Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Year 2
Universal Studios (2000)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Drama, Horror, Crime, Action
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IMDB   8.1
60 mins USA / English
DVD  Region Free   NR (Not Rated)
Ice-T Odafin Tutuola
Christopher Meloni Elliot Stabler
Richard Belzer John Munch
Dann Florek Donald Cragen
Mariska Hargitay Olivia Benson
Stephanie March Alexandra Cabot
Steven Zirnkilton Opening Announcer
Frank Anello NYPD Officer
Tamara Tunie Dr. Melinda Warner
Lou Carbonneau CSU Tech Martin
J.K. Simmons Dr. Emil Skoda
Joanna Merlin Judge Lena Petrovsky
John Hartmann Clerk #2
Tom O'Rourke Judge Mark Seligman
Welly Yang CSU Technician Georgie
Lance Reddick Dr. Taylor
Kent Cassella Det. Palmieri
Frank Deal Don Newvine
Michelle Hurd Monique Jeffries
Harvey Atkin Judge Alan Ridenour
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Jud Taylor
Alan Metzger
Jean De Segonzac
Producer David J. Burke
Ted Kotcheff
Dick Wolf
David Declerque
Writer David J. Burke
Tracey Stern
Dick Wolf
Judy McCreary
Cinematography George Pattison
Geoffrey Erb
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    10/20/2000  1.  Wrong Is Right
Stabler's daughter, Maureen, bears witness to a horrific crime scene: the murder of a man who was set on fire. The internal investigation into the psyches of the SVU detectives yields interesting results.
Director:  Ted Kotcheff  Writer:  David J. Burke  / Jeff Eckerle 
Guest starring:  Adam Kaufman,  Stephanie March, Gerry Bamman, John Driver, Paul Wesley, Nathan Wetherington,  Laura Regan, Lauren Kressel, Michael X. Martin, Christopher Wynkoop, Geoffrey C. Ewing, Denise Burse, Albert Bigelow, Suzanne Grodner, Michael Hollick, T.J. Kenneally, John A. McGinty, Elizabeth Martin, Curtis Holbrook, John Doman
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/27/2000  2.  Honor
The vicious assault of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest Taliban traditions justify 'honor killings' when the child defies the wishes of their parents or their culture.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Jonathan Greene  / Robert F. Campbell 
Guest starring:  Stephanie MarchTom TammiJames Murtaugh, Jennifer Hall, Frank Girardeau, Kirsten Sans, Tim Kirkpatrick, Tony Hoty, Tony Ray Rossi, Lou Martini Jr., Jeff Branson, Jeanne Lehman, Brooke Delaney, Tanya Berezin, French Napier, Danny Burstein, Ralph Nieves, Michael Patterson, Giovanni San Seviero, Michael Kaycheck
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/3/2000  3.  Closure (2)
Stabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked six months ago whose victim follows her alleged attacked and reports his activities to the police. (Part 1: "Closure": season 1, episode 10.)
Director:  Jean De Segonzac  Writer:  David J. Burke  / Wendy West  / Judith McCreary 
Guest starring:  Tracy Pollan, Neil Maffin, Evy O'Rourke,  Doris Belack, Stina Nielsen, Rob Barlett, Bob Freschi,  Tonye PatanoPolly Adams, Amy Hart Redford, Eliza Pryor Nagel, Sian Heder, Stephen Peabody, Carlo Vogel, Kiry Mitchell, Damon K. Sperber, Daniel Travis, Erik
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/10/2000  4.  Legacy
An abused 7-year-old girl lays comatose as the detectives investigate members of her dysfunctional family to determine the source of the abuse, in a case that hits close to home for Munch.
Director:  Jud Taylor  Writer:  Jeff Eckerle 
Guest starring:  Jennifer Dundas, Yancey Arias, Paul Michael Valley,  Skye McCole Bartusiak, Kevin Gray, Adam Zolotin, Don Sparks, Brian Keane, Divina Cook, Nicole E. Lewis, Ann McDonough, Michelle Hurst,  Jean De Baer
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/17/2000  5.  Baby Killer
The tragic shooting death of a young girl leads investigators to a little boy, and they soon realise that the gun used has been used in another crime scene.
