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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S1E2 — A Single Life
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 1•Episode 2

A Single Life

7.9/10 · 1,752 votesSep 27, 199943 min

Ranked #11 of 22 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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Benson and Stabler run into multiple dead ends while investigating the case of a woman who plummeted six stories to her death clad only in a slip.

Directed byLesli Linka Glatter
Written byMiriam Kazdin
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Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

Elliot Stabler

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

John Munch

Dann Florek

Dann Florek

Donald Cragen

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Lesli Linka Glatter

Lesli Linka Glatter

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Karen I. Stern

Editor

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Miriam Kazdin

Writer

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Teresa Carriker-Thayer

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Steven Lawrence

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George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

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Judi Goodman

Hair Supervisor

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John Chambers

Executive Story Editor

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Episode Summary

"A Single Life" is episode 2 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 1,752 votes, ranking #11 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and written by Miriam Kazdin, it aired on September 27, 1999.

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