The Best Episodes Written By Julie Martin
Every TV Episode Written by Julie Martin Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Julie Martin Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Julie Martin is "Children of Wolves", rated 9.7/10 from 6 user votes. It was "directed by Mariska Hargitay". "Children of Wolves" aired on 4/11/2024 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "King of the Moon".
9.7/10 6 votes#1 - Children of Wolves
Season 25 Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/2024
A teenager found unconscious in the park leads to a missing persons investigation. Benson must help Noah come to terms with the past when he questions the origins of his birth.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: Julie Martin
9.5/10 4 votes#2 - King of the Moon
Season 24 Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/2023
A man with dementia confesses to murder, but Benson and Carisi believe there's more to the case; when rumors swirl around the squad room, Fin presses Velasco for the truth.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: Julie Martin
9.4/10 10 votes#3 - Daydream Believer (III)
Season 16 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2015
A Chicago crime resembles a decade-old New York City case, so police from Chicago arrive and team up with the squad to track down a suspect they had to release earlier. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E21 We Called Her Jellybean (I) and Chicago P.D. S02E20 The Number of Rats (II).
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Julie Martin
9.4/10 5 votes#4 - And a Trauma in a Pear Tree
Season 24 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2022
Carisi and Rollins work together on an important arraignment. Benson tries to make Noah’s Christmas wish come true when a case falls in her lap.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Julie Martin
9.3/10 6 votes#5 - And the Empire Strikes Back
Season 23 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2021
Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when a powerful congressman is identified as a suspect.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Julie Martin
9.2/10 6 votes#6 - Tunnel Blind
Season 25 Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2024
As the squad celebrates Rollins and Carisi’s child, another child goes missing in broad daylight.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 2 votes#7 - Endgame
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/2007
Goren and Eames find a scrapbook belonging to a serial killer on death row. It suggests that he may have had more victims than previously known.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 5 votes#8 - Heartfelt Passages (2)
Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 5/25/2016
When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 1 votes#9 - Remember Me (1)
Season 19 Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/2018
When a young woman takes a man hostage at gunpoint, Benson makes a dangerous attempt to defuse the situation. Meanwhile, the SVU discovers the shocking motive behind the abduction.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 1 votes#10 - Mea Culpa
Season 20 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2018
Stone asks Benson to investigate a sexual encounter from his past that he feels guilt and uncertainty about; Rollins considers a proposal from Doctor Al.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 1 votes#11 - Dear Ben
Season 20 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2019
Stone takes up the unsolved cold case of a serial rapist that consumed his father’s career
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 5 votes#12 - Return of the Prodigal Son (I)
Season 22 Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/2021
The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S01E01 What Happens in Puglia (II).
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 3 votes#13 - A Final Call at Forlini's Bar
Season 23 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2022
The SVU provides help and protection for a longtime domestic violence victim, but when she winds up at the defendant's table in court, Rollins surprises Carisi with a formidable opponent at trial.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 4 votes#14 - Controlled Burn
Season 24 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2022
Rollins investigates an assault by a masked man at an underground party. Benson uncovers a suspect who may be valuable as a witness.
Director: Oscar Rene Lozoya II
Writer: Julie Martin
9.0/10 2 votes#15 - Prima Nocta
Season 25 Episode 11 - Aired 5/2/2024
A runaway bride calls the SVU for help on the day of her wedding. Rollins pitches in on her day off.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Julie Martin
8.9/10 7 votes#16 - Beast's Obsession
Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/2014
Benson is assigned a 24/7 security detail when William Lewis escapes from prison and starts killing again; Benson must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to save a child's life.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Julie Martin
8.8/10 5 votes#17 - Missing Pieces
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2011
Detectives search for a missing baby on Halloween after a young mother from Buffalo tells them her car was stolen while her baby was still in it.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: Julie Martin
8.8/10 5 votes#18 - Above Suspicion (2)
Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2012
Delia continues cleaning house, leaving a wake of accusations, frame-ups, and murders for SVU to work through as they continue their search for evidence to prove Donald Cragen is being framed.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Julie Martin
8.8/10 8 votes#19 - Gambler's Fallacy
Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2014
When Rollins strikes a deal with the managers of a gambling club in order to protect her job, she ends up drawing the suspicion of Benson and Tutuola.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Julie Martin
8.8/10 6 votes#20 - Surrendering Noah
Season 16 Episode 23 - Aired 5/20/2015
Sgt. Benson and ADA Barba take Johnny D to trial for sex trafficking, rape, assault and kidnapping. But when Baby Noah's adoption becomes entangled in the case, Benson fears for Noah's future and his safety. In an intense courtroom showdown, the SVU will face a threat that could change the squad forever.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Julie Martin
8.8/10 5 votes#21 - Intersecting Lives (1)
Season 17 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2016
A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.
Director: Jonathan Starch
Writer: Julie Martin
8.8/10 4 votes#22 - No Good Reason
Season 19 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2017
A teenager disappears after schoolmates make her the subject of a vicious cyberbullying attack.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Julie Martin
8.8/10 5 votes#23 - Man Up
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2018
Teenager Sam Conway shows evidence of rape but refuses to name his attacker. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins confess to some major life changes.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Julie Martin
8.8/10 6 votes#24 - Blood Out
Season 24 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/2023
As Benson and Carisi put a vengeful crime boss on trial, Fin tries to help a woman who was drugged and left for dead. Velasco takes drastic action to get information from a witness.
Director: Patricia Riggen
Writer: Julie Martin
8.7/10 7 votes#25 - Her Negotiation
Season 14 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2013
The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Julie Martin