Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Guardians and Gladiators
Overview
When the squad tries to solve an assault in Central Park, they are hampered by their own blind spots and a community that is losing trust in the police.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 22
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2020-11-12
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Guardians and Gladiators is Episode 1 in Season 22 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2020-11-12. The runtime is 43 min.
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