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Season 13

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 13

  • 2011

Season 13 dealt with the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler from the Special Victims Unit after a shooting in the squad room.

  1. Scorched Earth Episode 1 Scorched Earth September 21, 2011, 44 min An African immigrant working as a maid accuses an Italian diplomat of rape, but is she really in it just for the money? Meanwhile, Stabler's return remains in doubt after…
  2. Personal Fouls Episode 2 Personal Fouls September 28, 2011, 43 min SVU investigates an accusation that a revered high school basketball coach sexually abused his players, but they ultimately may need the cooperation of a reluctant pro superstar to make the…
  3. Blood Brothers Episode 3 Blood Brothers October 5, 2011, 44 min A pregnant thirteen-year-old girl from Washington Heights claims that the son of an ambassador raped her, but the accused goes missing before SVU can question him.
  4. Double Strands Episode 4 Double Strands October 12, 2011, 44 min Detective Rollins believes that SVU has caught a serial rapist from one of her earlier cases in Georgia, but a passioned request after a suicide attempt leads Amaro to suspect…
  5. Missing Pieces Episode 5 Missing Pieces October 19, 2011, 43 min 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.
  6. True Believers Episode 6 True Believers November 2, 2011, 44 min The SVU team works together to investigate the case of a promising music student who was brutally raped at gunpoint.
  7. Russian Brides Episode 7 Russian Brides November 9, 2011, 44 min In order to bring down a Russian mobster running an international prostitution/kidnapping ring disguised as a Russian bride website, Cragen steps from behind the desk to go undercover.
  8. Educated Guess Episode 8 Educated Guess November 16, 2011, 44 min A patient in a mental hospital claims to have witnessed a sexual assault. However, the supposed victim is a fellow patient who has a history of making rape allegations, but…
  9. Lost Traveller Episode 9 Lost Traveller November 30, 2011, 44 min When a Romani boy vanishes on his way home from school, the Special Victims Unit must penetrate his insular community to find the unlikely abductors.
  10. Spiraling Down Episode 10 Spiraling Down December 7, 2011, 44 min A retired pro quarterback is busted for having sex with a fourteen-year-old prostitute, but he may be suffering from diminished capacity because of all the concussions he had on the…
  11. Theatre Tricks Episode 11 Theatre Tricks January 11, 2012, 42 min SVU tries to figure out who was responsible for the real-life rape of an actress during an interactive theater performance that everybody just assumed was part of the show.
  12. Official Story Episode 12 Official Story January 18, 2012, 44 min Benson and Amaro must work around a resistant victim when the CEO of a military contractor is assaulted.
  13. Father’s Shadow Episode 13 Father’s Shadow February 8, 2012, 44 min A nineteen-year-old creates a hostage situation after his father is accused of sexual assault, and Olivia uses her personal experience to help defuse the situation.
  14. Home Invasions Episode 14 Home Invasions February 15, 2012, 43 min After a couple is murdered in their home and their daughter is critically injured, SVU uncovers a number of twisted family secrets, as well as Detective Rollins' gambling addiction.
  15. Hunting Ground Episode 15 Hunting Ground February 22, 2012, 43 min Detectives Benson and Amaro lead the search for a serial killer who is targeting young prostitutes.
  16. Child’s Welfare Episode 16 Child’s Welfare February 29, 2012, 44 min Detective Benson calls on Bayard Ellis for legal help when her estranged brother gets caught in a child custody battle. Also, Detectives Tutuola and Rollins investigate why a newborn baby…
  17. Justice Denied Episode 17 Justice Denied April 21, 2012, 44 min A closed rape case of Benson's is reopened because of it's similarities to a new case, and the possibility of wrongful imprisonment surfaces. As Benson's work is questioned, tension develops…
  18. Valentine’s Day Episode 18 Valentine’s Day April 18, 2012, 43 min A man witnesses his wife's rape and kidnapping while video chatting with her on his way home from a business trip. The abductors seek a ransom, and the case grows…
  19. Street Revenge Episode 19 Street Revenge April 25, 2012, 43 min The task of find a serial rapist becomes more difficult when a team of neighborhood vigilante "superheroes" starts trying to avenge the crimes.
  20. Father Dearest Episode 20 Father Dearest May 2, 2012, 44 min Detectives search for a missing teenage girl who vanished while looking for her biological father, an anonymous sperm donor. A puzzling prime suspect who's targeted several young women soon emerges.
  21. Learning Curve Episode 21 Learning Curve May 9, 2012, 44 min As Fin tries to get justice after his gay son's fiancé is brutally beaten in a hate crime, SVU uncovers a scandal involving a teacher sexually abusing a student at…
  22. Strange Beauty Episode 22 Strange Beauty May 16, 2012, 44 min The investigation of the homicide of a young woman who recently had her leg amputated sends SVU into the strange culture of body modification.
  23. Rhodium Nights Episode 23 Rhodium Nights May 23, 2012, 44 min The murder of a prostitute at a bachelor party sends SVU on a dangerous investigation that could lead all the way into the highest reaches of New York power and…