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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S25E8 — Third Man Syndrome

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 25•Episode 8

Third Man Syndrome

7.8/10 · 417 votesMar 21, 202443 min

Ranked #6 of 13 in Season 25•+0.3 vs season avg

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A brutal assault in the street leads Carisi to pursue hate crime charges. Benson must support a homebound witness too scared to speak up.

Directed byNorberto Barba

Written byKathy Dobie, Candice Sanchez McFarlane

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Season 25 Episodes13

Tunnel Blind

Truth Embargo

The Punch List

Duty to Report

Zone Rouge

Carousel

Probability of Doom

Third Man Syndrome

Children of Wolves

Combat Fatigue

Prima Nocta

Marauder

Duty to Hope

Cast4

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Peter Scanavino

Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Octavio Pisano

Joe Velasco

Crew5

Norberto Barba

Director

Karen I. Stern

Editor

Feliks Parnell

Director of Photography

Kathy Dobie

Writer

Candice Sanchez McFarlane

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Third Man Syndrome" is episode 8 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 25. It scored 7.8/10 from 417 votes, ranking #6 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Norberto Barba and written by Kathy Dobie, Candice Sanchez McFarlane, it aired on March 21, 2024.

Next: E9 · Children of Wolves Best of Season 25