#1
S5E2
Dante's Inferno
Stabler recovers from an injury while Olivia Benson helps with finding missing sex worker Sad Eyes.
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#2
S5E10
He Was a Stabler
Stabler goes rogue to find Emery and faces the truth behind revenge with one last assist from Joe.
#3
S2E8
Ashes to Ashes
A deadly bombing rocks the NYPD and leaves several suspects in the wind. Nova makes a major discovery.
#4
Friend or Foe
S2E22
#5
With Many Names
S3E22
#6
Sins of Our Fathers
S4E8
#7
Lost Highway
S5E1
#8
High Planes Grifter
S2E7
#9
Crossroads
S4E10
#10
Off the Books
S5E9
Lowlights
The task force goes undercover to bust a jewelry operation they come to realize isn't just smuggling gold. An unexpected guest from Stabler's past arrives to help take the operation down and confront some unresolved feelings.
#74
Beautiful Disaster
S5E7
#73
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S3E18
#72
The Wild and the Innocent
S3E15
#71
Pareto Principle
S3E20
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