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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S9E12 — Signature
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 9•Episode 12

Signature

8.6/10 · 1,528 votesJan 8, 200843 min

Ranked #5 of 19 in Season 9•+0.5 vs season avg

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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

Directed byArthur W. Forney
Written byJudith McCreary
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Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

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Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

Elliot Stabler

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

John Munch

Dann Florek

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Donald Cragen

Diane Neal

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Casey Novak

Tamara Tunie

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Melinda Warner

BD Wong

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George Huang

Adam Beach

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Chester Lake

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Judith McCreary

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Arthur W. Forney

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George Pattison

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Steve Polivka

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Episode Summary

"Signature" is episode 12 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 9. It scored 8.6/10 from 1,528 votes, ranking #5 of 19 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Arthur W. Forney and written by Judith McCreary, it aired on January 8, 2008.

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