8.7/101,539 votes#1 - Alternate
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2007
Benson and Stabler investigate a suspected child abuse case only to learn that the woman who reported it is the real case.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Neal Baer
7.5/101,215 votes#2 - Avatar
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2007
Detectives are troubled to learn that someone has taken an online game too far when a girl goes missing.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: N/A
8.0/101,021 votes#3 - Impulsive
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2007
A teacher claims that a student pursued her after she's charged with raping him.
Director: David Platt
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,250 votes#4 - Savant
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2007
The only witness to a young woman's horrific beating is her mentally challenged daughter.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Judi McCreary
7.5/101,002 votes#5 - Harm
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2007
Benson and Stabler investigate the connection between the New York murder of college counselor Kate Simes and her volunteer work at a refugee center working with soldiers tortured in Iraq.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: Josh Singer
8.0/101,167 votes#6 - Svengali
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2007
Benson comes under fire from fans of a convicted serial killer after a body turns up that greatly resembles his work.
Director: David Platt
Writer: N/A
8.1/10878 votes#7 - Blinded
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2007
Novak confronts ghosts from her past while handling the trial of a schizophrenic serial rapist, who seriously injured Stabler.
Director: David Platt
Writer: N/A
7.8/101,089 votes#8 - Fight
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2007
Detectives find themselves embroiled in the world of ultimate fighting after a young girl's death.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
8.6/101,366 votes#9 - Paternity
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2007
When the paternity of a missing young boy is placed into question, Stabler wonders if he really is the father of Kathy's child. Later, Stabler faces the possibility of losing not only his partner but also Kathy and the baby when she and Benson are in an accident.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Amanda Green
7.5/10893 votes#10 - Snitch
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2007
When a polygamist's wife is murdered, he believes it's related to a recent criminal case he was testifying in, but detectives believe it may be connected to his culture.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Mark Goffman
7.9/101,116 votes#11 - Streetwise
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/1/2008
A Park Avenue socialite's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and Detectives Benson and Stabler initially suspect her wealthy boyfriend.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
8.7/101,346 votes#12 - Signature
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2008
A woman's body is found murdered in a park alongside a man with a bullet in his head - Benson and Special Agent Cooper join forces and suspect "The Woodsman", a serial killer Cooper has tried to catch for years. Lake and Benson begin to question Cooper's true motives when the male victim is later identified as "The Woodsman".
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Judith McCreary
7.8/10936 votes#13 - Unorthodox
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2008
Benson and Stabler investigate a tutor after a student is beaten and sexually assaulted, but their investigation soon leads them to another student.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Josh Singer
8.0/10922 votes#14 - Inconceivable
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2008
The robbery of fertilized embryos from a sperm bank call for Benson and Stabler to track down the thief. Clues from the clinic's security tape lead them to a long list of suspects including two publicity-hungry extremists. The detectives race against the clock to find the missing embryos, but that isn't the only clock that's ticking - Olivia considers her own fertility and the possibility of motherhood.
Director: Christopher Zalla
Writer: N/A
9.0/101,593 votes#15 - Undercover
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 4/15/2008
After a woman was found raped in a garden, Benson and Stabler realize that the case goes much deeper because of the victim's mother, drugs, and the realization that a corrections officer is involved. Benson decides to go undercover at the same prison where the mother is, putting herself on the other side of the fence.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Mark Goffman
7.9/10956 votes#16 - Closet
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 4/22/2008
After investment banker Jeremy Haynes is found dead, suspicions turns to his boyfriend Lincoln Haver, a professional football player who could lose everything if the truth of his sexuality became public. When news of Haver's sexual orientation comes out, Benson comes under fire for her relationship with a reporter.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: N/A
9.0/102,053 votes#17 - Authority
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 4/29/2008
An engineer plays a series of mind games with Benson and Stabler.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Neal Baer
8.2/101,102 votes#18 - Trade
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 5/6/2008
When a pregnant woman's body is discovered in a burned-out brownstone, the investigation turns to a family of coffee importers.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: N/A
8.3/101,104 votes#19 - Cold
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/2008
The squad is left at ends when Lake is caught in a gunfight and later takes a witness hostage.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Judith McCreary
The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 9
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Network:NBC
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Alternate" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" season 9. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1539 votes. Directed by David Platt and written by Neal Baer, it aired on 9/25/2007. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Avatar".