Director:  Juan J. Campanella  Writer:  Dawn DeNoon  / Lisa Marie Petersen 
Guest starring:  Nicolas Martí Salgado,  Carlos LeonJosh PaisSara Ramirez, Robert Montano, Gloria Irizarry, LaChanze,  Jeffrey DeMunn, Jalyl Ali Lynn, Donovon Ian Hunter McKnight, Jomo Morris, Gene Canfield, Patricia Rae, Ira Hawkins, Gilbert Cruz, Daniel Roman,  Tracy Howe, Sidne Anderson, James Villani, Jimi Lorio
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/24/2000  6.  Noncompliance
The question of patients' rights surfaces when a schizophrenic man refusing to take his medication is a suspect in the stabbing death of psychiatric doctoral student.
Director:  Elodie Keene  Writer:  Judith McCreary 
Guest starring:  Kevin BreznahanKathleen Chalfant, Danny Mastrogiorgio, William Youmans, Maryann Urbano,  Byron JenningsHelen Hanft, Tony Campisi, Chris Ceraso, Lou Bonacki, Michelle Daimen,  Michael Pemberton, Jamie Custis, Parri Gaffney, Philip Hoffman, Frank Lombardi, John Plumpis, David Titus, Kennley Noble, Alay Mehta
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/1/2000  7.  Asunder
The truth behind the alleged rape of a woman by her police officer husband comes to light when a history of domestic abuse is uncovered.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Judith McCreary 
Guest starring:  Amy Carlson,  Nestor Serrano, John Ramsey, Jerome Preston Bates,  Tom Tammi, Mario Mendoza,  Mark Lotito, Brennan Brown,  Victor Verhaeghe, Meryl Goodfader, John Hartman, Paul Stolarsky, Dylan Price, Kevin O'Rourke
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/15/2000  8.  Taken
The case of a seventeen-year-old rape victim during the opening festivities of a luxury hotel takes a strange turn when her immediate family tries to keep the scandal quiet by preparing a lawsuit. Detectives soon realise that the girl isn't the innocent she pretends to be. Benson struggles to deal with her mother's death.
Director:  Michael Fields  Writer:  Dawn DeNoon  / Lisa Marie Petersen 
Guest starring:  Jenna Lamia,  Derek Cecil, Tim Hopper, Bill Winkler, Nealy Glenn, Richard Ziman, Brian Connors,  Craig Braun, Michelle Daimen, Rick Lohman, Randy Cherkas, Amanda Diaz, Susan Rollman, Steven Mark Friedman, Damon DiMarco, Jeff Woodman, Michael Kell, Keri Setaro, Ismail Bashey
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/12/2001  9.  Pixies
The investigation of a gymnast's murder involves her strict trainer, a wealthy benefactor and a competitor.
Director:  Jean De Segonzac  Writer:  Tracey Stern 
Guest starring:  Kate MaraArmand Schultz, Steven Marcus,  Philip Casnoff, Elaine Bromka, Richard M. Davidson, Julia Mueller, Terry Layman, Ariel Arce, Fidel Vicioso, Daniel Stewart, Alba Oms, Gregory Porter Miller, Frank Bonsangue, Noah Bean, B.J. Crosby,  Antone Pagan, Tom Cappadona,  Erin BroderickPeyton List
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/19/2001  10.  Consent
A college girl is raped during a frat party, but can't remember anything that happened. The detectives then find that she had a date rape drug in her system, leaving the detectives with many suspects and accomplicases.
Director:  James Quinn  Writer:  Jeff Eckerle 
Guest starring:  Chris Beetem,  Marika DominczykMichelle Monaghan, Matt Kautz,  Zak Orth, Alton Fitzgerald White,  Richard Topol, Mary McCann, Emily Loesser, Brian Keane, Pilar Witherspoon, Mark Goldbaum, Jen Drohan, Kevin Thomas Conroy, Mark La Mura, Lee Brock, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Robin Paul,  Tammy BlanchardJoe Gonzalez
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/26/2001  11.  Abuse
Stabler and Benson suspect parental neglect may have led to the tragic death of the son of two famous singers, leading them to fear for their little girl. Benson develops a strong attachment to the girl, who has a history of serious injuries. Her parents don't like Benson around their daughter, so they take out a restraining order and put Benson's job in jeopardy.
