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Season 8 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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This groundbreaking series from executive producer Dick Wolf's "Law & Order" franchise chronicles the ripped-from-the-headlines investigations of the NYPD's Special Victims Unit; led by courageous and compassionate Capt. Olivia Benson, this elite team includes Sgt. Odafin Tutuola, Detective Amanda Rollins, Officer Katriona Tamin and Deputy Chief Christian Garland, who focus on finding justice for the victims of the city's worst crimes; assisting them is ADA Sonny Carisi, who seeks justice for SVU's victims and survivors with passion and precision.
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Chris Riley Sunday Times (UK) A typically complex case in what's a very well-grooved series, though the speed with which it moves from this attack to Stabler (Christopher Meloni) getting blown up by an eco-terrorist's explosives may still take you by surprise. Apr 16, 2020 Full Review Will Harris Bullz-Eye.com People might dig Law & Order because it's easy to predict, but the amount of changes that keep happening on SVU continue to keep it the real star of the L&O franchise. Rated: 4.5/5 Apr 15, 2020 Full Review Seth Freilich Pajiba Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay simply rock my world. heir performances have simply been getting better and better. May 31, 2018 Full Review Andrew Winistorfer PopMatters Season Eight began [the] transition, developing the show into the oftentimes better than the original program it is now. Rated: 7/10 Feb 18, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dick Wolf

Creator

Christopher Meloni

Det. Elliot Stabler

Mariska Hargitay

Det. Olivia Benson

Richard Belzer

Det. John Munch

Dann Florek

Capt. Don Cragen

Ice-T

Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 19, 2006 Informed Detective Benson goes under cover to combat terrorist activities; a victim refuses a rape kit. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 26, 2006 Clock Stabler and Fin investigate the disappearance of two high-school students from a museum field-trip; Stabler meets his new partner. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 3, 2006 Recall Stabler and Beck (Connie Nielsen) are unable to build a case against a rape suspect until a new witness (Leslie Caron) steps forward. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 10, 2006 Uncle A homeless man (guest star Jerry Lewis) is a suspect in the rape and murder of a mother and daughter. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 17, 2006 Confrontation When an assailant rapes his victim twice, detectives Stabler and Beck (Connie Nielsen) link the case to other victims of multiple rapes. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 31, 2006 Infiltrated ADA Novak calls upon detective Benson, still under cover in Oregon, to present evidence that will strengthen the case against a brutal rapist. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 14, 2006 Underbelly Stabler and Beck (Connie Nielsen) try to get a young prostitute to testify against her pimp (Michael Kenneth Williams) after a trio of murder victims with matching tattoos leads them to a teenage prostitution ring. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 21, 2006 Cage A car accident involving two foster children leads detectives Beck and Stabler to the foster parents and questionable medical practices involving a controversial "rebirthing" therapy. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 28, 2006 Choreographed A woman is found dead in Central Park, and when the medical examiner can find no apparent cause of death, Stabler starts investigating the victim's husband (Chris Sarandon) and his friends. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 2, 2007 Scheherezade A cancer patient (Brian Dennehy) makes a deathbed confession involving a number of crimes from decades earlier. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 9, 2007 Burned A bitter separation pits a husband and wife (Blair Underwood, Michael Michele) against each other as they try to gain custody of their daughter (Tiffany Evans). Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 16, 2007 Outsider Fin is asked to look into a case of rape at his son's college, where he meets a Brooklyn detective (Adam Beach) who is investigating a similar crime. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 6, 2007 Loophole When an envelope containing a picture appears at the precinct, the detectives pick up the trail of a child pornographer. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 13, 2007 Dependent When a mob lawyer (Cary Elwes) and his wife are attacked, their young son is the only witness; when he comes out of surgery, the man vividly remembers his daughter at the crime scene. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 20, 2007 Haystack An overzealous reporter's accusation leads a despondent new mother (Ashley Williams) to kill herself; detectives continue to search for the mother's missing child as time gets shorter. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 27, 2007 Philadelphia A local police captain (Kim Delaney) questions Benson when she investigates a rape outside her jurisdiction. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 27, 2007 Sin A successful preacher (Tim Daly) is the prime suspect in a murder case, until his wife (Kathy Baker) provides detectives with a taped conversation. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 3, 2007 Responsible Four honor students are arrested for criminally negligent homicide when another student dies at a party that they threw. Details Episode 19 Aired May 1, 2007 Florida When detective Benson gets into the middle of an investigation of her brother, the case begins to threaten her career. Details Episode 20 Aired May 8, 2007 Annihilated Detectives believe a woman's death to be a professional hit when they discover that terrorists have threatened her CIA-agent fiance (Dylan Walsh). Details Episode 21 Aired May 15, 2007 Pretend When a teenage boy is killed in what appears to be a play fight, the victim's friend claims he filmed the death. Details Episode 22 Aired May 22, 2007 Screwed A man (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) connected to Fin's son goes on trial for the murders of a woman and her baby. Details

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Season Info

Director
Arthur W. Forney, George Pattison, Eriq La Salle, Juan José Campanella, David Platt, Peter Leto, Jonathan Kaplan
Creator
Dick Wolf
Executive Producer
Dick Wolf, Ted Kotcheff, Neal Baer, Peter Jankowski
Screenwriter
Jonathan Greene, Allison Intrieri, Judy McCreary, Amanda Green, Dawn DeNoon, Patrick Harbinson, Judith McCreary, Paul Grellong
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 19, 2006
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