Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 2
Law and Order Special Victims Unit Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 21 episodes. The series focuses on the criminal justice system and sexually-based offenses within the drama, crime, and mystery genres. As part of the ongoing television program, the narrative follows the specialized unit handling these sensitive cases. The season builds upon the established premise of investigating complex crimes while
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series focuses on the criminal justice system and sexually-based offenses.
- The program falls under the crime, drama, and mystery genres.
- Content is rated TV-14.
- The overarching saga continues following the events of the previous season.
Season overview
Law and Order Special Victims Unit Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 21 episodes. The series focuses on the criminal justice system and sexually-based offenses within the drama, crime, and mystery genres. As part of the ongoing television program, the narrative follows the specialized unit handling these sensitive cases. The season builds upon the established premise of investigating complex crimes while viewers are presented with content classified under TV-14. Throughout the twenty-one episodes, the department addresses difficult subject matter within the framework of the criminal justice system. The production is documented through official media sources, maintaining the established tone and format of the ongoing franchise without introducing speculative elements or unverified narrative developments beyond the officially recorded episode count and thematic classification provided in the production records.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Wrong Is Right
Oct 20, 2000 · 44 min
Stabler's daughter bears witness to a horrific crime scene: a rocket scientist found dead with his crotch on fire. The scientist had strong ties to government security and detectiv
Honor
Oct 27, 2000 · 44 min
The vicious sexual assault and brutal beating of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest Taliban traditions justify 'honor killings' when the child defies the
Closure (2)
Nov 3, 2000 · 43 min
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.
Legacy
Nov 10, 2000 · 44 min
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 fo
Baby Killer
Nov 17, 2000 · 43 min
The tragic shooting death of a young girl leads investigators to a little boy, and they soon realize that the gun used has been used in another crime scene and a drug ring using yo
Noncompliance
Nov 24, 2000 · 44 min
The question of patients' rights surfaces when a schizophrenic man refusing to take his medication is suspected in the rape and stabbing death of an aspiring psychologist, whose bo
Asunder
Dec 1, 2000 · 44 min
It's a classic case of "he said, she said" when a cop's wife charges him with rape. The truth behind the alleged rape comes to light when a history of domestic abuse is uncovered.
Taken
Dec 15, 2000 · 44 min
The case of a seventeen-year-old rape victim during a gala for the opening of a luxury hotel takes a strange turn when her immediate family tries to keep the scandal quiet. Detecti
Pixies
Jan 12, 2001 · 44 min
The investigation of a young gymnast's murder involves her strict trainer, a wealthy benefactor and a competitor. Detectives must look into her pressured lifestyle to find out who
Consent
Jan 19, 2001 · 44 min
A college co-ed is found raped and dazed after a frat party, but can't remember anything that happened. The detectives then find that she had a date rape drug in her system, leavin
Abuse
Jan 26, 2001 · 44 min
Parental neglect may have led to the tragic death of the son of two famous singers, leading them to fear for his sister. Benson develops a strong attachment to the girl who has a h
Secrets
Feb 2, 2001 · 44 min
An exceptional teacher, who helped inner city kids get into college, led a dangerous double life as a sex addict. When she is murdered, there is a long list of suspects but the cas
Victims
Feb 9, 2001 · 44 min
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.
Paranoia
Feb 16, 2001 · 44 min
The mysterious 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. It turns into a nightmare
Countdown
Feb 23, 2001 · 44 min
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.
Runaway
Mar 2, 2001 · 43 min
The search for an out-of-state police officer's runaway daughter leads the detectives through an underground rave culture that caters to wayward teens. They use an Internet journal
Folly
Mar 23, 2001 · 44 min
Male escorts are assaulted and one is murdered, and the police have a tough time finding the bizarre couple whose sexual fantasy has turned violent. The investigation uncovers a da
Manhunt
Apr 20, 2001 · 44 min
The details of a kidnapping are similar to a series of rapes and murders that may link the crime to a serial killer.
Parasites
Apr 27, 2001 · 44 min
The remains of a Romanian woman are found three years after her death, buried in an apartment courtyard with a collar and leash. The detectives have a tough time finding the killer
Pique
May 4, 2001 · 44 min
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 biz
Scourge
May 16, 2001 · 44 min
A "Jack the Ripper" type murderer, who justifies his crimes with paranoid religious motivation set on by a rapidly deteriorating medical condition, is on the loose. After a citywid