Overview of 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' Season 20

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

In 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.

Writing:

Dick Wolf

Stars:

Release Date: 1999-09-20
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

7.9/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 43

Season 20 Episode List

Episode 1 - Man Up
Release Date: 2018-09-27
Teenager Sam Conway shows evidence of rape but refuses to name his attacker. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins confess to some major life changes.
Episode 2 - Man Down
Release Date: 2018-09-27
In the conclusion to the season premiere, ADA Stone blames himself for the shocking verdict in Sam's case, and before Benson can offer help, Sam makes a tragic decision.
Episode 3 - Zero Tolerance
Release Date: 2018-10-04
After the rescue of a young girl from a sex trafficker, Benson and Stone must take drastic measures to reunite her with her mother. Meanwhile, Rollins decides to give her rocky relationship another chance.
Episode 4 - Revenge
Release Date: 2018-10-11
As a string of break-in assaults grows more violent, the cops investigate an online incel group to identify a suspect.
Episode 5 - Accredo
Release Date: 2018-10-18
A member of a women's empowerment group is found murdered, leading the cops to the group's charismatic male leader. Meanwhile, Rollins keeps her pregnancy under wraps to avoid going on desk duty.
Episode 6 - Exile
Release Date: 2018-10-25
A young woman wakes up in the hospital with no memory of her assault, and Carisi's investigation stalls when she disappears.
Episode 7 - Caretaker
Release Date: 2018-11-01
The cops wrestle with an unthinkable crime when a family is murdered in their sleep.
Episode 8 - Hell's Kitchen
Release Date: 2018-11-09
When a waitress at a popular restaurant is sexually assaulted, SVU looks for the culprit at the top of the culinary food chain, but Benson and Stone hit a wall when it's time to prosecute.
Episode 9 - Mea Culpa
Release Date: 2018-11-15
Stone asks Benson to investigate a sexual encounter from his past that he feels guilt and uncertainty about; Rollins considers a proposal from Doctor Al.
Episode 10 - Alta Kockers
Release Date: 2018-11-22
The investigation into a promising new author’s death leads to a decades-old secret kept between two reclusive brothers.
Episode 11 - Plastic
Release Date: 2019-01-11
A woman accuses a celebrity plastic surgeon and his girlfriend of rape.
Episode 12 - Dear Ben
Release Date: 2019-01-17
Stone takes up the unsolved cold case of a serial rapist that consumed his father’s career
Episode 13 - A Story of More Woe
Release Date: 2019-01-31
Benson tries to help two teenaged sisters after their father is killed. Meanwhile, Rollins goes into labor.
Episode 14 - Part 33
Release Date: 2019-02-07
As Stone prosecutes the case of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Benson and her squad wrestle with the duty of testifying against her.
Episode 15 - Brothel
Release Date: 2019-02-14
Benson and the team investigate the death of a prostitute at a brothel. They wonder if there was foul play or if this could be a case of a junkie who relapsed, turned to tricking, got depressed and committed suicide.
Episode 16 - Facing Demons
Release Date: 2019-02-21
Benson and the SVU investigate the death of a man they believe to be a pedophile. When they dig deeper, they realize things are not what they seem and that the case actually hits really close to home.
Episode 17 - Missing
Release Date: 2019-03-14
The SVU pursues a suspect when a child is discovered in the trunk of an abandoned car.
Episode 18 - Blackout
Release Date: 2019-03-21
When defense attorney Nikki Staines is raped after a police charity event, Benson reluctantly looks to her own for a suspect.
Episode 19 - Dearly Beloved
Release Date: 2019-04-04
The SVU investigates a he-said, she-said case when a woman crashes a wedding to accuse her therapist of sexual assault.
Episode 20 - The Good Girl
Release Date: 2019-04-11
Benson and the team work to uncover a pregnant teenager's secret when she refuses to name the baby's father.
Episode 21 - Exchange
Release Date: 2019-04-25
Benson helps a teenaged exchange student after she's assaulted by a cab driver.
Episode 22 - Diss
Release Date: 2019-05-02
When a pop star is assaulted in her home, the SVU investigates the public feud between her rapper husband and a competing recording artist; Fin's family ties to a suspect take him off the case.
Episode 23 - Assumptions
Release Date: 2019-05-09
The SVU searches for two suspects spotted fleeing the scene after a Muslim woman is assaulted inside a synagogue. Meanwhile, Benson is dismayed to find Rob Miller out on bail.
Episode 24 - End Game
Release Date: 2019-05-16
When a teenager is found dead in the Hudson River, Lt. Benson suspects Rob Miller is behind the mysterious death but can't prove it. Despite having only circumstantial evidence, ADA Stone takes the case to court before Miller can destroy more lives.