Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 3

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 3

Season 3

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Episodes23
DatesSep 28, 2001 - May 17, 2002
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Episodes

Repression
Season 3Episode 160 min

Repression

An 18-year-old (Kelly Hutchinson) in therapy recalls being sexually abused by her father (Brian Kerwin) and presses charges against him.

Sep 28, 2001
Wrath
Season 3Episode 260 min

Wrath

After three murder victims are connected to Benson's past cases, it's believed that the killer is seeking revenge on the detective.

Oct 5, 2001
Stolen
Season 3Episode 360 min

Stolen

A kidnapping investigation links a past case with which Cragen was involved to a 12-year-old (Ian Cronin) whose adoption is deemed illegal.

Oct 12, 2001
Rooftop
Season 3Episode 460 min

Rooftop

Stabler tries to build a case against an ex-con who's HIV-positive and preys on young girls.

Oct 19, 2001
Tangled
Season 3Episode 560 min

Tangled

When guests arrive for a party, they find the hosts have been assaulted, one of them fatally.

Oct 26, 2001
Redemption
Season 3Episode 660 min

Redemption

A brash, intense detective (David Keith) is assigned to help Stabler catch a serial rapist-killer.

Nov 2, 2001
Sacrifice
Season 3Episode 760 min

Sacrifice

The investigation of a shooting near a gay bar leads to a couple's involvement with porn movies.

Nov 9, 2001
Inheritance
Season 3Episode 860 min

Inheritance

The search for a serial rapist leads to a case in which the defense attorney (Diane Baker) tries to blame the suspect's actions on his genes.

Nov 16, 2001
Care
Season 3Episode 960 min

Care

A computer game provides clues in the death of a physically abused little girl in foster care.

Nov 23, 2001
Ridicule
Season 3Episode 1060 min

Ridicule

The investigation of an apparently accidental death leads to charges by a male stripper that the deceased was one of three women who sexually assaulted him.

Dec 14, 2001
Monogamy
Season 3Episode 1160 min

Monogamy

A woman who's seven months pregnant is found assaulted, with her fetus removed.

Jan 4, 2002
Protection
Season 3Episode 1260 min

Protection

The detectives seek a woman who is on the run from her drug-dealing lover, whom she saw murder a rival.

Jan 11, 2002
Prodigy
Season 3Episode 1360 min

Prodigy

The detectives investigate a double slaying in which the female victim was dismembered.

Jan 18, 2002
Counterfeit
Season 3Episode 1460 min

Counterfeit

Benson teams up with Fin to investigate the murder of a woman found under a highway.

Jan 25, 2002
Execution
Season 3Episode 1560 min

Execution

At the request of a murdered teen's parents, Stabler tries to get a serial killer (Nick Chinlund) who's about to be executed to admit that the teen was one of his victims.

Feb 1, 2002
Popular
Season 3Episode 1660 min

Popular

Stabler breaks the rules to uncover the facts when a student (Brittany Slattery) claims that she was assaulted by a teacher.

Mar 1, 2002
Surveillance
Season 3Episode 1760 min

Surveillance

The detectives investigate the sexual assault of a cellist (Emily Deschanel) and discover surveillance equipment hidden in her apartment.

Mar 8, 2002
Guilt
Season 3Episode 1860 min

Guilt

Judith Light joins the series in a recurring role as the unit's tough new chief, as Cabot breaks the rules in an attempt to catch a pedophile (Beau Gravitte).

Mar 29, 2002
Justice
Season 3Episode 1960 min

Justice

In investigating the sexual assault of a 16-year-old, it's discovered that the victim is the rebellious stepdaughter of a judge (Keir Dullea).

Apr 5, 2002
Greed
Season 3Episode 2060 min

Greed

Henry Winkler plays a restaurateur whose wife is assaulted during a robbery at their plush Manhattan residence.

Apr 26, 2002
Denial
Season 3Episode 2160 min

Denial

A dark family secret surfaces after a young woman (Martha Plimpton) is raped at a party.

May 3, 2002
Competence
Season 3Episode 2260 min

Competence

After a mother (Lois Smith) reports that her mentally challenged daughter (Andrea Fay Friedman) is pregnant, the detectives try to find out who fathered the child.

May 10, 2002
Silence
Season 3Episode 2360 min

Silence

Cases include a killing at a church and an investigation that involves sexual-abuse charges against a priest.

May 17, 2002

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