Director:  Richard Dobbs  Writer:  Dawn DeNoon  / Lisa Marie Petersen 
Guest starring:  Christine Andreas, Francesca Faridany,  Hayden Panettiere, Amy Bouril, Teresa Yenque, Ryan Woodring, Timur Kocak, Allen Fitzpatrick, Bill Fairbairn, Ben Epps, Brian Cahill, Christopher Burns, James Weston, Fiddle Viracola, Paul Tiesler, Peter Samuel, Josh Prince, Michael Phelan, LaTonya Borsay,  Carolyn McCormick
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/2/2001  12.  Secrets
A case involving the rape and murder of a teacher hits a snag after the woman's illicit sexual history is exposed.
Director:  Arthur W. Forney  Writer:  Jonathan Greene  / Robert F. Campbell 
Guest starring:  Dean Nolen, M. Neko Parham, Tom Bloom,  Daniel McDonald, Cynthia Vance, Harry S. Murphy, Omar Sharif Scroggins, Robert Patrick Brink, Chevi Colton, Lawrence Nathanson, Fred Boateng, Clark Jackson, Deirdre Lovejoy, Sophina Brown, Jeff McCarthy, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Mark Pinter, Suzzanne Douglass
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/9/2001  13.  Victims
A former police officer, now a community activist, is a suspect in the murders of known sex offenders, all of whom share a certain characteristic that scars their victims for life.
Director:  Constantine Makris  Writer:  Nick Kendrick 
Guest starring:  Eric RobertsAnn DowdRosemarie DeWitt, Sylva Kelegian,  Phyllis Somerville, Jay Christianson, Rob Sedgwick, José Ramón Rosario, Susan Pellegrino, Tony Cucci, Stacey Lynn Brass, Turham Caylak, Ellen Horst, Brianna Steinhilder, Joe Bacin,  Myk Watford, Pearce Bunting, Joe Pacheco, Linda Hazel Humes, Rasheera Sampson
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/16/2001  14.  Paranoia
The rape of a veteran police officer, who trained Benson, is first linked to her ex-husband's gambling debts, and then to her fellow officers.
Director:  Richard Dobbs  Writer:  Jonathan Greene  / Robert F. Campbell 
Guest starring:  Chris McKinney, P.J. Morrison, Kirsten Sans, Brennan Brown, Liam Craig, P.J. Marshall, Jason Kolotouros, Brian M. O'Neill, James Hanlon, Dominic Fumusa, Daniel Pearce, Ray Robertson, Isiah Whitlock Jr, E.J. Carroll, Sandra Daley,  Sam Coppola, Scott Sowers, Khandi Alexander
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/23/2001  15.  Countdown
The detectives become a little edgy after working around the clock to find an abducted girl when clues point to a serial murderer and rapist who kills his victims on the third day. After trapping the killer, they are prepared to give him the death penalty untill they find out that one of his victims was ever found and offers her location as a plea bargain.
Director:  Steve Shill  Writer:  Dawn DeNoon  / Lisa Marie Petersen 
Guest starring:  Debbon Ayer,  Andrea Bowen, Jonathan Fried,  Ray IannicelliJeffrey DeMunn, Ann Talman,  Ted Sutton, Thomas Schall, Kia Goodwin, Uzi Parnes,  Kristin Rohde, Jonathan F. McClain, Christine Toy Johnson, Ramsey Faragallah, Brian Liam Cahill, Rafael Ferrer, Timothy Shew, Tracie Higgins, Alicia Sedwick,  Lisa Summerour
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/2/2001  16.  Runaway
The search for a police officer's runaway daughter, which leads the detectives through an underground rave culture that caters to wayward teens, is seen through the eyes of the squad room personnel and their interviews with the Internal Affairs division.
