Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 18

First Air Date: September 21, 2016

First Aired on	:	2016
Episodes	:	21 episodes

Episodes

18x21 Sanctuary (2) (May 24, 2017)

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.

18x20 American Dream (1) (May 24, 2017)

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.

18x19 Conversion (May 17, 2017)

A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.

18x18 Spellbound (May 10, 2017)

A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.

18x17 Real Fake News (May 03, 2017)

A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.

18x16 The Newsroom (April 26, 2017)

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.

18x15 Know It All (April 05, 2017)

A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.

18x14 Net Worth (March 29, 2017)

A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.

18x13 Genes (March 22, 2017)

An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.

18x12 No Surrender (February 22, 2017)

Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.

18x11 Great Expectations (February 15, 2017)

The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.

18x10 Motherly Love (February 08, 2017)

A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.

18x09 Decline and Fall (January 18, 2017)

The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.

18x08 Chasing Theo (January 11, 2017)

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.

18x07 Next Chapter (January 04, 2017)

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.

18x06 Broken Rhymes (November 09, 2016)

A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.

18x05 Rape Interrupted (October 26, 2016)

A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.

18x04 Heightened Emotions (October 12, 2016)

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.

18x03 Imposter (October 05, 2016)

When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.

18x02 Making a Rapist (September 28, 2016)

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.

18x01 Terrorized (September 21, 2016)

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.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 18