Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Gimmick
Overview
A mysterious death in a hotel leads the squad into the world of professional fighting. Benson tries to convince a victim to come forward for the sake of his friend.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2026-04-23
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Gimmick is Episode 18 in Season 27 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2026-04-23. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 17: Deep Under
Benson is shocked to find undercover Detective Velasco at the center of a sex trafficking bust. When more women are smuggled into the city, a rescued victim begs SVU to help save her sister.
Episode 19: Impropriety
An unconscious and injured teen abandoned outside a hospital sends the SVU on a search for the people who left her there. Benson faces serious consequences when she chooses to protect a victim's secret under the pressure of cross-examination.
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Episode 21: Monster
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Episode 14: Frequency
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Episode 13: Corrosive
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Episode 12: Hubris
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Episode 11: Career Psychopath
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Episode 10: Fidelis Ad Mortem
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The crossover starts on Law & Order S25E09 Snowflakes (I).