Regular Cast
Christopher Meloni - Det. Elliot Stabler
Mariska Hargitay - Det. Olivia Benson
Richard Belzer - Det. John Munch
Diane Neal - A.D.A. Casey Novak (Episode 96 +)
Ice-T - Det. Odafin Tutuola (Episode 24 +)
B.D. Wong - Dr. George Huang (Episode 67 +)
Dann Florek - Capt. Donald Cragen

Season Five

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.

Season Six

1. Birthright
   Six-year-old Patty Branson (guest star Abigail Breslin), is almost abducted in Central Park while her father reads the paper. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) investigate to find out that the men who attacked her are actually P.I.'s, and have been hired by Michele Osborne (guest star Lea Thompson) to kidnap Patty, claiming she is Patty's real mother. M.E. Warner (guest star Tamara Tunie) conducts a DNA test to prove the child's true biological mother. Meanwhile, Benson traces the source of the confusion about the child's origins back to a fertility doctor.
    
2. Debt
   After Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) find two small Chinese children mysteriously abandoned by their missing mother, they soon discover that the mother is an illegal immigrant whose older daughter is being held against her will until the mother can pay off the smugglersÓ fee for bringing the family to America. The police use the missing woman's sister, Li Mei (guest star Ming-Na from NBC's "ER") , to penetrate the secretive society and find out what happened to her -- but their plan backfires when Li Mei is found severely beaten while bearing an ominous message from the kidnappers.
    
3. Obscene
   Well-known actress Jesse (guest star Maggie Grace) who is the star of a controversial teen show, is raped in her trailer on the set. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Fin (Ice-T) investigate, and find the actress is hated by many community members, such as Carolyn Spencer (guest star Dana Delany, "China Beach") because they feel she's a bad influence on young girls. Carolyn's public statements of hatred and disapproval of the actress make her a prime suspect. The investigation unravels further clues, which point to Carolyn's son Danny (guest star Ricky Ullman), who is arrested after being placed at the scene of the crime. Although it appears that he was acting out his mother's wishes, the boy also was influenced by the directions of a radio shock jock (guest star Lewis Black, "The Daily Show With John Stewart"). Diane Neal also stars and Judith Light guest stars
    
4. Scavenger
   Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) discover an abandoned baby with a note indicating the mother's kidnapping. A trail of clues connect the mysterious kidnapping to a serial killer on the loose. As they uncover more murders, the detectives discover that their perpetrator is copycatting the actions of a serial killer from the past. Guest star Ann Meara plays the serial killer's mother. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Diane Neal and B.D. Wong also star.
    
5. Outcry
   After a missing sixteen-year-old girl, Tandi (guest star Amanda Seyfried) is found in an abandoned building, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) questions her and she reveals that she was pulled into the building by three men in uniform, and kept there for several days. Her story seems to have some holes in it, and as the investigation unfolds, the involvement of these men in uniform are called into question and her father is implicated as a suspect. Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, Ice-T and Dann Florek also star.
    
6. Conscience
   When a five-year-old boy disappears from a playground, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) are on the scene, searching for suspects. They meet the boy's thirteen-year-old neighbor, Jake (guest star Jordan Garratt) who witnessed the boy being watched by a man earlier that day. The case takes a grim turn, when the boy is discovered dead by suffocation and all clues lead to Jake as the killer. Jake admits his crime but claims he has been mentally unstable since he suffered abuse at a camp he attended upon suggestion of the victim's psychiatrist father (guest star Kyle Mclachlan, "Sex & the City"). Tamara Tuni also guest stars. Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong and Dann Florek also star.
    
7. Charisma
   When twelve-year-old Melanie, (guest star Holliston Coleman) is hospitalized with pregnancy complications, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) make a hospital call. They discover that Melanie's husband (guest star Jeff Kober), the father of her unborn child, is the leader of a cult in which Melanie is involved. The investigation takes an emotional turn when the detectives pay a visit to the cult leader and make a horrifying discovery. Tamara Tuni also guest stars. Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong, Dann Florek also star.
    
8. Doubt
   After a woman claims to have been sexually assaulted by her college professor (guest star Billy Campbell, "Once and Again"), the accused academician agrees to help Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) by volunteering to submit a DNA sample for testing. But the case turns into a classic "he said, she said" stand-off when the professor claims the alleged victim showed up at his apartment seeking more then professional advice. Tamara Tuni also guest stars. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, Ice-T and B.D. Wong also star.
    
