Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1

Season 1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 1999 on NBC. Created by Dick Wolf, it is the first spin-off of Law & Order. It originally aired on Monday nights at 9 p.m. EST, but was moved to Friday nights at 10 p.m. after the 9th episode. Showrunner Robert Palm felt too disturbed by the subject matter and left after the season's conclusion.
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Episodes22
DatesSep 20, 1999 - May 19, 2000
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Episodes

Payback
Season 1Episode 160 min

Payback

The grisly murder and dismemberment of a New York cabbie draws the elite Special Victims Unit of the NYPD, including veteran Detective Elliot Stabler and his partner, Olivia Benson, who soon discover that the victim had assumed the identity of another man.

Sep 20, 1999
A Single Life
Season 1Episode 260 min

A Single Life

When the body of Gretchen Quinn is found wearing only a red slip after having gone through an upper-story window, Benson and Stabler soon find out that "Gretchen Quinn" never existed.

Sep 27, 1999
...Or Just Look Like One
Season 1Episode 360 min

...Or Just Look Like One

Stabler and Benson investigate the case of a beaten teen model who was dumped in front of a hospital.

Oct 4, 1999
Hysteria
Season 1Episode 460 min

Hysteria

Stabler and Benson investigate the murder of a young woman mistaken for a prostitute.

Oct 11, 1999
Wanderlust
Season 1Episode 560 min

Wanderlust

After a travel writer is found tied up with a woman's undergarments choking off his air supply, Benson and Stabler initially suspect his landlord's boyfriend, but suspicion soon turns to the landlord and her teenage daughter. Both seem far too interested in what their tenant is doing with his time.

Oct 18, 1999
Sophomore Jinx
Season 1Episode 660 min

Sophomore Jinx

Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop two suspects on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship.

Oct 25, 1999
Uncivilized
Season 1Episode 760 min

Uncivilized

The murder of an 8-year-old boy leads to a case involving the rights of a convicted child molester who has served his sentence and has returned to society.

Nov 15, 1999
Stalked
Season 1Episode 860 min

Stalked

A killing leads to a case in which the murderer is someone who stalks his victims...and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) finds that she's a target.

Nov 22, 1999
Stocks & Bondage
Season 1Episode 960 min

Stocks & Bondage

The investigation of the killing of a Wall Street stock analyst involves illicit financial dealings and sado-masochism.

Nov 29, 1999
Closure
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Closure

After being raped by an intruder, a waitress (Tracy Pollan) reports the crime...and has to deal with its aftermath.

Jan 7, 2000
Bad Blood
Season 1Episode 1160 min

Bad Blood

The investigation of a gay man's murder, following a party in his apartment building, involves an ex-con and his brother.

Jan 14, 2000
Russian Love Poem
Season 1Episode 1260 min

Russian Love Poem

The investigation of a multimillionaire's killing involves bisexual infidelities and a number of Russians.

Jan 21, 2000
Disrobed
Season 1Episode 1360 min

Disrobed

The investigation of a judge's murder involves blackmail, sexual favors, and a convict's wife (Kathryn Meisle), who was a battered spouse.

Feb 4, 2000
Limitations
Season 1Episode 1460 min

Limitations

Faced with the expiration of a statute of limitations, the staff tries to find a rapist involved in three assaults that occurred five years earlier.

Feb 11, 2000
Entitled, Part 1
Season 1Episode 1560 min

Entitled, Part 1

The detectives of Special Victims Unit team with the 27th Precinct to investigate a salesman's murder, leading them to a politically influential family. When the case goes to court, McCoy finds the matriarch to be a formidable opponent.

Feb 18, 2000
The Third Guy
Season 1Episode 1660 min

The Third Guy

After two teens are caught in connection to an assault and robbery of an elderly woman, it's apparent that the attack was committed by someone else.

Feb 25, 2000
Misleader
Season 1Episode 1760 min

Misleader

The daughter-in-law of the leader of a religious group is found strangled in a New York hotel room. The suspects include a colleague and a thief.

Mar 31, 2000
Chat Room
Season 1Episode 1860 min

Chat Room

A teen's claim that she was assaulted by a man who befriended her on the Internet leads to a case involving pedophilia.

Apr 14, 2000
Contact
Season 1Episode 1960 min

Contact

A forensic psychologist (Audra McDonald) is called in to help apprehend a serial rapist who preys on women in the subway.

Apr 28, 2000
Remorse
Season 1Episode 2060 min

Remorse

A TV newswoman's on-air discussion of her assault leads to a case involving two fatal bombings.

May 5, 2000
Nocturne
Season 1Episode 2160 min

Nocturne

After a piano teacher is arrested for pedophilia, the detectives want a long-time student to testify against him.

May 12, 2000
Slaves
Season 1Episode 2260 min

Slaves

Detectives try to help a woman who claims that she was "trapped in a situation she cannot escape from."

May 19, 2000

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