Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 26
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 26: 22 listed episodes, with episode titles, original air dates and optional synopses.
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Season 26 · Episode 1
Fractured
· 60 min
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The SVU investigates a brutal attack on a group of law students. Benson hopes the discovery of a hidden camera will crack the case open. Carisi's best chance at conviction is catching the defendant in a lie.
Season 26 · Episode 2
Excavation
· 60 min
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Devastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home; bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi when a powerful judge stalls the case.
Season 26 · Episode 3
Divide & Conquer
· 60 min
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A couple have their NYC dinner party interrupted by a brutal home invasion and assault by masked men.
Season 26 · Episode 4
Constricted
· 60 min
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A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital; Carisi can't help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters.
Season 26 · Episode 5
Economics of Shame
· 60 min
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When a TV reporter becomes the victim of sextortion that could ruin her career, Benson helps her take back control while Velasco goes undercover as a potential rich target.
Season 26 · Episode 6
Rorschach
· 60 min
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Agent Clay consults with Benson when a woman is found gravely injured at a remote campground and the suspect could be anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard; Bruno and Silva take a chance on an odd hunch to see if it becomes a lead.
Season 26 · Episode 7
Tenfold
· 60 min
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Bruno must get to the center of a victim's incomplete story to track down a serial rapist; Carisi is helpless to stop a crime he suspects is about to be committed.
Season 26 · Episode 8
Cornered
· 60 min
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Carisi tries to protect two women taken hostage in a tense standoff between police and a violent thief; Benson and Rollins devise a risky plan to get everyone to safety.
Season 26 · Episode 9
First Light
· 60 min
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An abhorrent web of lies and betrayal is uncovered when a woman is confronted with video of a night she can't remember; Carisi struggles to move on from his ordeal when the suspect changes his plea.
Season 26 · Episode 10
Master Key
· 60 min
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When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad must quickly determine if he ran away or was abducted. Velasco puts pressure on the system at large for letting children slip through the cracks.
Season 26 · Episode 11
Deductible
· 60 min
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A young boy seeks help when his sister doesn't come home from work; Benson and Carisi suspect a woman's assault was prearranged by a third party.
Season 26 · Episode 12
Calculated
· 60 min
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When a high school principal busts a student for sexting, the SVU uncovers a sinister case of distribution concerning hundreds of underage students; Silva pleads for leniency for a suspect she believes is innocent.
Season 26 · Episode 13
Extinguished
· 60 min
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Velasco teams up with a community security guard eager to prove his mettle to find a suspect in the assault of two teens.
Season 26 · Episode 14
The Grid Plan
· 60 min
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A Midwestern tourist is viciously attacked in Times Square; as the squad scours the area for clues, the victim takes the investigation into her own hands; a secret motive threatens to derail Carisi's case.
Season 26 · Episode 15
Undertow
· 60 min
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A complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squad; Carisi must convince a jury to focus on the law and not the defendant's accusations.
Season 26 · Episode 16
Let Me Bring Pardon
· 60 min
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The doctor of a comatose woman calls SVU when he discovers his patient is pregnant; Benson must convince the family to reject magical thinking and look at the facts.
Season 26 · Episode 17
Accomplice Liability
· 60 min
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Carisi attempts to put aside his role as prosecutor to serve as a witness in a trial. Benson tries to help a rape survivor struggling with her recovery.
Season 26 · Episode 18
The Accuser
· 60 min
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When a man is ruthlessly assaulted, the SVU's investigation uncovers a decades-old secret.
Season 26 · Episode 19
Play With Fire Part 2
· 60 min
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When the SVU and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi and ADA Price team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes.
Season 26 · Episode 20
Shock Collar
· 60 min
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When a car with a young girl in the backseat is stolen, the SVU investigates whether it was a crime of opportunity or a targeted abduction.
Season 26 · Episode 21
Aperture
· 60 min
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When an assault at gunpoint is witnessed through a neighboring window, the squad scrambles to locate the victim to confirm she's safe; a threat to extort the victim's family leads to a shocking suspect.
Season 26 · Episode 22
Post-Rage
· 60 min
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Benson investigates a string of sexual assaults targeting local female psychiatrists; the squad celebrates a promotion.
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