Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Year 9
Universal (2009)
TV Series  /  Drama, Crime, Mystery
In Collection
#731
0*
Seen ItYes
025195053013
IMDB   8.1
797 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Ice-T Odafin Tutuola
B.D. Wong Dr. George Huang
Christopher Meloni Elliot Stabler
Adam Beach Chester Lake
Tamara Tunie Dr. Melinda Warner
Richard Belzer John Munch
Dann Florek Donald Cragen
Mariska Hargitay Olivia Benson
Diane Neal Casey Novak
Steven Zirnkilton Opening Announcer
Mike Doyle Forensics Tech Ryan O'Halloran
Joanna Merlin Judge Lena Petrovsky
Joel de la Fuente TARU Tech Ruben Morales
Erica Bradshaw Court Clerk
Peter McRobbie Judge Walter Bradley
Audrie J. Neenan Judge Lois Preston
Caren Browning CSU Captain Judith Siper
Austin Lysy Russell Hunter
Shannon Marie Woodward Cecilia Strayer
Isabel Gillies Kathy Stabler
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Kate Woods
Helen Shaver
Juan Jose Campanella
Producer Ted Kotcheff
Dick Wolf
David Declerque
Neal Baer
Writer Dick Wolf
Neal Baer
Judy McCreary
Josh Singer
Cinematography George Pattison
Phil Oetiker
Musician Mike Post

This hard-hitting and emotional companion series from NBC's Law & Order franchise chronicles the life and crimes of the elite Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf. SVU celebrated its 200th episode in April 2008.
The drama follows Det. Elliot Stabler, a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all, and his partner, Olivia Benson, whose difficult past is the reason she joined the unit.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/8/2009  1.  Alternate
Benson and Stabler investigate a suspected child abuse case only to learn that the woman who reported it is the real case.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Neal Baer  / Dawn DeNoon 
Guest starring:  Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Katy Grenfell, Tamela Aldridge, Amy Tribbey, Quincy Tyler Bernstine,  Cynthia NixonAnn Morgan GuilbertStephen Spinella, Laura Allen,  Joe Grifasi, Bronson Pinchot
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/15/2009  2.  Avatar
Detectives are troubled to learn that someone has taken an online game too far when a girl goes missing.
Director:  Peter Leto  Writer:  Paul Grellong 
Guest starring:  Paul Klementowicz, Teddy Bergman, Jessica Almasy, Doan Ly, Lisa Joyce, Richard Short, John Hickok, Carmen Gill, Florencia Lozano,  Kevin Tighe, Ryan Lynn, Christina Brucato, Lou Martini Jr., Anne James
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/22/2009  3.  Impulsive
A teacher claims that a student pursued her after she's charged with raping him.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Jonathan Greene 
Guest starring:  Alexis Sims, Danny Rutigliano, Frank C. Williams, Liam McMullan, Frank Carlo, Michael Angelo Ortiz, Ali Wright,  Erica Bradshaw, Wayne W. Pretlow, Jolan Boockvor, Charles Sammarco, Robert Vincent Smith, Audrey K. Amey, David P. Conley,  Annie PottsKyle Gallner, Quincy Dunn- Baker,  Austin Lysy, Richard Joseph Paul, Elizabeth Keifer
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/29/2009  4.  Savant
The only witness to a young woman's horrific beating is her mentally challenged daughter.
Director:  Judith McCreary  Writer:  Kate Woods 
Guest starring:  Aidan Quinn, Judy Kuhn, Paulina Gerzon, Vincent Spano, Jayne Atkinson,  Peter RiegertGeraldine Hughes, Robert Clohessy, David Andrew MacDonald, Josh Caras, Danny Dennis, John Henry Cox, Suli Holum, Kathleen Tipton, Robert Kim, Lia Yang, Elizabeth Flax, Yvonne Cecelia
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/5/2009  5.  Harm
Benson and Stabler investigate the connection between the New York murder of college counselor Kate Simes and her volunteer work at a refugee center working with soldiers tortured in Iraq.
