<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 390 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Terrorized" </Td> <Td> Alik Sakharov </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Julie Martin </Td> <Td> September 21, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 21) </Td> <Td> 1801 </Td> <Td> 7.83 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> When Lt. Benson finds a boy alone in Central Park, he draws a gun on her . The SVU team finds the boy's parents as they execute a planned terrorist attack at the park . When the father is killed by police in a shootout in Central Park during an event, the boy's mother (Natia Dune) says that she was forced to carry out the attack, as she was raped and beaten for five years by the father and his brother . Benson and Barba are at odds over the mother's claims, with Benson pushing for leniency . Meanwhile, a distraught Deputy Chief Dodds accuses Benson of getting his son killed . </P> <Ul> <Li> Episode inspired by the FBI--Apple encryption dispute from the 2015 San Bernardino attack </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 391 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Making a Rapist" </Td> <Td> Michael Pressman </Td> <Td> Kevin Fox </Td> <Td> September 28, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 28) </Td> <Td> 1802 </Td> <Td> 6.09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> When a DNA rape kit is tested 16 years later, the man originally convicted of the crime, Sean Roberts (Henry Thomas), is released from prison . He befriends the victim and her daughter (Alexis Collins), being invited to the daughter's wedding . One month after Roberts' release, the daughter is found raped and murdered with evidence pointing to him . Meanwhile, Fin Tutuola is accused of framing Roberts as payback for tarnishing his arrest record, having been the original arresting officer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 392 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Imposter" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Gavin Harris </Td> <Td> October 5, 2016 (2016 - 10 - 05) </Td> <Td> 1803 </Td> <Td> 5.76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> The SVU team is sent to a fancy hotel when a woman (Paula Marshall) accidentally overdoses on drugs, claiming to have been raped by a man, Tom Metcalf (Wallace Langham), posing as the admissions director for Hudson University . As the investigation unravels, they learn that the man has victimized multiple mothers desperate to send their children to the university . When Metcalf is charged with rape, ADA Barba is forced to make a deal with the judge, who believes the case is not fit for prosecution, in order to get justice for the families, but things end terribly wrong . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 393 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Heightened Emotions" </Td> <Td> Alex Chapple </Td> <Td> Julie Martin & Céline C. Robinson </Td> <Td> October 12, 2016 (2016 - 10 - 12) </Td> <Td> 1805 </Td> <Td> 5.88 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> A troubled, but determined athlete with a double life (Brit Morgan) claims she was raped after she is found by police officers drunk and bleeding . SVU come to help the woman, but the case eventually becomes very shaky when she starts to show signs of an undiagnosed mental illness . Meanwhile, Rollins' sister Kim is released from prison on parole, claiming to be totally reformed, and she and Amanda try to rekindle their relationship, but Amanda finds it hard to trust her . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 394 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Rape Interrupted" </Td> <Td> Michael Pressman </Td> <Td> Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen </Td> <Td> October 26, 2016 (2016 - 10 - 26) </Td> <Td> 1806 </Td> <Td> 5.85 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After Ellis Griffin (Corey Cott) the son of Olivia's former partner Patrick Griffin (Anthony Edwards), is accused of rape by a woman who attended a party with him, Olivia is faced with a tough decision to choose between loyalty or duty . Patrick's pressuring her to drop the investigation causes tension, both in the squad room and between Olivia and Patrick . Eventually, Olivia makes her decision and it leaves her saddened about the outcome that follows . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 395 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Broken Rhymes" </Td> <Td> Adam Bernstein </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Jeffrey Baker </Td> <Td> November 9, 2016 (2016 - 11 - 09) </Td> <Td> 1807 </Td> <Td> 5.55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After a transgender individual (Sabel Gonzales) is assaulted in a public bathroom, SVU questions the CEO of a record label (Wyclef Jean) who may be linked to the assault . The case is initially believed to be a hate crime, but things take a twist when the prime suspect reveals his connection to the victim and several people are found brutally murdered . With the victim's life on the line, things eventually become very intense for both the detectives and the suspects . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 396 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Next Chapter" </Td> <Td> Fred Berner </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Gavin Harris </Td> <Td> January 4, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 04) </Td> <Td> 1809 </Td> <Td> 5.82 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> A woman is sexually assaulted and she believes the perpetrator is the same man that went to prison for stalking her . The detectives investigate but the case eventually becomes extremely dangerous . Carisi's life is soon put in serious danger when he and Olivia visit the prime suspect's house and shots are fired from the house . Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a possible future with Olivia, over which Olivia has mixed feelings about . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 397 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Chasing Theo" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Julie Martin & Robert Brooks Cohen </Td> <Td> January 11, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 11) </Td> <Td> 1810 </Td> <Td> 6.