The BEST episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 9

Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 9!

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: 12/9/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
Paternity
star
8.07
346 votes

#1 - Paternity

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2007

When the paternity of a missing young boy is placed into question, Stabler wonders if he really is the father of Kathy's child. Later, Stabler faces the possibility of losing not only his partner but also Kathy and the baby when she and Benson are in an accident.

Directors: Kate Woods
Writer: Amanda Green
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Authority
star
7.89
399 votes

#2 - Authority

Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/29/2008

An engineer plays a series of mind games with Benson and Stabler.

Directors: David Platt
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Signature
star
7.89
293 votes

#3 - Signature

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2008

A woman's body is found murdered in a park alongside a man with a bullet in his head - Benson and Special Agent Cooper join forces and suspect "The Woodsman", a serial killer Cooper has tried to catch for years. Lake and Benson begin to question Cooper's true motives when the male victim is later identified as "The Woodsman".

Directors: Arthur W. Forney
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Undercover
star
7.88
352 votes

#4 - Undercover

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/15/2008

After a woman was found raped in a garden, Benson and Stabler realize that the case goes much deeper because of the victim's mother, drugs, and the realization that a corrections officer is involved. Benson decides to go undercover at the same prison where the mother is, putting herself on the other side of the fence.

Directors: David Platt
Writer: Mark Goffman
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Inconceivable
star
7.82
346 votes

#5 - Inconceivable

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2008

The robbery of fertilized embryos from a sperm bank call for Benson and Stabler to track down the thief. Clues from the clinic's security tape lead them to a long list of suspects including two publicity-hungry extremists. The detectives race against the clock to find the missing embryos, but that isn't the only clock that's ticking - Olivia considers her own fertility and the possibility of motherhood.

Directors: Chris Zalla
Writer: Dawn DeNoon
Watch Now:Apple TV
Cold
star
7.78
297 votes

#6 - Cold

Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/2008

The squad is left at ends when Lake is caught in a gunfight and later takes a witness hostage.

Directors: David Platt
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Svengali
star
7.69
427 votes

#7 - Svengali

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2007

Benson comes under fire from fans of a convicted serial killer after a body turns up that greatly resembles his work.

Directors: David Platt
Writer: Kam Miller
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Alternate
star
7.62
431 votes

#8 - Alternate

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2007

Benson and Stabler investigate a suspected child abuse case only to learn that the woman who reported it is the real case.

Directors: David Platt
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Harm
star
7.62
435 votes

#9 - Harm

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2007

Benson and Stabler investigate the connection between the New York murder of college counselor Kate Simes and her volunteer work at a refugee center working with soldiers tortured in Iraq.

Directors: Peter Leto
Writer: Josh Singer
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Savant
star
7.58
371 votes

#10 - Savant

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2007

The only witness to a young woman's horrific beating is her mentally challenged daughter.

Directors: Judith McCreary
Writer: Kate Woods
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Closet
star
7.56
284 votes

#11 - Closet

Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/22/2008

After investment banker Jeremy Haynes is found dead, suspicions turns to his boyfriend Lincoln Haver, a professional football player who could lose everything if the truth of his sexuality became public. When news of Haver's sexual preference comes out, Benson comes under fire for her relationship with a reporter.

Directors: Peter Leto
Writer: Ken Storer
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Impulsive
star
7.55
454 votes

#12 - Impulsive

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2007

A teacher claims that a student pursued her after she's charged with raping him.

Directors: David Platt
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Blinded
star
7.53
389 votes

#13 - Blinded

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2007

Novak confronts ghosts from her past while handling the trial of a schizophrenic serial rapist, who seriously injured Stabler.

Directors: David Platt
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Unorthodox
star
7.52
349 votes

#14 - Unorthodox

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2008

Benson and Stabler investigate a tutor after a student is beaten and sexually assaulted, but their investigation soon leads them to another student.

Directors: David Platt
Writer: Josh Singer
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Streetwise
star
7.49
313 votes

#15 - Streetwise

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/1/2008

A Park Avenue socialite's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and Detectives Benson and Stabler initially suspect her wealthy boyfriend.

Directors: Helen Shaver
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Trade
star
7.47
305 votes

#16 - Trade

Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/6/2008

When a pregnant woman's body is discovered in a burned-out brownstone, the investigation turns to a family of coffee importers.

Directors: Peter Leto
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Fight
star
7.37
352 votes

#17 - Fight

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2007

Detectives find themselves embroiled in the world of ultimate fighting after a young girl's death.

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Snitch
star
7.26
314 votes

#18 - Snitch

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2007

When a polygamist's wife is murdered, he believes it's related to a recent criminal case he was testifying in, but detectives believe it may be connected to his culture.

Directors: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Mark Goffman
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Avatar
star
7.22
405 votes

#19 - Avatar

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2007

Detectives are troubled to learn that someone has taken an online game too far when a girl goes missing.

Directors: Peter Leto
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