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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit : Season 17
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Air date: 23 Sep '15 - 23 episodesIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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List of Episodes (23)
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1. Devil's Dissections (1)
23 Sep '15In Part 1 of the two-part 17th-season opener, the squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.
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2. Criminal Pathology (2)
23 Sep '15In the conclusion of the two-part 17th-season opener, a serial killer reveals shocking new info, and problems in the case mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.
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3. Transgender Bridge
30 Sep '15When a transgender teen is assaulted by high school bullies, the case quickly escalates to tragedy, and the squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime.
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4. Institutional Fail
07 Oct '15A malnourished toddler is found wandering and leads police to another ill child from the same home. The investigation eventually lands the Department of Child Services in hot water. Meanwhile, Chief Dodds tells Benson to expect some changes at her squad.
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5. Community Policing
14 Oct '15An unarmed black man is shot by three police officers who claim they were following proper procedure while pursuing a rape suspect. As racial tensions mount throughout the city, Barba indicts the three cops.
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6. Maternal Instincts
21 Oct '15A violinist is raped by her colleague, but he doesn't remember committing the crime and claims he was drugged and robbed by a hired escort. Meanwhile, Rollins' mother throws a baby shower for her; and Sgt. Mike Dodds reports to work at the SVU squad.
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7. Patrimonial Burden
04 Nov '15When a pious TV family's reputation is shattered by a teen pregnancy scandal, SVU uncovers the reality behind the reality show.
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8. Melancholy Pursuit
11 Nov '15The search for a missing teenager takes an emotional toll on Dodd, DNA could lead to the teen's abductor.
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9. Depravity Standard
18 Nov '15Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.
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10. Catfishing Teacher
06 Jan '16A high school student plans a clandestine hookup with his female teacher but ends up in a far more sinister situation.
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11. Townhouse Incident
13 Jan '16Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a home invasion.
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12. A Misunderstanding
20 Jan '16A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.
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13. Forty-One Witnesses
03 Feb '16A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.
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14. Nationwide Manhunt (I)
10 Feb '16Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay and Dawson join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers (returning guest stars Dallas Roberts and Jefferson Mays) they helped to convict. (Part 1 of a 2-part Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Chicago P.D. crossover)
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15. Collateral Damages
17 Feb '16Two high-profile suspects are arrested in the takedown of an online pedophile ring following a sting operation.
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16. Star-Struck Victims
24 Feb '16When a lack of evidence leads Barba to drop rape charges against a popular actor; Rollins takes matters into her own hands.
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17. Manhattan Transfer
02 Mar '16A sexual exploitation case involving Catholic schoolgirls results in surprising charges against people in esteemed leadership positions, including judges, lawmakers, lawyers and cops.
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18. Unholiest Alliance
23 Mar '16When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offices, the police department, and the Catholic Church.
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19. Sheltered Outcasts
30 Mar '16Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neighborhood rapes.
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20. Fashionable Crimes
04 May '16A young model is raped by a renowned fashion house photographer, who looks to his successful brother to make the charges disappear.
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21. Assaulting Reality
11 May '16The producers of a reality TV dating series make Benson and the SVU team part of the show when they investigate a contestant's claim that she was raped.
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22. Intersecting Lives (1)
18 May '16A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.
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23. Heartfelt Passages (2)
25 May '16When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.
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