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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Prodigy
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Prodigy

    S3:E13

    Two people are found murdered in the park, including an animal rights activist who has been raped and then decapitated. Benson and Stabler must determine which of their two main suspects -- a sociopathic teenager and a recently paroled rapist -- is responsible for the murder.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Bad Blood
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    #2 - Bad Blood

    S1:E11

    A moral coalition leader's gay son is found murdered on the roof of his apartment building. Initially, Benson and Stabler investigate his father, a Conservative well-known for his homophobic viewpoints, but once they start looking into the young man's living arrangements they realize the person they're looking for may be closer than they think. Munch tries to help Benson find the man who raped her mother, and could potentially be her father.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Countdown
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Countdown

    S2:E15

    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 penalty until they find out that one of his victims was never found and he offers her location as a plea bargain.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Serendipity
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Serendipity

    S5:E5

    A newborn baby is found dead in a gutter, sending the detectives on a hunt for the mother. She too turns up murdered, and the clues point to a serial child molester.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - Scavenger
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Scavenger

    S6:E4

    The entire squad races against the clock to solve the puzzles and uncover the clues scattered throughout the city by a serial killer who is taunting them to find him and the next victims on his list.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Abuse
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Abuse

    S2:E11

    Parental neglect may have led to the tragic death of the son of two famous singers, leading them to fear for his sister. Benson develops a strong attachment to the girl who has a history of serious injuries.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Justice
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Justice

    S3:E19

    A rebellious 16-year-old teenager is raped and murdered; the case becomes complex when they learn that her stepfather is a judge with whom she has had major problems.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Talk to Me
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Talk to Me

    S4:E8

    Mel plans a surprise for Joey but is distracted by her concern for Jack. Lizzie struggles with telling Doc what she saw in Denny's drawer.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Dance With the Devil
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Dance With the Devil

    S4:E5

    On the first day of Paddy’s murder trial, Maura gains insight into her father from Hope. Korsak opens up about Cavanaugh’s tragic past. And in an unexpected twist, Maura must decide which side she’s on when she and Jane unravel a shocking secret about Paddy and Hope that affects them all.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - No One Mourns the Wicked
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #10 - No One Mourns the Wicked

    S4:E9

    When Jane and Maura are asked to present the case of serial killer Charles Hoyt at a symposium for law enforcement, Jane worries that her greatest challenge will be facing bad memories. However, as she and Maura begin a simulation of investigating Hoyt’s murders, they soon come across a horrifying discovery. In a matter of moments, the team finds themselves drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a new and terrifying serial killer.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Cold As Ice
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Cold As Ice

    S4:E8

    Frankie Jr. is brought in to help with a gruesome murder case involving a youth hockey league. Frustrated with Hope, Cailin asks to stay with Maura. But Maura quickly learns that living with a teenager requires skills she does not have.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - The Morning After
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Morning After

    S2:E3

    Mel endeavors to help an uncooperative Charmaine get hydrated while thinking about what transpired with Jack. Calvin offers Brady a new job.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Blindspots
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Blindspots

    S2:E8

    While Jack helps Mike zero in on Calvin, Mel and Doc investigate a mysterious outbreak that could be related to food poisoning. Hope learns a secret.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Care
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Care

    S3:E9

    The battered body of a five-year-old girl in foster care is discovered and suspicion soon turns to members of the girl's foster family as well as to the girl's biological mother; who is the real guilty party and who is only a red herring?

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - Identity
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Identity

    S6:E12

    Complications ensue in the investigation of a Stone Cold Assassins gangbanger who fell off a building after the victim that he tried to rape bit him in self-defense when the vic's twin sister cops to the crime, seemingly impossible due to the evidence until the secrets regarding the sister's true genetic identity are revealed.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Mother
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Mother

    S5:E3

    A psychiatrist with unconventional methods is found sexually assaulted, unconscious and near death in a crack house. It's easier said than done to get her to cooperate with the investigation as they are hampered by doctor-patient confidentiality as she may have been attacked by one of her patients.

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Taken
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Taken

    S2:E8

    The case of a seventeen-year-old rape victim during a gala for the opening of a luxury hotel takes a strange turn when her immediate family tries to keep the scandal quiet. Detectives soon discover that the girl isn't the innocent that she pretends to be. Benson struggles to deal with her mother's death and she learns about her past.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - The Third Guy
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #18 - The Third Guy

    S1:E16

    An elderly woman is found tied up and sexually assaulted in her apartment, and suspicion is initially on the young men that had broken into her home and robbed her, but once the detectives are surprised to learn that the rape was committed after the robbery – by someone else.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Kindling
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Kindling

    S3:E5

    Mel is taken aback by Doc's news after they interview a new doctor. To Jack's chagrin, Todd makes a bold request. Lily makes a difficult revelation.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Grilled
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Grilled

    S4:E3

    Mel plans a dinner for Cameron to meet Jack, but plans go awry. Connie warns Lizzie to be careful with Denny. Preacher befriends his aikido teacher.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Hysteria
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #21 - Hysteria

    S1:E4

    When a young African-American woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims, but when looking into her home life Benson and Stabler realize that she does not fit the pattern, and may not be connected to the other deaths after all, but the other deaths have a connection no one anticipated.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  22. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Starved
    7.9/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Starved

    S7:E8

    After a dating service is linked to three rapes, Olivia goes undercover to ferret out the rapist and meets Mike Jergens, a surgeon who enjoys controlling the women in his life. The detectives are soon led to his girlfriend, Cora Kennison, but shortly after testifying in the grand jury hearing Cora marries Mike. After Cora attempts suicide, Mike fights her mother, Virginia, to unplug her feeding tube.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 25 - Soulless
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Soulless

    S4:E25

    After a rape victim is abducted from the hospital and later found dead, the detectives suspect several young socialites of her rape, at a Manhattan nightclub, and subsequent murder.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Tortured
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Tortured

    S4:E16

    A Tibetan woman who was tortured in her home country is found murdered, with her foot missing, and after an exhaustive search of potential suspects, the killer is a victim of torture himself.

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    Writer:Lisa Marie Petersen

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Slaves
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Slaves

    S1:E22

    A Romanian immigrant is being held as a psychological prisoner by her abusive employer and his wife, who is also traumatized by years of abuse and is willing to commit murder to protect her husband. A forensic psychologist analyzes the team, and presents disturbing findings to Cragen, suggesting that one of the detectives be removed from the team.

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Lisa Marie Petersen Ratings Summary

"Prodigy" is the best rated episode written by Lisa Marie Petersen. It scored 8.8/10 based on 10 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 1/18/2002 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Bad Blood".