Director:  Richard Dobbs  Writer:  David J. Burke  / Nick Kendrick 
Guest starring:  Sean Nelson, Dan Ziskie, Darrell Hammond, Jared Blank, David Matalon, Chet Carlin, Al Roffe, Kevin Elden, Joseph Franquinha, Effie Johnson, Louis Martinez, Margie Lee Michaels, Louis Cantarini, Martha Thimmesch,  Michelle HurdKelly Karbacz, Reg Flowers, Anna Kathryn Holbrook, Kristen Griffith, Baird Wallace
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/23/2001  17.  Folly
The beating of a young man uncovers a dangerous male escort service where the boss may have reasons for sending her staff on potentially deadly dates.
Director:  Jud Taylor  Writer:  Todd Robinson 
Guest starring:  Eddie CahillSimon Jones, J. Tucker Smith, Linda Stephens, Marguerite MacIntyre, Susan Stahnke, Lee Bryant, Stuart Zagnit, Mark Zimmerman, Mercedes Herrero, Todd Williams, Colin Egglesfield, Debra Eisenstadt, Jason Harris, Amanda Naughton, Jeff Robins, Greg Stuhr, Steven Bienske, Darien Sills-Evans, Richard Vincent Holmes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/20/2001  18.  Manhunt
The details of a kidnapping are similar to a series of rapes and murders that may link the crime to a serial killer.
Director:  Stephen Wertimer  Writer:  Jeff Eckerle 
Guest starring:  Adam LefevreDan Frazer, Mike Dooly,  Charlotte Maier, Anna Belknap, Robin Morse, Paddy Croft, Tom Alan Robbins,  Joshua Harto, Meg Hartig, Jesse Shafer, Dennis Predovic, Brian DeLate, Robert Westenberg, Nancy McDowell, Tom Malloy, Thomas Bolster, Paul Sparks, Lou Sumrell, Luther Creek
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/27/2001  19.  Parasites
When the remains of a young woman are found buried in an apartment courtyard with a collar and leash, Stabler and Benson determine that the dead woman is Ava Parulis, a Romanian immigrant who was brought to the United States for an arranged marriage. They discover from Ava's estranged twin, Irina, that the dead woman had left her abusive husband, and made a habit of taking advantage of the riches of wealthy suitors.
Director:  David Platt  Writer:  Martin Weiss 
Guest starring:  Mili AvitalVictor Steinbach, Michele Pawk,  Matt Servitto, Melissa Bowen,  Gary Basaraba, Michael Berresse, Neal Ben-Ari,  Peter Van Wagner, Elza Zagreda, Yuka Takara, Jillian Stacom, Carol Schneider, Manu Narayan, Samuel Maupin, Jerome Le Page, Jon Krupp, Stacy Highsmith, Marcia Hufrecht, Scott Andrew Harrison
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/4/2001  20.  Pique
Observed by an FBI psychiatrist, the detectives uncover a horrifying motive for the slaying of a software company employee by a fired colleague when they learn of the suspect's true relationship with his overbearing mother.
Director:  Steve Shill  Writer:  Judith McCreary 
Guest starring:  Margot Kidder, Bruce MacVittie,  Doris Belack, Terry Alexander, Chad Lowe, Keesha Sharp, Martin Kildare, Elizabeth Canavan, Barbara Marineau, Robert Turano, Randy Lewis, Bruno Jannone,  John Hartmann, Bruce Smolanoff
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/11/2001  21.  Scourge
The team searches for a serial killer who justifies his crimes with paranoid religious motivation set on by a rapidly deteriorating medical condition.
Director:  Alex Zakrzewski  Writer:  Jonathan Greene  / Robert F. Campbell 
Guest starring:  Karen Allen, David Chandler, Kevin O'Rourke,  Donna Mitchell, Brian M. O'Neill, Jim Weston,  Richard Thomas, Cortez Nance Jr.,  Liza Lapira, Tasha Lawrence, Rosalind Brown, Anthony Apina, Kes Kwansa, Kofi Boakye, Bobby J. Brown, Sourabh Chatt, Nick Freni, Jason Furlani,  John Hartmann, John A. McGinty
Edition Details
Edition Collector's Edition
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Distributor Universal Studios
Release Date 9/27/2005
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles English; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 4

Features
Disc 01 Mariska Hargitay Profile Christopher Meloni Profile Sex Crimes & Storylines Deleted Scenes