Director:  Peter Leto  Writer:  Josh Singer 
Guest starring:  Libya Pugh, Steven Weber, Elaine Bromka, Nazanin Homa, Jarreth Merz, Marjan Neshat,  Jennifer Van DyckElizabeth McGovern, Brenda McCullough, Marcelo Cabrera, Dito Sudito, Rick Johnson, Potri Ranka Manis, Hany Kamal,  Patrick Page, Leon Addison Brown, Lou Martini Jr., Liz Morton, Steve Hurwitz, Karen Shallo
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/12/2009  6.  Svengali
Benson comes under fire from fans of a convicted serial killer after a body turns up that greatly resembles his work.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Kam Miller 
Guest starring:  Alex Organ,  Erica BradshawJared HarrisShannon Marie Woodward, Marie-France Arcilla, Alexandra Rhodie, Adam Heller, Mitchell Jarvis, Gareth Saxe, Justin Blanchard, Zulay Henao, Margaret Devine, Kerisse Hutchinson, Samantha Jacobs
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/19/2009  7.  Blinded
Novak confronts ghosts from her past while handling the trial of a schizophrenic serial rapist, who seriously injured Stabler.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Jonathan Greene 
Guest starring:  Anne James, Howard W. Overshown, Daniel Cantor, Diane Cossa,  Sam Riley, Nik Tyler, Joseph Vincent Gay, Keisha Alfred, John Alston, Cassady Leonard, Heather Braverman,  Sylvia Kauders, Arye Gross,  Sam Waterston, Nikolas Kontomanolis
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/26/2009  8.  Fight
Detectives find themselves embroiled in the world of ultimate fighting after a young girl's death.
Director:  Juan J. Campanella  Writer:  Mick Betancourt 
Guest starring:  Neef Israel, Josh Clayton, Justin Aponte, John Ahlin, Anwan Glover, Steve Earle, Larry Venito, Adina Porter, Stephanie Lee Andujar, Whitney Vance, Matthew P. McCarthy, Eric Brent Zutty, Jervis L. Cole,  Tim Miller, R.J. Remo, Renzo Gracie, Ricky Smith,  Michael-Leon Wooley, John Howard Swain, Craig Wroe
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/5/2009  9.  Paternity
When the paternity of a missing young boy is placed into question, Stabler wonders if he really is the father of Kathy's child. Later, Stabler faces the possibility of losing not only his partner but also Kathy and the baby when she and Benson are in an accident.
Director:  Kate Woods  Writer:  Amanda Green 
Guest starring:  Korey Jackson, Jackie Judd, Sarah Jenkins, Katy Finn, Lisa Jolley, Jesse Schoem, Raymond Russell Hamlin, Andrea Weston-Robinson, Eliza Foss, Daniel Yelsky, Kevin Kolack, David Teschendorf, Hisham Tawfiq, Thomas Langston,  Mark Valley, Anastasia Griffith, Tony Cucci, Lawrence Saint-Victor, Aisha de Haas, Steven Bauer
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/12/2009  10.  Snitch
When a polygamist's wife is murdered, he believes it's related to a recent criminal case he was testifying in, but detectives believe it may be connected to his culture.
Director:  Jonathan Kaplan  Writer:  Mark Goffman 
Guest starring:  Adesuwa Addy Iyare, Ebbe Bassey, Tanisha Jones, Temi Kehinde, Victoria Bassey, Lady Gold Nnooram, Sandra Vaughn-Cooke, Chibuzor Iwugwu, Ada Eze, Shannon Mitchell, Isis Mullen-Hansen, Yasha Jackson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Steven Weber,  Gloria ReubenTracy Middendorf, Muna Otaru, Justin McCarthy, Gerald Bunsen, Milton Gonzalez
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/19/2009  11.  Streetwise
A Park Avenue socialite's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and Detectives Benson and Stabler initially suspect her wealthy boyfriend.
Director:  Helen Shaver  Writer:  Paul Grellong 
Guest starring:  Thom Bishops,  Patricia Charbonneau, Madeline Taylor, Allen Kendall, Beth Dodye Bass,  Mae Whitman, Michael Mandell, Emily Meade, Jeremy Jordan, Nicole Weaver, Fiona Hutchison,  Latham GainesKathleen Garrett, Bill Winkler, Charlie Kevin, Johnny Hopkins, Natalie Hall
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/26/2009  12.  Signature
A woman's body is found murdered in a park alongside a man with a bullet in his head - Benson and Special Agent Cooper join forces and suspect "The Woodsman", a serial killer Cooper has tried to catch for years. Lake and Benson begin to question Cooper's true motives when the male victim is later identified as "The Woodsman".
