Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Scourge
Overview
A "Jack the Ripper" type murderer, who justifies his crimes with paranoid religious motivation set on by a rapidly deteriorating medical condition, is on the loose. After a citywide manhunt, Detectives Benson and Stabler are tasked with finding the killer.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2001-05-16
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Scourge is Episode 21 in Season 2 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2001-05-16. The runtime is 44 min.
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