover that the device is already in the wrong hands. Also, Jubal’s promise to be present at his son’s birthday party is put to the test as the case continues to heat up.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 9.5/102 votes
#7 - Fortunate Son
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2022
A teen shows up at FBI headquarters with a large bag of fentanyl, seeking the team's protection from the men who shot his father; Nina goes to Scola with a proposal he is hesitant to accept.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 9.5/102 votes
#8 - Breakdown
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2023
After a mysterious bioweapon leaves two MTA workers dead and one injured, the team rushes to determine who is behind the attack and the location of their next target; Jubal’s past demons begin to surface.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Alexander Maggio
- 9.1/1011 votes
#9 - Home Is Where the Ass Is
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2002
Suffering post-trauma after the bashing, Justin can't remember the fateful night and Brian can't forget it. Lindsay pops the question to Melanie at her sister's wedding. Michael returns to Pittsburgh just as Chris Hobbs is sentenced.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Ron Cowen
- 9.0/105 votes
#10 - Criminal Pathology (2)
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2015
A serial killer reveals shocking new info and problems in the case mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/105 votes
#11 - Heartfelt Passages (2)
Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 5/25/2016
When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Warren Leight
- 9.0/103 votes
#12 - The Undiscovered Country
Season 19 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2018
When an infant goes missing, the SVU finds themselves taking sides in a family’s right-to-die court case. Meanwhile, Barba’s interference in the case puts the entire DA’s office in jeopardy.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael S. Chernuchin
- 9.0/101 votes
#13 - Remember Me (1)
Season 19 Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/2018
When a young woman takes a man hostage at gunpoint, Benson makes a dangerous attempt to defuse the situation. Meanwhile, the SVU discovers the shocking motive behind the abduction.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Julie Martin
- 9.0/101 votes
#14 - Alta Kockers
Season 20 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2018
The investigation into a promising new author’s death leads to a decades-old secret kept between two reclusive brothers.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael S. Chernuchin
- 9.0/103 votes
#15 - Sick, Sick, Sick
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 6/2/2002
Michael's worst fears come true when Ben is hospitalized. Justin wishes Brian was more romantic – like Ethan. Emmett considers a million-dollar offer to keep his relationship with George a secret.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael Berns
- 9.0/103 votes
#16 - Prodigal Son
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2022
As the team investigates a deadly robbery that garnered a cache of automatic weapons for the killers, they discover one of the perps is a classmate of Jubal’s son, who is reluctant to cooperate with the case.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 9.0/102 votes
#17 - Double Blind
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2022
As the team works to rescue a 5-year-old kidnapping victim, Scola suspects the boy’s mother isn’t being forthcoming about why her son was targeted. Also, Nina struggles to open up to Scola about matters in their relationship.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Claire Demorest
- 9.0/101 votes
#18 - God Complex
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/2023
When a prominent doctor is found dead in a ritualistic slaying, the team must race against time to hunt down a religiously motivated serial killer. Also, Scola faces a life-or-death decision.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 8.8/1010 votes
#19 - The Hole in the Heart
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2011
Rogue sniper Jacob Broadsky returns once again, claiming another victim and making Booth determined to put him away once and for all.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/108 votes
#20 - Gambler's Fallacy
Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2014
When Rollins strikes a deal with the managers of a gambling club in order to protect her job, she ends up drawing the suspicion of Benson and Tutuola.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Warren Leight
- 8.8/105 votes
#21 - Man Up
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2018
Teenager Sam Conway shows evidence of rape but refuses to name his attacker. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins confess to some major life changes.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Julie Martin
- 8.8/105 votes
#22 - Never Trust a Stranger
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/2020
The team welcomes a new member, Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, as they search for killers who orchestrated a mass shooting at a media company, and OA’s personal connection with the case threatens to cloud his judgement.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 8.8/104 votes
#23 - All That Glitters (I)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2021
After a young woman is killed on her way home from a lavish yacht party, the team investigates who she was and how she came to be at the event, which was attended by some of the most influential people in the world. Also, Maggie brings Crosby into the investigation after a murder suspect is identified as a veteran who had been on several Army operations with Crosby. The crossover continues on FBI: Most Wanted S03E01 Exposed (II) and FBI: International S01E01 Pilot (III).
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Rick Eid
- 8.7/103 votes
#24 - Gone Fishin'
Season 19 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2017
Fin's decision to capture a fugitive rapist in a foreign country creates political complications for Barba's case, and an old friend returns with a shocking allegation against Benson.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael S. Chernuchin
- 8.7/103 votes
#25 - Love for Sale
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2002
Michael tries to forget Ben by re-entering the dating scene. Justin has an encounter with a boy closer to his age than Brian. Emmett is surprised when he meets his secret admirer – very surprised.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael MacLennan