Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Rotten
Overview
In their investigation of a prisoner's death, Benson and Tutuola learn that he was sexually assaulted before being incarcerated and since it happened while in custody, the police are suspected.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2003-01-24
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Rotten is Episode 13 in Season 4 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It aired on 2003-01-24. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 16: Tortured
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Episode 9: Juvenile
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Episode 17: Privilege
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Episode 8: Waste
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Episode 18: Desperate
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Episode 7: Dolls
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Episode 19: Appearances
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