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S1·E19 Contact

Aired April 28, 2000 42 min ★ 8.2/10 · 15 TMDB votes

Synopsis

After seven young women in a six month time span are raped by a flash and dash assailant on the city subways, the brass calls in a psychiatrist to help the team get into the head of the perp. When he is caught, he possesses the driver's license of a new victim who could put him away.

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Episode recap

In this episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the team investigates a series of rapes that have occurred on the city's subways over a six-month period. The perpetrator, known as a "flash and dash" assailant, has been targeting young women. The police department calls in a psychiatrist to help the detectives understand the mindset of the perpetrator.

The investigation leads to the capture of the assailant, who is found to be in possession of a driver's license belonging to a new potential victim. This discovery has the potential to put the perpetrator away for good. The episode focuses on the efforts of the Special Victims Unit to apprehend the perpetrator and bring justice to the victims.

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