Director:  Arthur W. Forney  Writer:  Judith McCreary 
Guest starring:  Charley Scalies, Eric Morace, Deep Katdare, Bill Phillips, Macon Blair, Kingsley Leggs, Rodney Henry, Amanda Leigh Cobb,  Frankie Faison, Priscilla Lopez, Jane Cronin, Rosemary DeAngelis,  Erika Christensen, Roscoe Orman, Cindy Katz, Belinda Bissonnette, Vaneik Echeverria
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/2/2009  13.  Unorthodox
Benson and Stabler investigate a tutor after a student is beaten and sexually assaulted, but their investigation soon leads them to another student.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Josh Singer 
Guest starring:  Lindsay Wormser, Lily Maketansky,  Linda Emond, Zoe Lister-Jones,  Alexander GouldBob Dishy, Noah Joseph Allain, Braeden Lemasters, Joilet Harris, Jesse Dowdeswell, Jake Goldberg, Novella Nelson, David Rossmer, Sean T. Krishnan,  Rhea PerlmanAdam SteinCara BuonoMike McGlone, Hollis McConnell Jones, Lilli Lavine
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/9/2009  14.  Inconceivable
The robbery of fertilized embryos from a sperm bank call for Benson and Stabler to track down the thief. Clues from the clinic's security tape lead them to a long list of suspects including two publicity-hungry extremists. The detectives race against the clock to find the missing embryos, but that isn't the only clock that's ticking - Olivia considers her own fertility and the possibility of motherhood.
Director:  Chris Zalla  Writer:  Dawn DeNoon 
Guest starring:  Rightor Doyle, Kevin Kane Jr., Gabrielle Lansner, Jason Robert Moore,  Erica Bradshaw, Tom Treadwell, Jane Fergus, Emilio Delgado, Darrin Baker, Meredith Zinner,  Danielle Skraastad, Cindy Cheung,  Austin LysyRichard MasurJames Waterston, Gabrielle Anwar,  Janine Turner, Mark Moses, Charity Henson, Meredith Eaton-Gilden
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/16/2009  15.  Undercover
After a woman was found raped in a garden, Benson and Stabler realize that the case goes much deeper because of the victim's mother, drugs, and the realization that a corrections officer is involved. Benson decides to go undercover at the same prison where the mother is, putting herself on the other side of the fence.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Mark Goffman 
Guest starring:  Shareeka Epps, Hassan Johnson
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/23/2009  16.  Closet
After investment banker Jeremy Haynes is found dead, suspicions turns to his boyfriend Lincoln Haver, a professional football player who could lose everything if the truth of his sexuality became public. When news of Haver's sexual preference comes out, Benson comes under fire for her relationship with a reporter.
Director:  Peter Leto  Writer:  Ken Storer 
Guest starring:  Bailey Chase,  Bill Pullman, Atif R. Lanier,  Erica Bradshaw, Dennis Carrig, Cortez Nance Jr., LaVerne Cox, Richard Lewis, Albin Sadar, David Del Rio, Chloe Cmarada, Rick Hoffman, Darren Kelly, Deep Katdare, Jason O'Connell,  Peter Gerety, Ian Alda, Grim Reaper Q, Joe Coots
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/30/2009  17.  Authority
An engineer plays a series of mind games with Benson and Stabler.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Neal Baer  / Amanda Green 
Guest starring:  Mo Rocca,  Didi ConnRobin WilliamsScott Adsit
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/7/2009  18.  Trade
When a pregnant woman's body is discovered in a burned-out brownstone, the investigation turns to a family of coffee importers.
Director:  Peter Leto  Writer:  Jonathan Greene 
Guest starring:  Stephen Collins, Russ Salzberg, Michelle Borth,  P.J. BenjaminClea Lewis, Brandi Burkhardt,  Erica BradshawMatthew Davis
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/14/2009  19.  Cold
The squad is left at ends when Lake is caught in a gunfight and later takes a witness hostage.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Judith McCreary 
Guest starring:  Eric Morace, Torsten N. Hillhouse, Lawrence Ballard, Robert Turano, Anthony Ruiz,  Brian Tarantina, Jack Gwaltney, Deirdre Lovejoy, Tyree Simpson, John Lederer, Sharon Maguire, Kenneth Schwarz, Eric S. Kuhn, Tony Naumovski, Arthur Gerunda, Sandra Berrios, Charles Caliendo, Ira Hawkins, Philip Levy, Eva Kaminsky
Edition Details
Edition The Ninth Year
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Distributor Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Release Date 5/26/2009
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.78:1)
Subtitles English; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 5