Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Monogamy
Overview
The pregnant wife of a psychiatrist is found in a parking garage, unconscious and bleeding from a gaping abdominal wound with her fetus missing. The investigation leads to infedility and uncertainty as to the paternity, adding fuel to the fire of an already agitated Stabler.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2002-01-04
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Monogamy is Episode 11 in Season 3 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2002-01-04. The runtime is 44 min.
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