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> A six - year - old boy is abducted from his bedroom after his mother (Rachelle Lefevre) throws a wild party with drugs involved . The case brings forward several suspects and the detectives are led to multiple locations and tip - offs . The case becomes distressing for Rollins and Benson, both mothers . As hours go by, the squad becomes desperate to find the boy, which makes the mother and her ex-girlfriend fret . Meanwhile, Benson breaks up with Tucker after several days of thinking, breaking both her and Tucker's hearts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 398 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Decline and Fall" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Ed Zuckerman & Robert Brooks Cohen </Td> <Td> January 18, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 18) </Td> <Td> 1811 </Td> <Td> 6.46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> A powerful and rich family which owns a major retail empire closes ranks after a bartender (Ariane Rinehart) accuses one of the family members of rape . The bartender remembers nothing of the rape and it is quickly suspected that she may have been drugged or had her drink spiked . Benson treats the case seriously and it quickly becomes complicated . The case exposes the whole family's nasty secrets and several stories are told, frustrating the detectives . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 399 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Motherly Love" </Td> <Td> Mariska Hargitay </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Julie Martin </Td> <Td> February 8, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 08) </Td> <Td> 1812 </Td> <Td> 6.93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> A teenage boy (Aaron Sanders) murders a person, later revealed to be his best friend, whom he believed was raping his mother (Sarah Wynter) at the time . The mother, a psychologist, claims that her son's best friend had an obsession with her . A seemingly open - and - shut case is revealed to involve layers of deceit and manipulation on the mother's part, who is not as innocent as she seems and may be hiding several secrets . </P> <Ul> <Li> This episode was produced and announced as the 400th episode of the series but actually aired as the 399th episode . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 400 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "Great Expectations" </Td> <Td> Martha Mitchell </Td> <Td> Kevin Fox & Brendan Feeney </Td> <Td> February 15, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 15) </Td> <Td> 1808 </Td> <Td> 6.00 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After a thirteen year old boy (Christopher Paul Richards) is sexually assaulted in what appears to be a locker room hazing, the detectives investigate the players of a top youth hockey team and come up with a few suspects . The case eventually brings forward a boy (Lincoln Melcher) who has obviously been physically abused by his father (Brent Sexton) in the same way his brothers had been, but does not want to talk of it out of devotion to his father . Carisi takes the case very personally, which causes some conflict between him and Rollins . The case, however, goes horribly wrong and sacrifices are soon made by the abused brothers and their mother . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 401 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "No Surrender" </Td> <Td> Stephanie Marquardt </Td> <Td> Gavin Harris & Kinan Copen </Td> <Td> February 22, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 22) </Td> <Td> 1813 </Td> <Td> 5.76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger (Sarah Booth) is the victim of sexual assault and does not handle it well . SVU is soon called in to assist and it is revealed that the woman was sexually assaulted after a party she threw . The case becomes difficult when the victim refuses to cooperate and Olivia and Fin become convinced that the rapist is someone against her being a Ranger, but the rapist turns out to be someone unexpected after a secret is revealed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 402 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "Genes" </Td> <Td> Michael Pressman </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Céline C. Robinson </Td> <Td> March 22, 2017 (2017 - 03 - 22) </Td> <Td> 1815 </Td> <Td> 5.19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> A woman comes to SVU saying she was raped . When the detectives go to arrest the assailant (Michael Torphy), he claims that he has a rape gene, that he can't help it having been born that way . The case becomes very controversial and causes extreme tension, both in the squad room and between the detectives and the DA's office . The man's claim causes Benson to think back to both her and Noah's rapist fathers, making her worry, albeit briefly, if Noah has any chance of following in his footsteps . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 403 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> "Net Worth" </Td> <Td> Alex Chapple </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Jeffrey Baker </Td> <Td> March 29, 2017 (2017 - 03 - 29) </Td> <Td> 1816 </Td> <Td> 5.00 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> An investment banker (Missy Peregrym) accuses one of her billionaire clients (Tate Donovan) of raping her . SVU is called in to handle the delicate case, but they must tread carefully, as the accused is extremely wealthy and one wrong move could ruin everything . The case, however, becomes complicated when several bribes and deals are offered . Meanwhile, Fin is promoted to Sergeant . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 404 </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> "Know It All" </Td> <Td> Jonathan Herron </Td> <Td> Ed Zuckerman & Kevin Fox </Td> <Td> April 5, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 05) </Td> <Td> 1814 </Td> <Td> 5.07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> The detectives arrest a suspect (Chris Diamantopoulos) charged with the rape and murder of a young female coworker . However, the reputations of all the SVU squad members, Barba included, are put on the line when the suspect reveals he knows their intimate secrets and threatens to expose them if the charges against him aren't dropped . The secrets cause major conflicts within the squadroom and Barba reveals a secret that could cost him his entire career . