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The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13

Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 10 - Spiraling Down
    8.6/10(1432 votes)

    S13:E10

    A retired pro quarterback is busted for having sex with a fourteen-year-old prostitute, but he may be suffering from diminished capacity because of all the concussions he had on the field.

    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writers:Warren Leight, John Paul Roche

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  2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 23 - Rhodium Nights
    8.5/10(1157 votes)

    S13:E23

    The murder of a prostitute at a bachelor party sends SVU on a dangerous investigation that could lead all the way into the highest reaches of New York power and influence.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writers:Warren Leight, Julie Martin

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  3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 4 - Double Strands
    8.3/10(1277 votes)

    S13:E4

    Detective Rollins believes that SVU has caught a serial rapist from one of her earlier cases in Georgia, but a passioned request after a suicide attempt leads Amaro to suspect that they may have the wrong person.

    Director:Fred Berner
    Writer:John Paul Roche

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  4. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 2 - Personal Fouls
    8.2/10(1296 votes)

    S13:E2

    SVU investigates an accusation that a revered high school basketball coach sexually abused his players, but they ultimately may need the cooperation of a reluctant pro superstar to make the case.

    Director:Jim McKay
    Writer:Bryan Goluboff

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  5. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 7 - Russian Brides
    8.2/10(1151 votes)

    S13:E7

    In order to bring down a Russian mobster running an international prostitution/kidnapping ring disguised as a Russian bride website, Cragen steps from behind the desk to go undercover.

    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:Bryan Goluboff

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  6. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 15 - Hunting Ground
    8.2/10(902 votes)

    S13:E15

    Detectives Benson and Amaro lead the search for a serial killer who is targeting young prostitutes.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 8 - Educated Guess
    8.1/10(1158 votes)

    S13:E8

    A patient in a mental hospital claims to have witnessed a sexual assault. However, the supposed victim is a fellow patient who has a history of making rape allegations, but she denies being assaulted this time.

    Director:Arthur W. Forney
    Writer:Judith McCreary

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  8. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 9 - Lost Traveller
    8.1/10(1201 votes)

    S13:E9

    When a Romani boy vanishes on his way home from school, the Special Victims Unit must penetrate his insular community to find the unlikely abductors.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writers:Julie Martin, David Matthews

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  9. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 12 - Official Story
    8.1/10(1149 votes)

    S13:E12

    Benson and Amaro must work around a resistant victim when the CEO of a military contractor is assaulted.

    Director:Michael Smith
    Writer:Peter Blauner

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  10. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 17 - Justice Denied
    8.1/10(1041 votes)

    S13:E17

    A closed rape case of Benson's is reopened because of it's similarities to a new case, and the possibility of wrongful imprisonment surfaces. As Benson's work is questioned, tension develops between her, ADA Haden, and Bayard Ellis.

    Director:Michael Slovis
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 3 - Blood Brothers
    7.9/10(1192 votes)

    S13:E3

    A pregnant thirteen-year-old girl from Washington Heights claims that the son of an ambassador raped her, but the accused goes missing before SVU can question him.

    Director:Tom DiCillo
    Writers:Warren Leight, Julie Martin

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  12. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 14 - Home Invasions
    7.9/10(1117 votes)

    S13:E14

    After a couple is murdered in their home and their daughter is critically injured, SVU uncovers a number of twisted family secrets, as well as Detective Rollins' gambling addiction.

    Director:Jim McKay
    Writer:Bryan Goluboff

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  13. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 11 - Theatre Tricks
    7.8/10(1209 votes)

    S13:E11

    SVU tries to figure out who was responsible for the real-life rape of an actress during an interactive theater performance that everybody just assumed was part of the show.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 6 - True Believers
    7.7/10(1108 votes)

    S13:E6

    The SVU team works together to investigate the case of a promising music student who was brutally raped at gunpoint.

    Director:Courtney Hunt
    Writer:Robin Veith

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  15. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 13 - Father's Shadow
    7.7/10(1185 votes)

    S13:E13

    A nineteen-year-old creates a hostage situation after his father is accused of sexual assault, and Olivia uses her personal experience to help defuse the situation.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writers:Warren Leight, Julie Martin

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  16. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 16 - Child's Welfare
    7.7/10(896 votes)

    S13:E16

    Detective Benson calls on Bayard Ellis for legal help when her estranged brother gets caught in a child custody battle. Also, Detectives Tutuola and Rollins investigate why a newborn baby is abandoned near a hospital.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 21 - Learning Curve
    7.7/10(952 votes)

    S13:E21

    As Fin tries to get justice after his gay son's fiancé is brutally beaten in a hate crime, SVU uncovers a scandal involving a teacher sexually abusing a student at a prep school.

    Director:Jonathan Herron
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 1 - Scorched Earth
    7.6/10(1183 votes)

    S13:E1

    An African immigrant working as a maid accuses an Italian diplomat of rape, but is she really in it just for the money? Meanwhile, Stabler's return remains in doubt after his latest shooting.

    Director:Michael Slovis
    Writer:David Matthews

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  19. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 20 - Father Dearest
    7.6/10(976 votes)

    S13:E20

    Detectives search for a missing teenage girl who vanished while looking for her biological father, an anonymous sperm donor. A puzzling prime suspect who's targeted several young women soon emerges.

    Director:Rosemary Rodriguez
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 22 - Strange Beauty
    7.6/10(988 votes)

    S13:E22

    The investigation of the homicide of a young woman who recently had her leg amputated sends SVU into the strange culture of body modification.

    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writers:Robin Veith, Peter Blauner

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  21. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 18 - Valentine's Day
    7.5/10(1031 votes)

    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
    Writers:Warren Leight, Julie Martin

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  22. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 5 - Missing Pieces
    7.4/10(1068 votes)

    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
    Writers:Warren Leight, Julie Martin

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  23. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 19 - Street Revenge
    7.3/10(920 votes)

    S13:E19

    The task of find a serial rapist becomes more difficult when a team of neighborhood vigilante "superheroes" starts trying to avenge the crimes.

    Director:Arthur W. Forney
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Spiraling Down" is the best rated episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 13. It scored 8.6/10 from 1,432 votes. Directed by Alex Chapple and written by Warren Leight, John Paul Roche, it aired on December 7, 2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Rhodium Nights".