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1.Tragedy The disappearance of an expectant mother in an alleged car jacking leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to believe the abduction to be the work of a serial rapist. However, when the evidence points away from this car jacking rapist, the detectives look closer to home turning their suspicions to the victim's ex-boyfriend, hoping to find her before she loses her unborn child. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star
2. Manic When two high school basketball players are gunned down while shooting hoops in the school gym, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) attempt to locate the shooter with the help of a third student who was held hostage by the suspect. However, when the detectives make the horrible discovery their prime witness is actually the murderer, they are left searching for motive behind this tragedy. Rory Culkin ("Signs", "Igby Goes Down") guest stars as a manic depressive teenager and Mare Winningham (Oscar Nominee for "Georgia") guest stars as his desperate mother. John Cullum (Broadway's "Urinetown") reprises his role as seasoned defense attorney Barry Moredock. Stephanie March, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong and Ice-T also star.
3. Mother When a psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of sex offenders is found badly beaten in a crack house, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) believe her attacker to be a recently paroled patient previously known as the "Duct Tape Rapist". However, further examination of the suspect proves his innocence, the detectives point their suspicions to a law student working in the doctor's office who may have also been her patient. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.
4. Loss When a drug enforcement agent is raped and brutally murdered while working deep undercover investigating a Colombian drug cartel, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) attempt to find her killer. However, when the DEA becomes involved in the case in order to protect several other uncover officers, the squad must keep their investigation under raps to avoid federal interference. A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) faces the toughest case of her career as she must stand up to a dangerous web of drug dealers. Fred Thompson (NBC's "Law & Order") guest stars as D.A. Arthur Branch. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, and Ice-T also star.
5. Serendipity The discovery by two Center for Disease Control workers of a dead newborn baby left in a sewer, leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to a murdered young mother -- who was drugged and forced to give birth. Believing the slaying to be linked to an adoption agreement between the victim and a middle-class couple, the detectives uncover the identity of the childÓs alleged father whose voluntary paternity test links him to the five-year-old rape of a young girl. Diane Neal joins the cast as ADA Casey Novak. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer and Ice-T also star
6. Coerced When a 5-year-old boy is kidnapped from his bed in the middle of the night, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) believe the abduction to be the work of a father in the middle of a custody battle - only to have the evidence indicate an outside suspect. Canvasing the neighborhood, the detectives discover their kidnapper to be an unstable grocery store clerk who believes the boy to be his own son and will do everything to protect him, including murdering his employer. Beverly D'Angelo guest stars as legal aid Rebecca Balthus. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal and Ice-T also star
7. Choice When a pregnant woman (Josie Bissett, "Melrose Place") is attacked outside of her restaurant, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) set their sights on a young patron present around the time of the assault. However, when the victim reveals that her decision to abort their baby angered her abusive husband, the detectives interrogate the man only to have him accuse the victim of endangering her child through excessive drinking. Oscar winner Shirley Jones ("Elmer Gantry"), Beverly D'Angelo and Mariette Hartley all guest-star as different defense attorneys. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal and Ice-T also star
8. Abomination When the homosexual poster-boy for a sexual re-education group is found murdered in his bed, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) suspect an out spoken Midwestern Reverend who was in the process of flooding the victim with hate mail and death threats, to be their killer. However, when the activist's alibi checks out, the detectives turn their investigation towards a paper the victim was working on regarding the failure of sexual re-education groups and a professor who personally objects to the thesis making him a prime suspect for the murder. George Segal ("Just Shoot Me") and Jonathan Tucker ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre") guest star. Fred Thompson (NBC's "Law & Order") makes a special appearance as D.A. Arthur Branch.
9. Control When a subway commuter is mutilated during his evening commute, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) scour the subway platform, believing the attack to have been perpetrated by a territorial transient. However, when the station surveillance tapes reveal the attacker to be a women, the detectives discover their victim has been abducting women and forcing them to live in his dungeon for several years, pointing their suspicions to one of his victims (guest star Samantha Mathis, "American Psycho") and her mother (Golden Globe Nominee Jacqueline Bisset, "Joan of Arc"). Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal and Ice-T also star.
10. Shaken When an infant disappears at a local park only to be discovered badly beaten in a group of nearby bushes, Detective Stabler (Christopher Meloni) -- partnered up with Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) -- searches for the child's attacker. However, when the victim's life-threatening injuries are determined to be the result of a violent shaking several days before the abduction, Stabler points his suspicion at the child's overworked single mother despite her declarations of love. Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal and Ice-T also star.
11. Escape When a convicted pedophile escapes from prison and heads to Manhattan to look up his former victim, Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) teams up with her ex-boyfriend - U.S. Marshal Andy Eckerson (guest star Craig Bierko, Broadway's "Music Man") to hunt down the fugitive. However, when the pedophile kidnaps his now grown-up victim, Benson pressures his mother into revealing the convict whereabouts, only to find herself his hostage after a confrontation in a cheap motel on the Jersey Shore. Chris Meloni, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal and Ice-T also star.
