Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Year 13
Universal (2011)
TV Series  /  Crime, Drama
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025192113932
IMDB   8.1
994 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Ice-T Odafin Tutuola
Richard Belzer John Munch
Dann Florek Donald Cragen
Mariska Hargitay Olivia Benson
Danny Pino Nick Amaro
Kelli Giddish Amanda Rollins
Tamara Tunie Dr. Melinda Warner
Stephanie March Alexandra Cabot
Laura Benanti Maria Grazie
Andre Braugher Bayard Ellis
Linus Roache Michael Cutter
Harry Connick Jr. Executive A.D.A. David Haden
Ron Rifkin Marvin Exley
Diane Neal Casey Novak
Tabitha Holbert A.D.A. Rose Caliay
Chloë Sevigny Christine Hartwell
Mehcad Brooks Prince Miller
David Pittu Linus Tate
James Van Der Beek Sean Albert
Michael Mastro Judge Serani
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Rosemary Rodriguez
Tom DiCillo
Jim McKay
Producer Ted Kotcheff
Bryan Goluboff
Dick Wolf
David Declerque
Writer Bryan Goluboff
Dick Wolf
Warren Leight
Judy McCreary
Cinematography Michael Green
Jonathan Herron
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    9/21/2011  1.  Scorched Earth
A hotel maid accuses an Italian diplomat of rape, but then doubt arises about her believability. Meanwhile, Atlanta detective Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) joins the squad as Detective Benson struggles to cope with the fall-out from the shooting in the precinct.
Director:  Michael Slovis  Writer:  David Matthews 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    9/28/2011  2.  Personal Fouls
An ex-basketball player accuses his old coach of sexually abusing him as a child. Det. Nick Amaro transfers to the squad and helps with the case, which involves interviewing former players, one of whom is now famous. Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh have cameos
Director:  Jim McKay  Writer:  Bryan Goluboff 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/5/2011  3.  Blood Brothers
A 13-year-old girl won't reveal who got her pregnant, leading police to suspect she was raped. The suspects include the son of a noteworthy political couple, as well as the son of their housekeeper.
Director:  Tom Di Cillo  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Julie Martin 
Guest starring:  Kyle MacLachlan
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/12/2011  4.  Double Strands
A family man is suspected of being a serial rapist in a string of assaults stretching across several states. Mounting evidence points to his guilt, but detectives research his past and begin to believe his pleas of innocence.
Director:  Fred Berner  Writer:  John P. Roche 
Guest starring:  T.R. Knight
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/19/2011  5.  Missing Pieces
Detectives search for a missing baby on Halloween after a young mother from Buffalo tells them her car was stolen while her baby was still in it.
Director:  Peter Leto  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Julie Martin 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/2/2011  6.  True Believers
The SVU team works together to investigate the case of a promising music student who was brutally raped at gunpoint.
Director:  Courtney Hunt  Writer:  Robin Veith 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/9/2011  7.  Russian Brides
When a young woman is found brutally murdered, the SVU detectives use her distinctive tattoos to identify her as a recently engaged Russian mail-order bride. Upon questioning her distraught fiancé, they learn that she was kidnapped and held for ransom the night of their engagement party. While the detectives follow the money to a deadly blackmail scam run by the Russian Mafia, Captain Cragen goes undercover as a sad and lonely suitor to lure out a killer.
Director:  Alex Chapple  Writer:  Bryan Goluboff 
Guest starring:  Timothy Busfield
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/16/2011  8.  Educated Guess
A patient in a mental hospital claims to have witnessed a sexual assault. However, the supposed victim is a fellow patient who has a history of making rape allegations, but she denies being assaulted this time.
Director:  Arthur W. Forney  Writer:  Judith McCreary 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/30/2011  9.  Lost Traveller
When a Romani boy vanishes on his way home from school, the Special Victims Unit must penetrate his insular community to find the unlikely abductors.
Director:  Jean De Segonzac  Writer:  David Matthews  / Julie Martin 
Guest starring:  Gilbert GottfriedRon Rifkin, Gavin Lee
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/7/2011  10.  Spiraling Down
A military colleague of Detective Amaro’s wife reports his 14-year-old daughter missing. The detectives find the girl working as a prostitute under a possessive pimp. They quickly set up a sting operation to entrap Johns on rape charges with a minor, and arrest aging pro quarterback Jake Stanton. Detective Benson and ADA Cabot seek to make an example out of the football legend, but the case is thrown into chaos with the return of defense attorney Bayard Ellis, who questions Stanton’s mental capacity after years of injuries on the field.
