The BEST episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 2
Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 2!
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.
#1 - Closure (2)
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2000
Stabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked six months ago whose victim follows her alleged attacker and reports his activities to the police. (Part 1: "Closure": season 1, episode 10.)
#2 - Taken
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/2000
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.
#3 - Baby Killer
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2000
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.
#4 - Asunder
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/2000
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.
#5 - Consent
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2001
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.
#6 - Abuse
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2001
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.
#7 - Scourge
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2001
The team searches for a serial killer who justifies his crimes with paranoid religious motivation set on by a rapidly deteriorating medical condition.
#8 - Manhunt
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/20/2001
The details of a kidnapping are similar to a series of rapes and murders that may link the crime to a serial killer.
#9 - Honor
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2000
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.
#10 - Noncompliance
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/2000
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.
#11 - Legacy
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2000
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.
#12 - Paranoia
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/2001
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.
#13 - Victims
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/9/2001
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.
#14 - Pique
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2001
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.
#15 - Runaway
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2001
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.
#16 - Pixies
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2001
The investigation of a gymnast's murder involves her strict trainer, a wealthy benefactor and a competitor.
#17 - Folly
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/2001
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.
#18 - Secrets
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2001
A case involving the rape and murder of a teacher hits a snag after the woman's illicit sexual history is exposed.
#19 - Countdown
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/2001
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.
#20 - Parasites
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2001
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.
#21 - Wrong Is Right
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2000
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.