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 405 </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> "The Newsroom" </Td> <Td> Jono Oliver </Td> <Td> Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin </Td> <Td> April 26, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 26) </Td> <Td> 1817 </Td> <Td> 5.22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> When a news anchor (Bonnie Somerville) makes a rape allegation against her boss (Christopher McDonald) on live TV, Benson, Barba, and the rest of the SVU squad ask corroborators to put their jobs on the line by confirming the allegations . However, they are very hesitant, afraid of losing their jobs or getting bad reputations . The defense complicates the case by making it seem as though the allegations sprung from the victim losing her job . </P> <Ul> <Li> Episode inspired by the sexual assault allegations against Fox News reporter Bill O'Reilly and Fox News founder, chairman, and CEO Roger Ailes . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 406 </Th> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> "Real Fake News" </Td> <Td> Martha Mitchell </Td> <Td> Ed Zuckerman </Td> <Td> May 3, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 03) </Td> <Td> 1818 </Td> <Td> 5.06 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> The SVU squad is asked by a US Representative (James Waterston) to debunk sexual assault rumors currently against him, but it takes a surprising twist when they are led to something much more deplorable . Things eventually become extremely personal when Benson and Rollins are targeted by a news website of questionable validity, with pictures of them and their children spreading false rumours about the nature of their families . Both detectives become infuriated and upset, vowing to stop the website and the man running it . </P> <Ul> <Li> Episode inspired by the Pizzagate conspiracy theory and the surrounding hysteria following fake news stories claiming that various pizza parlors were fronts for human trafficking rings . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 407 </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> "Spellbound" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Gavin Harris & Kinan Copen </Td> <Td> May 10, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 10) </Td> <Td> 1819 </Td> <Td> 5.01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> The team investigates the motives and career of a charismatic spiritual healer and hypnotist (Stuart Townsend) when a man comes into the squad room and says that his girlfriend was sexually assaulted by the healer using his hypnosis skilla . The detectives and Barba question whether the victim was actually sexually assaulted using hypnosis skills or if something else more sinister than what was reported happened . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 408 </Th> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> "Conversion" </Td> <Td> Alex Chapple </Td> <Td> Kevin Fox & Brendan Feeney </Td> <Td> May 17, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 17) </Td> <Td> 1820 </Td> <Td> 5.56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> A church group from Indiana visits New York and reports to the Special Victims Unit that one of their members was sexually assaulted by another member . When the rapist is found, he claims it was curative intercourse to cure the girl of her homosexuality and he was saving her soul . The detectives investigate and must decide whether the rapist is sincere in his belief or if something else happened that caused the member of the church group to attack the individual . They end up finding that the rapist is hiding a secret . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 409 </Th> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> "American Dream" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Julie Martin </Td> <Td> May 24, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 24) </Td> <Td> 1821 </Td> <Td> 5.80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> An extremely brutal hate crime is committed towards a Muslim family who own a restaurant which results in the death of two of the members . The detectives investigate, however, things become extremely complicated for the case when the crucial witness of the hate crime is suddenly and unexpectedly deported back to his own country . This unfortunately causes Barba to drop the charges, which causes extreme tension, anger and violence between communities on opposing sides of the case . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 410 </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> "Sanctuary" </Td> <Td> Michael Pressman </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Julie Martin </Td> <Td> May 24, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 24) </Td> <Td> 1822 </Td> <Td> 6.22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> The Special Victims Unit continues to investigate the hate crime towards a Muslim family who were viciously assaulted in their restaurant . When a main suspect in the crime is released from custody, Benson and Barba become caught between both the Muslim family and the suspect's family, both seeking justice for their loved ones . Protests in the streets start to turn extremely violent and Benson is possibly faced with a tough decision that she has never had to make before in her entire career in order to make an arrest . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 390 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Terrorized" </Td> <Td> Alik Sakharov </Td> <Td> Rick Eid & Julie Martin </Td> <Td> September 21, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 21) </Td> <Td> 1801 </Td> <Td> 7.83 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> When Lt. Benson finds a boy alone in Central Park, he draws a gun on her . The SVU team finds the boy's parents as they execute a planned terrorist attack at the park . When the father is killed by police in a shootout in Central Park during an event, the boy's mother (Natia Dune) says that she was forced to carry out the attack, as she was raped and beaten for five years by the father and his brother . Benson and Barba are at odds over the mother's claims, with Benson pushing for leniency . Meanwhile, a distraught Deputy Chief Dodds accuses Benson of getting his son killed . </P> <Ul> <Li> Episode inspired by the FBI--Apple encryption dispute from the 2015 San Bernardino attack </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

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