Director:  Alex Chapple  Writer:  Warren Leight  / John P. Roche 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/11/2012  11.  Theatre Tricks
An actress in an interactive theater production is raped on stage, while the audience believes it to be part of the show. The SVU detectives hit a dead end in their investigation when they learn the show’s passionate director gave the audience, including the assailant, masks to wear during the performance. Detectives Rollins and Tutuola track down an obsessed fan of the young actress who recorded the assault while stalking her, which leads Detectives Benson and Amaro to a respected judge. With the judge’s reputation on the line, the SVU squad explores the underbelly of the New York theater world to uncover who really orchestrated the public attack.
Director:  Constantine Makris  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Julie Martin  / Marygrace O'Shea 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/18/2012  12.  Official Story
Benson and Amaro must work around a resistant victim when the CEO of a military contractor is assaulted
Director:  Michael Smith  Writer:  Peter Blauner 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/8/2012  13.  Father's Shadow
An aspiring actress is found unconscious in Central Park with drugs in her system and evidence of sexual trauma. Detectives Benson and Amaro pay a visit to the reality show producer for whom she had auditioned just before the attack, and stop him from assaulting another actress on the casting couch. The detectives arrest the producer, but the situation turns dangerous when his distraught son takes drastic action in order to get his father out of jail. Meanwhile, Benson and Executive ADA David Haden grow closer.
Director:  Jean De Segonzac  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Julie Martin 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/15/2012  14.  Home Invasions
A gunman storms a family's home, killing the parents and leaving their teenage daughter in critical condition. When a hate crime investigation turns into a dead end, Benson and the SVU detectives struggle to find a motive for such violence. The clues lead to a surprising revelation about Detective Rollins, which threatens her future in the Special Victims Unit.
Director:  Jim McKay  Writer:  Bryan Goluboff 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/22/2012  15.  Hunting Ground
Detectives Benson and Amaro lead the search for a serial killer who is targeting young prostitutes.
Director:  Jonathan Robert Kaplan  Writer:  Warren Leight  / David Matthews  / John P. Roche 
Guest starring:  Harry Connick Jr.
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/29/2012  16.  Child's Welfare
Detective Benson calls on Bayard Ellis for legal help when her estranged brother, Simon Marsden gets caught in a child custody battle. Also, Detectives Tutuola and Rollins investigate why a newborn baby is abandoned near a hospital.
Director:  Holly Dale  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Julie Martin  / Peter Blauner 
Guest starring:  Michael WestonAndre Braugher
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/11/2012  17.  Justice Denied
A closed rape case of Benson's is reopened because of it's similarities to a new case, and the possibility of wrongful imprisonment surfaces.As Benson's work is questioned,tension develops between her,ADA Haden and Bayard Ellis
Director:  Michael Slovis  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Stuart Feldman 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/18/2012  18.  Valentine's Day
A man witnesses his wife's rape and kidnapping while video chatting with her on his way home from a business trip. The abductors seek a ransom, and the case grows more complex as detectives probe deeper
Director:  Peter Leto  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Julie Martin 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/25/2012  19.  Street Revenge
A string of rapes in West Soho inspires a group of vigilantes to organize against both neighborhood crime and the NYPD. While Reporter Dennis Griscomb takes every opportunity to publicly criticize police efforts, the SVU squad struggles to find a lead in the case until one of the vigilantes is attacked. As the other detectives fight for control over the investigation and angry citizens, Amaro is distracted by the suspicion that his wife is seeing another man.
Director:  Arthur W. Forney  Writer:  David Matthews  / Julie Martin 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/2/2012  20.  Father Dearest
Detectives search for a missing teenage girl who vanished while looking for her biological father, an anonymous sperm donor. A puzzling prime suspect who's targeted several young women soon emerges.
Director:  Rosemary Rodriguez  Writer:  Warren Leight  / John P. Roche 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/9/2012  21.  Learning Curve
Detectives investigate a string of hate crimes against gay men, and the victims include the new fiancé of Fin's son. A private-school teacher is then similarly brutalized, and the evidence in his case points to a possible cover-up.
Director:  Jonathan Herron  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Robin Veith  / Julie Martin 
Guest starring:  Martha Stewart
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/16/2012  22.  Strange Beauty
Police dive into an underground world of self-mutilation and ritual amputation while searching for a missing woman. When a cleanly severed leg is found, the detectives look for links between their current investigation and a possibly similar cold case.
Director:  Alex Chapple  Writer:  Robin Veith  / Peter Blauner 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/23/2012  23.  Rhodium Nights
Season Finale:
Director:  Norberto Barba  Writer:  Warren Leight  / Julie Martin 
Edition Details
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Distributor Universal
Release Date 9/25/2012
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
No. of Discs/Tapes 1