Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: And the Empire Strikes Back
Overview
Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when a powerful congressman is identified as a suspect.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2021-09-23
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
And the Empire Strikes Back is Episode 1 in Season 23 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2021-09-23. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 3: I Thought You Were on My Side
Benson and Rollins must contend with the FBI and the Organized Crime bureau when a rape victim identifies a dangerous mobster as her assailant.
Episode 4: One More Tale of Two Victims
The SVU searches for a serial rapist who preys on mothers with young children. Benson and Fin struggle under the tightened reins of Chief McGrath.
Episode 5: Fast Times @TheWheelHouse
The SVU faces the fury of social media fans when they arrest two popular influencer brothers.
Episode 6: The Five Hundredth Episode
Amaro returns to ask the SVU for help in clearing a convicted man's name and brings a figure from Benson's past back into her life.
Episode 7: They'd Already Disappeared
When a teenage sex worker disappears, Rollins and Velasco find a key clue in a pile of neglected missing persons reports.
Episode 8: Nightmares in Drill City
Carisi asks the SVU for help with a murder investigation when one of the witnesses shows signs of abuse.
Episode 9: People vs. Richard Wheatley (I)
Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler. Benson finds herself at odds with a friend when Barba agrees to take the case.
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Episode 10: Silent Night, Hateful Night
The SVU is called in to help investigate a wave of hate crimes on Christmas Eve. Rollins catches up with an old flame.
Episode 11: Burning with Rage Forever
A boy disappears after meeting up with an online gamer; Benson suspects her son is being bullied.
Episode 12: Tommy Baker's Hardest Fight
When a popular fighter doesn't show up for the biggest bout of the year, Rollins and Velasco are drawn into a complicated web of secrets. McGrath confides in Benson.