Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Unstable
Overview
Officer Nate Kendall aids a woman in trouble and becomes roped into solving a rape case. While Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson believe that Kendall is not right for the case due to his unstable personality, Executive ADA Sonya Paxton joins the team, bringing evidence of a common thread among three other rape cases. With Paxton's help, the team might expose a serial rapist.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2009-09-23
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Unstable is Episode 1 in Season 11 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2009-09-23. The runtime is 43 min.
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