The Best Episodes Directed By Mariska Hargitay

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.7/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Children of Wolves

   S25:E94/11/2024

   A teenager found unconscious in the park leads to a missing persons investigation. Benson must help Noah come to terms with the past when he questions the origins of his birth.

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   9.2/10(5 votes)

   #2 - King of the Moon

   S24:E152/23/2023

   A man with dementia confesses to murder, but Benson and Carisi believe there's more to the case; when rumors swirl around the squad room, Fin presses Velasco for the truth.

   Director:Mariska Hargitay

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   9.0/10(6 votes)

   #3 - A Misunderstanding

   S17:E121/20/2016

   A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Mea Culpa

   S20:E911/15/2018

   Stone asks Benson to investigate a sexual encounter from his past that he feels guilt and uncertainty about; Rollins considers a proposal from Doctor Al.

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #5 - She Paints for Vengeance

   S21:E111/16/2020

   After a sexual assault investigation is stalled for months, a woman puts her accusations against a popular athlete on a billboard.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Sheltered Outcasts

   S17:E193/30/2016

   Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neighborhood rapes.

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   7.9/10(8 votes)

   #7 - Padre Sandunguero

   S16:E121/21/2015

   When his father is arrested, Amaro must choose between his badge and his family's honor.

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #8 - Motherly Love

   S18:E102/8/2017

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

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   7.5/10(7 votes)

   #9 - Criminal Stories

   S15:E183/19/2014

   A columnist who has been given access to the squad for a story declares a hate crime case a hoax, leaving the victim under media scrutiny and Benson fighting to get the case back on solid ground.

   Director:Mariska Hargitay

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