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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 14

24 episodes Premiered Sep 26, 2012 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 14 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 14 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 14: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (21): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S14·E1 Mytharc

Lost Reputation (1)

Sep 26, 2012 · 43 min

The squad reels from the fallout of Capt. Cragen being arrested for the murder of an escort.

S14·E2 Core

Above Suspicion (2)

Sep 26, 2012 · 43 min

Delia continues cleaning house, leaving a wake of accusations, frame-ups, and murders for SVU to work through as they continue their search for evidence to prove Donald Cragen is b

S14·E3 Core

Twenty-Five Acts

Oct 10, 2012 · 43 min

A famous TV host forces himself on the young author of an erotic novel; Detective Amaro uncovers a secret that could damage the author's career and her case.

S14·E4 Core

Acceptable Loss

Oct 17, 2012 · 43 min

The special victims squad tries to take down a sex-trafficking operation that enslaves young women; when the investigation is halted by Lt. Alexandra Eames, Detective Benson has to

S14·E5 Core

Manhattan Vigil

Oct 24, 2012 · 43 min

The kidnapping of a young boy reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of a unsolved case from thirteen years ago.

S14·E6 Core

Friending Emily

Oct 31, 2012 · 43 min

The investigation into a girl's disappearance leads to a high-tech kidnapper who uses the Internet to cover his tracks; Rollins reconnects with her sister.

S14·E7 Core

Vanity's Bonfire

Nov 14, 2012 · 43 min

When a woman claims that the baby she kidnapped is hers with a respected legal expert, the investigation changes the lives of two families.

S14·E8 Core

Lessons Learned

Nov 21, 2012 · 43 min

As the detectives investigate reports of sexual abuse at an elite private school, decades of secrets are exposed.

S14·E9 Core

Dreams Deferred

Dec 5, 2012 · 43 min

A man goes on a killing spree, but he has links to a prostitute that Benson encountered in an earlier investigation, so the FBI contacts SVU for information.

S14·E10 Core

Presumed Guilty

Jan 2, 2013 · 43 min

Holiday celebrations are interrupted when Detective Tutuola's ex-brother-in-law is arrested for attacking a priest; during the investigation, a church scandal is uncovered.

S14·E11 Core

Beautiful Frame

Jan 9, 2013 · 43 min

When a rape victim is arrested for murder in Suffolk County, Detective Benson questions the case and finds enough evidence for District Attorney Barba to charge a different suspect

S14·E12 Core

Criminal Hatred

Jan 30, 2013 · 43 min

The detectives go under cover to arrest a man who brutally attacks other men; a deceptively tough defense attorney complicates ADA Barba's case.

S14·E13 Core

Monster's Legacy

Feb 6, 2013 · 43 min

When a janitor violently attacks a coach, the SVU team connects the janitor's behavior to a history of sexual abuse; the detectives find more victims of the same predator.

S14·E14 Core

Secrets Exhumed

Feb 13, 2013 · 43 min

FBI Agent Dana Lewis partners with SVU when she thinks a 25-year-old rape-murder case in New York is connected to multiple unsolved cases across the country; as Lewis doggedly purs

S14·E15 Core

Deadly Ambition

Feb 20, 2013 · 43 min

The SVU squad tries to keep Detective Rollins' sister safe from her abusive boyfriend when she turns up beaten and pregnant; when Rollins is forced to take drastic action, an inter

S14·E16 Core

Funny Valentine

Feb 27, 2013 · 43 min

A promising singer is beaten by her boyfriend, a famous hip-hop star, but she refuses to help ADA Barba build his case; the defendant and his attorney turn the case into a media ci

S14·E17 Core

Undercover Blue

Mar 20, 2013 · 43 min

A woman claims that Brian Cassidy raped her while he was working under cover; when Cassidy and his lawyer utilize surprising defense methods, Detective Amaro is affected.

S14·E18 Core

Legitimate Rape

Mar 27, 2013 · 43 min

A popular sports reporter accuses a cameraman of rape and stalking; when the victim learns she is pregnant as a result of the rape, the defense employs controversial tactics in hop

S14·E19 Core

Born Psychopath

Apr 3, 2013 · 43 min

The SVU detectives investigate after a school nurse notices multiple injuries on a young girl; Detective Amaro tries to bond with his recently discovered son.

S14·E20 Core

Girl Dishonored

Apr 24, 2013 · 43 min

As the SVU detectives investigate the alleged rape of a sorority pledge, drunken students, and conflicting accounts complicate matters.

S14·E21 Core

Traumatic Wound

May 1, 2013 · 43 min

When a concert turns into a mob scene, a teenager is brutally assaulted; Detective Amaro ends up defending the prime suspect's reputation.

S14·E22 Core

Poisoned Motive

May 8, 2013 · 43 min

When two sniper attacks on the NYPD link to Detective Tutuola's past as a narcotics officer, he reconnects with his former partner in hope of finding a motive.

S14·E23 Mytharc

Brief Interlude

May 15, 2013 · 43 min

The investigation into how a comatose woman ended up in a river near the mayor's home reveals the victim's unexpected wild side.

S14·E24 Mytharc

Her Negotiation

May 22, 2013 · 43 min

The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park.

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