Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Aperture
Overview
When an assault at gunpoint is witnessed through a neighboring window, the squad scrambles to locate the victim to confirm she's safe. A threat to extort the victim's family leads to a shocking suspect.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 26
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2025-05-08
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Aperture is Episode 21 in Season 26 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2025-05-08. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 22: Post-Rage
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Episode 17: Accomplice Liability
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Episode 16: Let Me Bring Pardon
The doctor of a comatose woman calls SVU when he discovers his patient is pregnant. Benson must convince the family to reject magical thinking and look at the facts.
Episode 15: Undertow
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Episode 14: The Grid Plan
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Episode 13: Extinguished
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Episode 12: Calculated
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Episode 11: Deductible
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Episode 10: Master Key
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