Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Prodigy
Overview
Two people are found murdered in the park, including an animal rights activist who has been raped and then decapitated. Benson and Stabler must determine which of their two main suspects -- a sociopathic teenager and a recently paroled rapist -- is responsible for the murder.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2002-01-18
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Prodigy is Episode 13 in Season 3 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2002-01-18. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 12: Protection
A 6-year-old boy wounded in a shooting is brought to the ER but abandoned by his brother, who reported it, and their mother, who fears for her own life. The case leads the detectives to a woman who is on the run from an abusive drug-dealer boyfriend.
Episode 14: Counterfeit
A woman is found raped and killed by her car. Then, a similar rape is committed and the victim says that a police officer raped her after pulling her over for a supposed driving violation. This leads police to look at one of their own, until they realize the suspect is not who they think he is.
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Episode 19: Justice
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