Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Genes
Overview
An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2017-03-22
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Genes is Episode 13 in Season 18 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2017-03-22. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 8: Chasing Theo
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Episode 18: Spellbound
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Episode 7: Next Chapter
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Episode 19: Conversion
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