- 9.7/106 votes
#1 - Children of Wolves
Season 25 Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/2024
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.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: Julie Martin
- 9.5/104 votes
#2 - King of the Moon
Season 24 Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/2023
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
Writer: Julie Martin
- 9.0/101 votes
#3 - Mea Culpa
Season 20 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2018
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.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: Julie Martin
- 8.8/104 votes
#4 - A Misunderstanding
Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2016
A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: Céline C. Robinson
- 8.2/104 votes
#5 - Sheltered Outcasts
Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2016
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.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
- 8.0/101 votes
#6 - She Paints for Vengeance
Season 21 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2020
After a sexual assault investigation is stalled for months, a woman puts her accusations against a popular athlete on a billboard.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/106 votes
#7 - Criminal Stories
Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 3/19/2014
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
Writer: Peter Blauner
- 7.9/108 votes
#8 - Padre Sandunguero
Season 16 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2015
When his father is arrested, Amaro must choose between his badge and his family’s honor.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/104 votes
#9 - Motherly Love
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2017
A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: N/A