Countdown

8.7/10 · 1,192 votesFeb 23, 200144 min

Ranked #1 of 21 in Season 2•+0.6 vs season avg

The detectives become a little edgy after working around the clock to find an abducted girl when clues point to a serial murderer and rapist who kills his victims on the third day. After trapping the killer, they are prepared to give him the death

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Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Christopher Meloni

Elliot Stabler

Richard Belzer

John Munch

Dann Florek

Donald Cragen

Stephanie March

Alexandra Cabot

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Steve Shill

Director

Neal Baer

Executive Producer

Lisa Marie Petersen

Writer

Dawn DeNoon

Writer

Geoffrey Erb

Director of Photography

Douglas Ibold

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Episode Summary

"Countdown" is episode 15 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 2. It scored 8.7/10 from 1,192 votes, ranking #1 of 21 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Steve Shill and written by Lisa Marie Petersen, Dawn DeNoon, it aired on February 23, 2001.

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