Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Asunder
Overview
It's a classic case of "he said, she said" when a cop's wife charges him with rape. The truth behind the alleged rape comes to light when a history of domestic abuse is uncovered.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2000-12-01
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Asunder is Episode 7 in Season 2 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2000-12-01. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 6: Noncompliance
The question of patients' rights surfaces when a schizophrenic man refusing to take his medication is suspected in the rape and stabbing death of an aspiring psychologist, whose body is found in a convenience store.
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