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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Year 1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Year 1

Universal Studios (1999)
DVD
NR (Not Rated)
025192271823
TV Series | Crime | Drama | Mystery
USA | English | Color | 16:01

This hard-hitting and emotional companion series from NBC's Law & Order franchise chronicles the life and crimes of the elite Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf. SVU celebrated its 200th episode in April 2008.
The drama follows Det. Elliot Stabler, a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all, and his partner, Olivia Benson, whose difficult past is the reason she joined the unit.


Episodes View details

1 Payback 43 min | Sep 20, 1999

Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and penectomy of a New York cab driver. They discover that the victim had assumed the identity of another man because he himself was wanted by police.

2 A Single Life 43 min | Sep 27, 1999

A probable suicide becomes a murder investigation with suspects that include the writer's psychiatrist, a family member and a local news anchor, but the woman's sister brings evidence that will turn the case on its head.

3 ...Or Just Look Like One 43 min | Oct 04, 1999

Two underage models are attacked, raped, and killed. The detectives identify the background details of the modeling business.

4 Hysteria 42 min | Oct 11, 1999

Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a young woman who is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims.

5 Wanderlust 45 min | Oct 18, 1999

When a travel writer is found dead, gagged by a pair of female underwear, suspicion first falls on his landlady, and then to her rebellious teenage daughter.

6 Sophomore Jinx 43 min | Oct 25, 1999

Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship.

7 Uncivilized 45 min | Nov 15, 1999

After a young boy is found raped and murdered in Central Park, suspicion obviously falls on a known child molester in the area, but the true offender may be closer than anybody knows.

8 Stalked 43 min | Nov 22, 1999

An ADA who had worked on sex crimes is raped and murdered. The detectives suspect it may have been someone whom she had prosecuted.

9 Stocks & Bondage 44 min | Nov 29, 1999

Benson and Stabler look into the murder of a respected derivatives trader. Their investigation takes them into the world of bondage and sadomasochism.

10 Closure 45 min | Jan 07, 2000

Stabler and Benson struggle with a sexual assault case when the shaken victim proves unable to identify the prime suspect. As time moves on, she becomes more reluctant to discuss the crime.

11 Bad Blood 45 min | Jan 14, 2000

Benson and Stabler look into the death of a gay man at a party. Their investigation leads them to man who has a dysfunctional relationship with his brother.

12 Russian Love Poem 44 min | Jan 21, 2000

Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin. They begin with Harlin's long list of male and female lovers and continue to a pair of Russian escorts, one of whom turns up dead, and the other's boyfriend confesses to the murder.

13 Disrobed 60 min | Feb 04, 2000

Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a judge who often delivered special verdicts for women in return for sexual favors and was also behind the funding of a local governor's bid for re-election. The team soon steers their attention to a battered wife with a secret.

14 Limitations 44 min | Feb 11, 2000

At a victim's request, the police commissioner tries to convince Cragen to close a rape case whose statute of limitations is about to expire. Benson and Stabler finally realize that one of the victims knows the rapist, but she's not willing to talk.

15 Entitled 43 min | Feb 18, 2000

After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to Stephanie Mulroney, the youngest daughter of a well-known family with some deep connections. But as they join forces with the officers from the 27th precinct of the Law & Order series, they realize that their case is connected with a long-unsolved case that Lennie Briscoe once handled years ago with his former partner, Mike Logan.

16 The Third Guy 45 min | Feb 25, 2000

Two teenagers are arrested in connection with the assault and robbery of an elderly woman, but it soon becomes clear that someone else committed the attack.

17 Misleader 44 min | Mar 31, 2000

Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of the pregnant daughter-in-law of a prominent religious figure. They initially focus on the victim's well-connected family and conclude that her infidelity, and the identity of the child's probable father, likely led to her murder.

18 Chat Room 44 min | Apr 14, 2000

A teenager's report of being raped by someone she met in a chat room lead the detectives into the middle of a child porn ring.

19 Contact 42 min | Apr 28, 2000

The squad investigates a serial rapist targeting women on subways. Meanwhile, Benson begins dating an ambitious crime reporter.

20 Remorse 44 min | May 05, 2000

An investigative reporter bravely airs a piece about her own rape that occurred 2 months earlier. Her description of the men that attacked her results in fresh leads and unexpected turns of events along the way.

21 Nocturne 44 min | May 12, 2000

The trial of an accused child molester is jeopardized when the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.

22 Slaves 44 min | May 19, 2000

An attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.

Cast View all

Christopher Meloni Detective Elliot Stabler
Richard Belzer Detective John Munch
Michelle Hurd Detective Monique Jeffries
Dann Florek Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen
Mariska Hargitay Detective Olivia Benson
Frank Anello NYPD Officer
Steven Zirnkilton Opening Announcer
Dean Winters Detective Brian Cassidy
Chris Orbach Detective Ken Briscoe
Isabel Gillies Kathy Stabler
Leslie Hendrix ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Jeffrey Scaperrotta Dickie Stabler
Patricia Cook Elizabeth Stabler
Erin Broderick Maureen Stabler
John Benjamin Hickey ADA Mark Hickey
Angie Harmon ADA Abigail 'Abbie' Carmichael
Holiday Segal Kathleen Stabler
Peter Francis James Kevin Beck
Welly Yang CSU Technician Georgie
Jerry Orbach Detective Lennie Briscoe
Reiko Aylesworth ADA Erica Alden
P.J. Brown Bremmer
Lisa Tharps A.D.A.
Jerry D. O'Donnell Uniform
Bruce Birns Bruce's Lawyer

Trailer

Edition details

Edition Collector's Edition
Packaging Digipak
Nr Discs 6
Screen Ratios Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [Spanish]
Dolby Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Subtitles Dutch | English | French | Spanish
Distributor Universal Studios
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Oct 21, 2003
Regions Region 1