9. Weak
   When Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) investigate a series of assaults in the Upper West side, they find that they will have to rely on the help of psychiatrist Rebecca Hendrix (guest star Mary Stuart Masterson) and her schizophrenic patient, also a victim of this crime, to nail down their predator. The investigation takes an unexpected turn when Benson and Stabler locate the criminal, Thomas Mathers (guest star Dallas Roberts). However, conflicting evidence leaves Benson and Stabler questioning whether or not Thomas is the right man to have in custody. Diane Neal, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, and Ice-T also star. TV
    
10. Haunted
    While on a stakeout with Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay), Detective Fin (Ice-T) wanders into a convenience store and finds himself at the scene of a robbery. Shots are fired and Fin is down, and nearly loses his life. This traumatic event turns bittersweet, as Benson reunites Fin with his son Ken (Ernest Waddell ) who he has not seen in years. Meanwhile, a woman reads about the shootout in the paper, and recognizes Fin from his days in narcotics. Fin once promised to help locate her missing daughter, but was unable to go through with it, because it would have blown his cover. This rediscovery drives Fin to return to narcotics, and finish the job he once promised to do. Teaming up with partner Nick Sandoval (Nicholas Gonzalez) they set out to complete this search, and come to find the end result is not what they expected. Tamara Tunie guest stars. Chris Meloni, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal also star
     
11. Contagious
    A family is rushed to the hospital after a car accident, and while examining the nine-year-old daughter for injuries, the doctor discovers she has been molested. SVU is called to the case and Det. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) questions his daughter, Holly (guest star Jeanette McCurdy), to get to the truth. They discover that she in fact has been molested, and the same perp who molested her had previously killed another eight-year-old girl. Benson and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) work with Holly to track down the person responsible. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Ice-T, Diane Neal, and Tamara Tuni also star
     
12. Identity
    After a gang member sexually assaults a young woman, he is pushed from a rooftop in what appears to be an act of retribution. However, when the victim Katie (guest star Regan Thompson) also turns up dead, Benson and Stabler realize that the case is far more complicated than they originally suspected. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, and Diane Neal also star. Mary Stuart Masterson guest stars.
     
13. Quarry
    After receiving an anonymous tip, Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is led to the body of a boy who has been missing since 1980. Back in 1980, the police identified Lucas Biggs (guest star John Savage), a professional ball player, as the murderer, but evidence fell short of a guilty verdict. In present day, Lucas is on death row for the kidnapping and murder of another victim. Benson and Cragen (Dann Florek) suspect this new information is a ploy to prolong his death sentence by forcing the police to re-open the case. Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Diane Neal and Richard Belzer also star.
     
14. Game
    When Detectives Stabler (Chris Meloni) and Fin (Ice-T) investigate the rape and murder of a prostitute, the detectives find that the teenagers were re-enacting scenes from their favorite video game. The case goes to court, and tension builds as Novak (Diane Neal) must argue against opposing counsel Gates (guest star Barry Bostwick) that the teenagers were influenced by the violent video game. Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong and Tamara Tunie also star. TV
     
15. Hooked
    A 15-year-old girl (guest star Janae Kram) is found murdered and Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) discover that the victim was using a fake ID, living a secret life in a world of teenaged prostitution -- and HIV positive after having unprotected sex in pornographic films. This last fact leads detectives to her murderer, but the case takes a dramatic turn as a second victim is discovered murdered by someone else. Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong and Tamara Tunie also star. TV
     
16. Ghost
    A well-to-do couple are found tortured and murdered, and Benson (Mariska Hatgitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) are on the scene. It turns out they were laundering money for South American drug dealers, and skimming some for themselves. Detectives Benson and Stabler are joined by Detective Sandoval (guest star Nicholas Gonzalez, "The OC"). The investigation goes through many layers, and evidence finally leads the detectives back to the Special Victims Unit's former A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot (guest star Stephanie March), who was presumed dead. Despite the risk, Cabot returns from hiding to once again help the team solve the case. Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, and B.D. Wong also star.
     
