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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 16 - Philadelphia
    8.9/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Philadelphia

    S8:E16

    Benson finds herself in a bad situation when she has a closer link to a suspect than she ever could have expected.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 12 Episode 2 - Bullseye
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Bullseye

    S12:E2

    The brutal rape of a ten-year-old girl leaves her unable to recall her own name. Unfortunately, once Fin assists with the ID, the detectives find that she’s not the only one with memory impairment, and Dr. Huang is brought in to assess her home situation.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - Choreographed
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Choreographed

    S8:E9

    After Danielle Masoner dies in Central Park, Stabler follows the leads to a homeless man who turns out to be a better witness than he thought. Paired up again with Benson, Stabler investigates her death, but it keeps bringing up memories of Dani Beck for him. During the course of the investigation, Benson and Stabler learn that Danielle's husband was sleeping with a friend of theirs, leading the squad to suspect first him, but their suspicion soon turns to the husband of the other woman.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 13 Episode 5 - Missing Pieces
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Missing Pieces

    S13:E5

    Detectives search for a missing baby on Halloween after a young mother from Buffalo tells them her car was stolen while her baby was still in it.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 7 Episode 18 - Venom
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Venom

    S7:E18

    Ken Randall calls Benson for help after he's picked up in an alley late at night. He claims that he was looking for a body after overhearing a man talk about murdering a woman and dumping her body while he was at the bar that night. Tutuola is upset that no one informed him, and determined to clear his son's name even though Ken immediately gets his own lawyer. Tutuola turns his eye on Ken's cousin, Darius Parker, who was with Ken that night and has been in and out of trouble for years, and after Ken voluntarily submits his DNA to clear his name, a shocking family connection between Darius and Ken is revealed. Darius confesses to having murdered the woman and her baby, but his confession is out because no one had contacted his lawyer.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 10 Episode 12 - Hothouse
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Hothouse

    S10:E12

    When a teenager's body is uncovered in the Hudson River, the detectives search for the victim's identity which leads Benson to go undercover as a madam.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 9 Episode 18 - Trade
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Trade

    S9:E18

    When a pregnant woman's body is discovered in a burned-out brownstone, the investigation turns to a family of coffee importers.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 5 - Retro
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Retro

    S10:E5

    A baby with AIDS has Benson and Stabler asking for assistance from Warner as they investigate the case. They are pointed in the direction of a homeopathic doctor who has an questionable ethical past and who had prescribed the baby ineffective vitamins.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 10 Episode 22 - Zebras
    8.1/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Zebras

    S10:E22

    A murder in Central Park that involves a tourist puts the SVU on high alert, but when the suspect they've brought in for questioning escapes, Munch has to reach out to an ex-wife in an effort to prevent another killing that's closer to home.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 11 Episode 15 - Confidential
    8.1/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Confidential

    S11:E15

    Benson and Stabler investigate the abduction of a woman in a building owned by a high-powered and highly protected investment banker, but when Munch's memory of an eerily similar crime proves true the focus turns toward potentially freeing an innocent man, and it may take the DA himself to shake loose the truth.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 11 Episode 21 - Torch
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Torch

    S11:E21

    After two young girls die in a fire, Stabler finds a familiar face in the prosecutor assigned to the case.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 8 Episode 1 - Informed
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Informed

    S8:E1

    Benson is called in after a young woman shows up at the hospital, raped and beaten with her head shaved. Haley Kerns refuses to submit to a rape kit, but Benson steals her underwear before leaving the apartment and gives it to Warner to check out. When Benson returns to her apartment she encounters Star Morrison, who admits that Haley is a federal informant working with them on eco-terrorism. After Stabler is wounded while out on a search with Morrison, Benson and she work to get information from Haley before the eco-terrorists can strike.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 10 Episode 14 - Transitions
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Transitions

    S10:E14

    The detectives have very little to work with after a man is found badly-beaten in a strip club's parking lot. Their questioning begins with the dancers until the victim's ex-wife and 13-year old transgender son become suspects.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 10 Episode 16 - Ballerina
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Ballerina

    S10:E16

    A single murder suddenly turns into a scene with three bodies, leaving Benson and Stabler to work with a strip club owner to find a murderer whose motive may be more about righteousness than perversity.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 10 Episode 20 - Crush
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Crush

    S10:E20

    A teenage girl who sent text messages containing nude pictures of herself is found beaten up. She next faces a harsh sentence from a judge after being arrested for producing and distributing child pornography.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 21 - Web
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Web

    S7:E21

    When an eight-year-old propositions a male classmate, Stabler and Tutuola are called in to investigate the case and soon learn that Jake Winnock's father spent seven years in prison for molesting his older brother, Teddy. D.N.A. tests clear Gregory Hensal of abusive his son, but implicate Jake's older brother, whom detectives soon learn has been running his own personal Internet pornography site. T.A.R.U. tech Ruben Morales joins the detectives in their search for Teddy after he goes missing, but his own guilt about his nephew's molestation after being raped by an online predator he met using the computer Morales had given him colors his judgment when dealing with one of the suspect's.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 8 Episode 14 - Dependent
    7.9/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Dependent

    S8:E14

    Benson and Stabler attempt to question a confused young woman about an attack on her parents that left her brother traumatized and Stabler puts his career on the line when he goes too far.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 8 Episode 20 - Annihilated
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Annihilated

    S8:E20

    A woman's murder appears to be the result of a professional hit, when her fiancé receives death threats, apparently resulting from his CIA career. Elliot, investigating this, finds that the man may not be all that he seems.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 13 - Blast
    7.9/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Blast

    S7:E13

    The team investigates when young Carly Hunter disappears while walking home from school one day. While processing evidence found at the scene, Warner realises that the little girl has leukemia, and they need to get her home as soon as possible to begin treatment. Despite the ransom drop going wrong, the detectives are able to find the little girl thanks to evidence O'Halloran finds at the scene, but as she tells her story to Stabler and her mother, it soon becomes clear that her kidnapper is someone very close to home. Stabler and Warner end up becoming hostages when the kidnapper approaches Jake Hunter directly.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 11 Episode 8 - Turmoil
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Turmoil

    S11:E8

    Stabler is torn between a troubling rape case which victim has had pictures posted on the net and his son, whose friend's actions may endanger a life and both of their futures.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 12 Episode 4 - Merchandise
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Merchandise

    S12:E4

    A teenage girl’s death exposes a human trafficking ring and leads detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler to team up with an old friend at the U.S. Attorney’s office.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Iron Ceiling
    7.8/10(56 votes)

    #22 - The Iron Ceiling

    S1:E5

    Peggy is finally trusted with a mission and calls upon her trusted Howling Commandos squad for backup. But her cover could be at risk when SSR Chief Dooley also sends Agent Thompson with her.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 8 Episode 15 - Haystack
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Haystack

    S8:E15

    Stabler finds himself drawn into a case where a young mother has committed suicide after her baby goes missing. The case leads to questions for Benson about her own family history.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 10 Episode 7 - Wildlife
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Wildlife

    S10:E7

    Stabler goes undercover to infiltrate a rare animal smuggling operation.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 13 Episode 18 - Valentine's Day
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Valentine's Day

    S13:E18

    A man witnesses his wife's rape and kidnapping while video chatting with her on his way home from a business trip. The abductors seek a ransom, and the case grows more complex as detectives probe deeper.

    Director:Peter Leto
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Peter Leto Ratings Summary

"Philadelphia" is the best rated episode directed by Peter Leto. It scored 8.9/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/27/2007 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Bullseye".