Episode 1
A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.
Episode 2
Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.
Episode 3
When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.
Episode 4
A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.
Episode 5
A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.
Episode 6
A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.
Episode 7
The SVU team investigates a woman has been sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.
Episode 8
A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.
Episode 9
The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.
Episode 10
A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.
Episode 11
The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.
Episode 12
Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.
Episode 13
An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.
Episode 14
A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.
Episode 15
A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.
Episode 16
Benson and Barba ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor makes an on-air disclosure of rape against her boss.
Episode 17
A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.
Episode 18
A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.
Episode 19
A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.
Episode 20
A hate crime is committed against a Muslim family, resulting in the death of their daughter. Things get complicated when a crucial witness in the case is deported, forcing Barba to drop the charges against a suspect.
Episode 21
In the 18th-season finale, two families seek justice for their loved ones in the wake of a suspect's unexpected release. Soon, public protests on the matter escalate to violence, leading Benson to go to desperate lengths to make an arrest.
