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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S1E11 — Bad Blood
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 1•Episode 11

Bad Blood

7.7/10 · 1,193 votesJan 14, 200044 min

Ranked #14 of 22 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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A moral coalition leader's gay son is found murdered on the roof of his apartment building. Initially, Benson and Stabler investigate his father, a Conservative well-known for his homophobic viewpoints, but once they start looking into the young man's living arrangements they realize the person

Directed byMichael Fields
Written byLisa Marie Petersen, Dawn DeNoon
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Episode Summary

"Bad Blood" is episode 11 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 1,193 votes, ranking #14 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Michael Fields and written by Lisa Marie Petersen, Dawn DeNoon, it aired on January 14, 2000.

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