The BEST episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 14

Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 14!

Delves into the dark side of the NYC underworld as the detectives investigate and prosecute various sexually oriented crimes, including rape, pedophilia, domestic violence, and the abuses of children, the disabled, and elderly victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling, all while trying to balance the effects of the investigation on their own lives as they try not to let the dark side of these crimes affect them.

Last Updated: 11/18/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
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Her Negotiation
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8.37
325 votes

#1 - Her Negotiation

Season 14 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2013

The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park; Detective Benson finds herself in mortal danger.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Watch Now:Amazon
Girl Dishonored
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8.22
353 votes

#2 - Girl Dishonored

Season 14 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2013

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

Directors: Holly Dale
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Above Suspicion
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8.12
240 votes

#3 - Above Suspicion

Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2012

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 Crages is being framed. Tension is high; everyone is on edge and defensive, even paranoid, and wondering who's next?

Directors: Michael Slovis
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Deadly Ambitions
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7.98
295 votes

#4 - Deadly Ambitions

Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2013

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 internal affairs investigation begins.

Directors: Jim McKay (II)
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Traumatic Wound
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7.95
368 votes

#5 - Traumatic Wound

Season 14 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2013

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

Directors: Alex Zakrzewski
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Monster's Legacy
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7.91
359 votes

#6 - Monster's Legacy

Season 14 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2013

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 -- including a prisoner (Mike Tyson) on death row.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
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Born Psychopath
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7.91
372 votes

#7 - Born Psychopath

Season 14 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2013

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.

Directors: Alex Chapple
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Legitimate Rape
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7.88
327 votes

#8 - Legitimate Rape

Season 14 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/2013

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 hope of gaining favor with the jury.

Directors: Jonathan Herron
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Brief Interlude
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7.86
314 votes

#9 - Brief Interlude

Season 14 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2013

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

Directors: Kevin Bray
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Poisoned Motive
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7.84
294 votes

#10 - Poisoned Motive

Season 14 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2013

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; Lt. Alexandra Eames helps SVU investigate.

Directors: Arthur W. Forney
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Lost Reputation
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7.84
523 votes

#11 - Lost Reputation

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2012

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

Directors: Michael Slovis
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Manhattan Vigil
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7.82
451 votes

#12 - Manhattan Vigil

Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2012

The kidnapping of a young boy reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of a unsolved case from 13 years earlier.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Presumed Guilty
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7.78
425 votes

#13 - Presumed Guilty

Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/2013

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.

Directors: Courtney Hunt
Writer: Kevin Fox
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dreams Deferred
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7.77
492 votes

#14 - Dreams Deferred

Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2012

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.

Directors: Michael Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Criminal Hatred
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7.75
397 votes

#15 - Criminal Hatred

Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/30/2013

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

Directors: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Undercover Blue
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7.70
355 votes

#16 - Undercover Blue

Season 14 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2013

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.

Directors: Michael Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Lessons Learned
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7.62
432 votes

#17 - Lessons Learned

Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2012

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

Directors: Alex Chapple
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Secrets Exhumed
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7.60
360 votes

#18 - Secrets Exhumed

Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2013

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 pursues her suspect, Benson and Amaro question his guilt.

Directors: Laura Belsey
Watch Now:Apple TV
Friending Emily
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7.60
419 votes

#19 - Friending Emily

Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2012

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.

Directors: Jim McKay (II)
Writer: Kevin Fox
Watch Now:Apple TV
Twenty-Five Acts
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7.57
480 votes

#20 - Twenty-Five Acts

Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2012

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.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Acceptable Loss
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7.54
469 votes

#21 - Acceptable Loss

Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2012

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 get creative.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Beautiful Frame
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7.49
360 votes

#22 - Beautiful Frame

Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2013

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 in Manhattan.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Funny Valentine
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7.42
377 votes

#23 - Funny Valentine

Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2013

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 circus.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Vanity's Bonfire
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7.39
439 votes

#24 - Vanity's Bonfire

Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2012

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

Directors: Michael Slovis
Watch Now:Apple TV