Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: False Idols
Overview
The SVU must determine fact from fantasy when a famous author twists the details of a serious crime. Fin has a challenging day at work.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2025-11-13
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
False Idols is Episode 7 in Season 27 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2025-11-13. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 6: Under the Influence
The squad investigates an assault at a house party where no one can identify the assailant. When two suspects are detained for questioning, Rollins takes the chance to turn one against the other.
Episode 8: Showdown
When a man claims his girlfriend was kidnapped, Bruno investigates the holes in his story. Tynan comes down hard on Benson after a disagreement. Griffin must defend his police work on the stand.
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Episode 4: Clickbait
When a tween suffers a life-threatening miscarriage, the SVU must unravel a web of online fabrications to identify a suspect. Rollins carefully weighs her career options.
Episode 10: Fidelis Ad Mortem
When Curry's son finds a disturbing cassette tape in a thrift store haul, she and Benson must investigate a decades-old missing persons case. Griffin learns a disturbing rumor about his father.
Episode 3: A Vicious Circle
Bruno suspects a bomb was planted to destroy DNA evidence in a rape case. Benson takes on a murder investigation connected to the bombing. Griffin experiences the frustrating setbacks of working an SVU case.
Episode 11: Career Psychopath
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Episode 2: A Waiver of Consent
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Episode 12: Hubris
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Episode 1: In the Wind
Danger swirls around the squad as they investigate a suspect for rape and try to protect their key witness. A new chief of detectives puts Benson to the test. An off-duty Fin tries to stop an assault in progress.
Episode 13: Corrosive
An attempt on a respected judge's life is connected to an anonymous video posted to the SVU tip line. Rollins tries to help a victim come to terms with their abuse.