Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Presence of Absence
Overview
An internet dating site becomes the source of terror for a young widow. Muncy struggles with Velasco's absence.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2023-03-23
- Runtime
- 41 min
Episode context
The Presence of Absence is Episode 16 in Season 24 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2023-03-23. The runtime is 41 min.
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Episode 15: King of the Moon
A man with dementia confesses to murder, but Benson and Carisi believe there's more to the case; when rumors swirl around the squad room, Fin presses Velasco for the truth.
Episode 17: Lime Chaser
The search for a suspect who drugs women's drinks in crowded bars leads the SVU to Muncy's brother. Churlish makes a risky move to impress Benson.
More episodes from this season
Episode 14: Dutch Tears
A recently released convict goes looking for his arresting officer, Fin Tutuola; Carisi tries to get an arrest warrant without a positive suspect ID.
Episode 18: Bubble Wrap
A construction tycoon interferes with an SVU investigation into her family. Carisi struggles to get an indictment when the complainant backs down.
Episode 13: Intersection
A car accident leads the detectives on a search for an ambulance driver assaulting his charges. Fin gives Det. Bruno a tour of Manhattan SVU.
Episode 19: Bend the Law
Carisi must tread carefully when Maxwell's husband becomes a person of interest in an SVU investigation. Benson sends Velasco to take an old friend into custody.
Episode 12: Blood Out
As Benson and Carisi put a vengeful crime boss on trial, Fin tries to help a woman who was drugged and left for dead. Velasco takes drastic action to get information from a witness.
Episode 20: Debatable
Benson tries to help a student after she's assaulted on a field trip. Fin suspects a witness in the case may not be telling the whole truth.
Episode 11: Soldier Up
While Benson tries to help the gang member who attacked her, Duarte reveals a shocking piece of evidence in the case. Fin is tasked with hiring new detectives for the Bronx SVU.
Episode 21: Bad Things (I)
Benson and Carisi are baffled when a series of assaults have the same M.O. but different DNA at each crime scene. Muncy believes Elias Olsen has struck again and is determined to prove it.
The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E21 Shadowërk (II), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E22 All Pain Is One Malady (III), and Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E22 With Many Names (IV).
Episode 10: Jumped In
When Benson becomes the target of a ruthless gang leader, Capt. Duarte takes the case. Fin works with the Bronx SVU to help clear their case backlog. Sgt. Dixon offers to translate when a deaf student is raped.
Episode 22: All Pain Is One Malady (III)
Benson and Stabler combine forces on a global revenge-for-hire case. Fin and Bruno help a victim assaulted a second time. Jet's plan to hack the dark web backfires and puts the team in danger.
The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E21 Bad Things (I) and Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E21 Shadowërk (II). It continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E22 With Many Names (IV).