- 9.0/101 votes
#1 - The Book of Esther
Season 19 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2018
Rollins races to rescue a girl being held captive by her father.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 9.0/101 votes
#2 - Facing Demons
Season 20 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2019
Benson and the SVU investigate the death of a man they believe to be a pedophile. When they dig deeper, they realize things are not what they seem and that the case actually hits really close to home.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 9.0/104 votes
#3 - One-Zero
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/16/2021
The team chases an unlikely serial killer whose end game takes a shocking turn. Also, Hana returns from medical leave, and Jess and Sarah's relationship continues to evolve.
Director: Tess Malone
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 9.0/103 votes
#4 - Whack Job
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2022
The team goes after the killer of a man in witness protection but finds there’s more to the case than meets the eye. Also, Remy is challenged by what he discovers when he reconnects with his mother, Betsy, in person.
Director: Cory Bowles
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 9.0/102 votes
#5 - Iron Pipeline
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2022
When a family of four from New York is found dead in a Georgia motel room, the Fugitive Task Force investigates a connection between the victims and the sale of illegal firearms. Also, Barnes struggles with Remy's leadership style upon her return from maternity leave, and Remy and his sister plan for their mother's care.
Director: Peter Stebbings
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 9.0/101 votes
#6 - Black Mirror
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2023
When two Vermont teens are kidnapped on their way home from a basketball game, the team is led to a wayward pastor and his brother. Also, Remy attends a hearing for his brother's murderer.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 9.0/101 votes
#7 - Rangeland
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2023
After two agents from the Bureau of Land Management go missing while executing a land seizure warrant in Wyoming, the Fugitive Task Force heads west to track them down in an unwelcoming county; Hana receives a threat.
Director: Loren Yaconelli
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 9.0/101 votes
#8 - These Walls
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2023
The witness Remy and Kristen are visiting in prison is put in danger when a riot breaks out, leaving the staff and visitors held hostage by two murderous gangs.
Director: Peter Stebbings
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 8.7/103 votes
#9 - Sport of Kings
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2021
After a prized Kentucky racehorse is stolen and its groomer is taken hostage, the team quickly learns they may be the only ones who consider the young woman’s safety a priority over the horse’s. Also, Byron returns to celebrate the holidays with Jess and his family.
Director: Carlos Bernard
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 8.3/103 votes
#10 - Dearly Beloved
Season 20 Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/2019
The SVU investigates a he-said, she-said case when a woman crashes a wedding to accuse her therapist of sexual assault.
Director: Lucy Liu
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 8.3/103 votes
#11 - Rampage
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/2020
With COVID-19 devastating the country, two gunmen take out their desperation and rage on the elite class they perceive to be oppressing them; Jess' father returns and may not be over his old ways.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 8.0/102 votes
#12 - Chasing Demons
Season 19 Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2018
A doctor arrested for sexually abusing his patients is set free after Cassidy's testimony causes a mistrial.
Director: Fred Berner
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 7.7/103 votes
#13 - Defender
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2020
A single mother goes into a deadly rampage at a Public Defender's office, taking justice into her own hands after her son is given a harsh sentence for a petty crime. Also, Jess worries how his daughter Tali is handling life without her mother.
Director: Nicole Rubio
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 7.7/103 votes
#14 - Criminal Justice
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/4/2021
When a young man accidentally shoots a cop in self-defense and goes on the run, the team members find themselves in a moral dilemma on the best way to carry out justice. Also, Barnes and her wife struggle with their plans to have another child.
Director: Milena Govich
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 7.5/102 votes
#15 - Contrapasso
Season 19 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2017
When a man is found castrated and left for dead, Rollins and Carisi uncover three female suspects with possible motives. Meanwhile, Langan brings devastating news for Benson.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 7.5/102 votes
#16 - Dare
Season 19 Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2018
A girl's tragic death becomes a criminal case when a surgeon harvests her organs without parental consent.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 7.5/106 votes
#17 - Rumble
Season 19 Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2008
The beating death of a stockbroker causes a battle of epic proportions between the victim's family and the faction responsible for his death.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 7.0/102 votes
#18 - Hell's Kitchen
Season 20 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2018
When a waitress at a popular restaurant is sexually assaulted, SVU looks for the culprit at the top of the culinary food chain, but Benson and Stone hit a wall when it's time to prosecute.
Director: Monica Raymund
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 7.0/104 votes
#19 - Patriots
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2021
New Fugitive Task Force member Kristin Gaines joins Jess and the team, as they head to D.C. to find a dangerous fugitive from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Director: Peter Stebbings
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 6.7/103 votes
#20 - Info Wars
Season 19 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2018
After a female pundit is assaulted during a protest, Benson and Barba struggle to put their political beliefs aside in order to help bring the attacker to justice.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 6.5/104 votes
#21 - Zero Tolerance
Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2018
After the rescue of a young girl from a sex trafficker, Benson and Stone must take drastic measures to reunite her with her mother. Meanwhile, Rollins decides to give her rocky relationship another chance.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Richard Sweren
- 6.5/104 votes
#22 - Prophet
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2020
A cult leader and his most trusted followers go on the run after he orders the murder of his own family. As Jess and the team race to find them, they uncover the self-proclaimed prophet’s conman past.
Director: Rose Troche
Writer: Richard Sweren