Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Uncivilized
Overview
When a young boy is found raped and murdered in a field, suspicion leads detectives to a recently paroled child molester who lives in the neighborhood.. Although they both hate what the man has done in the past, it is soon obvious to the detectives that the teenagers who initially steered them in the man's direction are hiding secrets of their own.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1999-11-15
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Uncivilized is Episode 7 in Season 1 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 1999-11-15. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 6: Sophomore Jinx
A female student at an upper-class university is raped and murdered, and two of the college's basketball stars are suspected. However, the college blocks their investigation at every turn because they are not willing to risk the negative publicity that the investigation could bring to the school and the upcoming championship.
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When an assistant district attorney is found raped and murdered in Central Park, the Special Victims Unit learn that she'd been stalked by a real estate agent whom she'd convicted of date rape. Benson lets her emotions get the best of her as she takes it upon herself to bring the suspected rapist to justice. Stabler tries to get the man's business partner to help him, but Benson may be the one who ends up needing help.
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