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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!

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

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members...

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  1. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Missing Pieces

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    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.

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  2. 8.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Official Story

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    S13:E12

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

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    Director:Michael Smith
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.4/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Home Invasions

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    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.

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    Director:Jim McKay
  4. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Scorched Earth

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.2/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Russian Brides

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    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.

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    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Learning Curve

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 8.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Lost Traveller

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    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.

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  9. 8.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Theatre Tricks

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    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.

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  10. 7.9/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Father's Shadow

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    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.

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  11. 7.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Personal Fouls

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    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.

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    Director:Jim McKay
  12. 7.6/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Double Strands

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    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.

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    Director:Fred Berner
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.6/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Justice Denied

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    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.

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  14. 7.6/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Valentine's Day

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    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.

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    Director:Peter Leto
  15. 7.4/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Educated Guess

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    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.

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  16. 7.4/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Spiraling Down

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    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.

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  17. 7.4/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Father Dearest

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    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.

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  18. 7.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Child's Welfare

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    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.

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  19. 7.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Rhodium Nights

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    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.

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  20. 6.8/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Hunting Ground

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    S13:E15

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

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  21. 6.6/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Street Revenge

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    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.

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  22. 6.2/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Strange Beauty

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    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.

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  23. 5.9/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Blood Brothers

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    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.

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  24. 5.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - True Believers

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    S13:E6

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

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    Director:Courtney Hunt

Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Missing Pieces" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" season 13. It scored 8.8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Peter Leto and written by Julie Martin, Warren Leight, it aired on 10/19/2011. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Official Story".