17. Rage
    Gordon Rickett (guest star Matthew Modine, "Memphis Belle") is brought to the interrogation room once again for the murder of an adolescent girl and Detective Stabler (Chris Meloni) hopes that he will put Rickett away for good this time -- though he must first keep his own rage under control. As tension fills the room, Rickett and Stabler face each other again in a race against the clock over the next 24 hours. Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong and Tamara Tunie also star.
     
18. Pure
    A mother reports her eighteen-year-old daughter missing and Detectives Stabler (Chris Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) are on the scene and attempt to track her daughter down. Psychic Sebastian Ballentine (guest star Martin Short) is brought into the investigation and seems to hold all of the clues, claiming to see visions of the girl. The investigation takes a shocking turn, leading the detectives to suspect that Sebastian knows more about the case then he is sharing. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Diane Neal, and B.D. Wong also star. TV
     
19. Intoxicated
    Cathy Moriarty guest stars as Denise Eldridge, a mother who reports a case of statutory rape in an effort to keep her teenage daughter away from her 21-year old boyfriend. The daughter, Carrie Eldridge, (guest star Danielle Panabaker) makes it difficult for SVU involvement when she claims that she and her boyfriend have never had sexual relations. After Carrie undergoes questioning, Mrs. Eldridge is found murdered in her apartment and detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) first suspect Carrie's boyfriend. The surprising plot twist hits particularly close to home for Benson, as personal issues with her mother resurface. Diane Neal, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Tamara Tunie also star.
     
20. Night (Part 1) (Part 2 on L&O Trial By Jury)
    And Bebe Neuwirth guest-star In a special crossover episode with ×Law & Order: TRIAL BY JURYÓ - Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) investigate the rape and murder of a woman who is found near a nightclub, with $500 stuffed into her mouth. The only clue in the case is the money and fingerprints lead detectives to hotshot lawyer Jason Whittaker, (guest star Bradley Cooper). Benson and Stabler discover that he was trustee of the Duvall family estate and they question matriarch Eleanor Duvall (guest star Angela Lansbury) who leads them to her son Gabriel (guest star Alfred Molina). All clues point to Mr. Duvall, however there is not enough evidence to accuse him. A surprising plot-twist puts A.D.A Novak (Diane Neal) in grave danger, and Tracy Kibre (guest star Bebe Neuwirth form NBC's "Law & Order: Trial By Jury") is brought in to work on the case. Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Dann Florek, and Tamara Tunie also star.
     
21. Blood
    Melinda Dillon guest-stars - A girl is brutally assaulted outside a nightclub with her attackers stealing her car and throwing her nine-month-old baby from the car as they disappear. Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) investigate the case, and discover that the sexual assault is connected to illegal trafficking in painkillers, and the source behind the drug-dealing appears to be an elderly woman, Jenny Rogers (Dillon). As the investigation progresses, Benson and Stabler discover that Rodgers is being abused by her son Kevin (guest star Matt Schulze) and her daughter-in-law. When RogersÓ daughter-in-law is suddenly murdered, Benson and Stabler persuade Rogers to turn in her son, saving her from his abusive behavior. Meanwhile, Stabler struggles with a pressing issue involving one of his own children. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong and Ice-T also star.
     
22. Parts
    When a woman's body is found dismembered in a junkyard, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) investigate and evidence leads them to the victim's boyfriend, Leon Shragewitz (guest-star Glenn Kessler). Shragewitz confesses to the murder, by pushing her down a flight of stairs, and leaving her to die. A twist in the case leads Benson and Stabler to find that a kidney was then extracted from the victim's body by a man trying to save his sick son, leaving the rest of her remains in the junkyard. Detectives Besnon and Stabler turn to Amy Solwey (guest-star Matlin) to help them solve the case by leading them to the transplant surgeon who is at the center of an illegal body part ring. Ice-T, Diane Neal and Richard Belzer, Tamara Tunie, and Dann Florek also star.
     
23. Goliath
    When two Police officers from separate precincts attack their wives and demonstrate suicidal behavior, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) investigate, and connect the incidents to both men serving in the same Reserve unit in Afghanistan. Linking this behavior to a similar trail of attacks in 2002 by officers, Benson and Stabler connect this to a drug called Quinium, which the Army prescribes to fight malaria. When they discover that the Army is aware of its side affects, Novak (Diane Neal) goes after the government for administering the drug. Meanwhile, Detective Stabler faces some tough personal issues at home with his wife. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and B.D. Wong also star.