12. Brotherhood When the pledgemaster of a hardnosed local fraternity is found murdered and sodimized Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) believe the murder to be the result of the victim's Internet porn sight, which feature unwitting college girls at a local bar. However, when the evidence points back to the fraternity, the detectives slam up against the wall of brotherhood as the brothers are less the cooperative especially with the prime suspect being a recently departed pledge. Gary Cole (NBC's "The West Wing") guest stars as the victim's father whose own bond of brotherhood comes under fire. Tennis star Serena Williams makes a special appearance in the episode. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal and Ice-T also star.
13. Hate Two young Arab-American women are found brutally raped and set on fire. Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) discover that both women went to the Interfaith Council and were trying to improve relations between Muslims, Jews and Americans. Detectives turn their sights to a paranoid war veteran who believes all Muslims are a threat to society. The veteran's flashy attorney (guest star Barry Bostwick) devises a highly unorthodox defense that puzzles A.D.A. Novak (Diane Neal). Ice-T, Richard Belzer and B.D. Wong also star.
14. Ritual The discovery of the torso of a 7-year-old Nigerian boy leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in search for a rogue Santeria practitioner reviving the old traditions of human-sacrifice. However, when the Detectives discover that the sacrifice could have been staged to hide a sex related homicide, they uncover an illegal slave smuggling business. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.
15. Families When the body of a murdered 16-year-old girl is uncovered in the middle of a rape arrest, Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) tract the victims final hours, in the process discovering she was pregnant. However, when a DNA test reveals the girl's pregnancy to be the product of incest, the detectives attempt to sort through possible suspects in her own family as well as that of her boyfriend. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.
16. Home When an upper Westside resident finds a young boy scavenging through his garbage looking for food, Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) track down the child's mother, believing him to be the victim of abuse. However, after the detectives interview the single mother, they discover she rules her home with a tight fist keeping a close watch on both her sons, sharing her paranoia over the dangers of the city with them. Dixie Carter ("Designing Women") also guest stars in the episode as Attorney Denise Brockmorton and Marlo Thomas ("That Girl") portrays a former judge gone into private practice who offers some sagely advice. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.
17. Mean When a teenage girl is murdered, Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) search for a suspect. However, when they discover their victim was a fearsome high school bully who enjoyed tormenting other girls, the detectives are left with a school full of suspects.
18. Careless CCH POWDER & JULIE HAGERTY GUEST STAR - When a child dies in the emergency room after allegedly passing out at a late night church, Detectives Tutuola (Ice T.) and Munch (Richard Belzer) discover the prayer vigil was held to extract the devil from the victim. However, when forensics uncovers the child was smothered to death prior to attending the service, Fin believes the death to the result of prolong child abuse and not faith healing. CCH Pounder ("The Shield") guest stars as the distraught foster mother of the slain child and Julie Hagerty ("Airplane!") portrays social worker Mariel Plummer. Dann Florek and Diane Neal also star.
19. Sick When Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) detain a disturbed 12-year-old boy with a recent history of violence after he posted a gruesome plan to hurt his younger sister in an Internet chat room, they discover the child was sexually abused. Searching for the victim's abuser, the detectives follow a trail of money back to a wealthy toy mogul known for his generous donations to children's charities and his hospitality for younger houseguests. Cindy Williams ("Laverne & Shirley") guest stars in the episode as a distraught grandmother who believes her terminally ill granddaughter might be one of the wealthy suspect's victims.
20. Lowdown When a Bronx A.D.A. is found strangled to death in a compromising position while parked on a known hooker stroll, Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) examine the prosecutor's recent cases in search of any violent defendents with grudge. However, when DNA evidence raises questions as to the victim's sexual preference, the detectives are left examining a different set of motives for this murder.
21. Criminal The discovery of the body of criminology student who was raped and murdered leads Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) on the trail of rapist with an expert knowledge of forensics. However, when the victim's advisor turns out to be an ex-con whom Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) arrested as a teenager for murder and sexual assault, the squad focuses their investigation on this convicted killer.
22. Painless When a team of maids stumbles across a female resident bound and nearly suffocated in her bed, Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) believe the woman to be a rape victim and search for her attacker. However, when the victim commits suicide while recovering the emergency room, the detectives discover the alleged rape was actually staged as part of a suicide pact the woman had with a local physician (guest star Marlee Matlin, "The West Wing"). Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.
23. Bound When a wealthy senior citizen is found raped and murdered in her luxury brownstone apartment, Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) track down the victim's most recent gentlemen callers. However, when the homicide matches two previous senior murders, the detectives believe they have a serial killer on the loose, and attempt to find a connection between these victims. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.
24. Poison The poisoning of couple's adopted son prompts Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) to suspect the child's mother based on testimony from her 6-year-old daughter that she abused the child. However, when prosecuting the case, A.D.A. Novak (Diane Neal) battles against an arrogant trial judge (guest star Tom Skerritt, "Picket Fences") with a reputation for holding himself as the true moral legal authority inn the New York City criminal justice system. Marlo Thomas ("That Girl"), Cynthia Gibb ("Fame") and Barry Bostwick ("Spin City") also guest-star.
25. Head In the season finale, after being caught in the act of videotaping women in a Manhattan restroom, a disturbed voyeur informs Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) of a sexual assault against a minor whom he caught on tape -- changing the scope of their investigation as they now hunt for the pedophile. Based on the limited evidence from the videotape, the detectives attempt to retrace the events leading up to the assault and focus their attention on the victim's female school principal - and are surprised to find that their suspect is preparing up a bizarre defense.
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