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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S16E1 — Girls Disappeared
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 16•Episode 1

Girls Disappeared

8.3/10 · 1,119 votesSep 24, 201443 min

Ranked #1 of 23 in Season 16•+0.8 vs season avg

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Benson struggles to balance work and her new role of foster mother; when Amaro arrests a young prostitute with connections to Noah's mother, his undercover work sets off a dangerous chain of events.

Directed byAlex Chapple
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Cast6

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Danny Pino

Danny Pino

Nick Amaro

Kelli Giddish

Kelli Giddish

Amanda Rollins

Peter Scanavino

Peter Scanavino

Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Raúl Esparza

Raúl Esparza

Rafael Barba

Crew8

Alex Chapple

Alex Chapple

Director

L

Leon Ortiz-Gil

Editor

Julie Martin

Julie Martin

Story

M

Michael Green

Director of Photography

W

Warren Leight

Story

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Producer

R

Robert Brooks Cohen

Teleplay

K

Kevin Fox

Teleplay

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Episode Summary

"Girls Disappeared" is episode 1 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 16. It scored 8.3/10 from 1,119 votes, ranking #1 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Alex Chapple, it aired on September 24, 2014.

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