Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 23
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 23: 22 listed episodes, with episode titles, original air dates and optional synopses.
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Season 23 · Episode 1
And the Empire Strikes Back
· 60 min
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Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when the congressman is identified as a suspect.
Season 23 · Episode 2
Never Turn Your Back on Them
· 60 min
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The search for a missing witness leads Fin and Kat down a dangerous path. Chief McGrath puts pressure on Garland and Benson to get a conviction.
Season 23 · Episode 3
I Thought You Were on My Side
· 60 min
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Benson and Rollins must contend with the FBI and the Organized Crime bureau when a rape victim identifies a dangerous mobster as her assailant.
Season 23 · Episode 4
One More Tale of Two Victims
· 60 min
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The SVU searches for a serial rapist who preys on mothers with young children. Benson and Fin struggle under the tightened reins of Chief McGrath.
Season 23 · Episode 5
Fast Times @TheWheelhouse
· 60 min
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The SVU faces the fury of social media fans when they arrest two popular influencer brothers.
Season 23 · Episode 6
The Five Hundredth Episode
· 62 min
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Amaro asks the SVU for help in clearing a convicted man's name and brings a figure from Benson's past back into her life.
Season 23 · Episode 7
They'd Already Disappeared
· 60 min
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When a teenage sex worker disappears, Rollins and Velasco find a key clue in a pile of neglected missing persons reports.
Season 23 · Episode 8
Nightmares in Drill City
· 60 min
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Carisi asks the SVU for help with a murder investigation when one of the witnesses shows signs of abuse.
Season 23 · Episode 9
People vs Richard Wheatley
· 60 min
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Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler. Benson finds herself at odds with a friend when Barba agrees to take the case.
Season 23 · Episode 10
Silent Night, Hateful Night
· 60 min
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The SVU is called in to help investigate a wave of hate crimes on Christmas Eve. Rollins catches up with an old flame.
Season 23 · Episode 11
Burning With Rage Forever
· 60 min
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A boy disappears after meeting up with an online gamer. Benson suspects her son is being bullied.
Season 23 · Episode 12
Tommy Baker's Hardest Fight
· 60 min
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When a popular fighter doesn't show up for the biggest bout of the year, Rollins and Velasco are drawn into a complicated web of secrets. McGrath confides in Benson.
Season 23 · Episode 13
If I Knew Then What I Know Now
· 60 min
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A young woman learning about her birth parents asks Benson for help. Carisi and Rollins weigh the risks of taking their relationship public.
Season 23 · Episode 14
Video Killed the Radio Star
· 60 min
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Benson investigates allegations against a popular radio personality. Rollins goes undercover when a shocking confession leads to another crime.
Season 23 · Episode 15
Promising Young Gentlemen
· 60 min
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Carisi's niece helps a friend report a sexual assault; Benson investigates a college's secret society that preys on female students.
Season 23 · Episode 16
Sorry If It Got Weird for You
· 60 min
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The creator of a dating app is accused of using it to rape women. Velasco's experience as an SVU detective is put on trial.
Season 23 · Episode 17
Once Upon a Time in El Barrio
· 60 min
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Velasco asks Benson for help finding three girls who were trafficked from his hometown to New York City.
Season 23 · Episode 18
Eighteen Wheels a Predator
· 60 min
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Rollins and Fin investigate an assault in Kentucky that has striking similarities to victim found in Central Park. Benson receives intel that turns the case upside down.
Season 23 · Episode 19
Tangled Strands of Justice
· 60 min
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Garland asks Benson to reopen a missing persons case he worked as a rookie officer. A victim in one of Carisi's recent cases is arrested.
Season 23 · Episode 20
Did You Believe in Miracles?
· 60 min
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When a student's school reports a girl missing, the squad must track down a trusted family friend for answers. Benson gets a Mother's Day surprise.
Season 23 · Episode 21
Confess Your Sins to Be Free
· 60 min
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When the only evidence in a crime is a church confession, Carisi must find another way to prove his suspect guilty. Benson agrees to meet with an old friend seeking to make amends for past transgressions.
Season 23 · Episode 22
A Final Call At Forlini's Bar
· 60 min
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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.
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