Paul Wesley | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

• Also known as: Law & Order: SVU, SVU
• Genre: Police procedural, Legal drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Created by: Dick Wolf
• Starring: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Michelle Hurd, Stephanie March, Ice-T, BD Wong, Diane Neal, Tamara Tunie, Adam Beach, Michaela McManus, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Raúl Esparza, Peter Scanavino, Philip Winchester, Jamie Gray Hyder, Demore Barnes, Octavio Pisano, Molly Burnett
• Narrated by: Steven Zirnkilton
• Theme music composer: Mike Post
• Opening theme: "Theme of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
• Composer: Mike Post
• No. of seasons: 24
• No. of episodes: 538
• Executive producers: Dick Wolf, Ted Kotcheff, Peter Jankowski, Michael Smith, Julie Martin, Jonathan Starch, Arthur W. Forney, Mariska Hargitay
• Showrunners: Robert Palm, David J. Burke, Neal Baer, Warren Leight, Rick Eid, Michael S. Chernuchin, David Graziano
• Running time: 40–44 minutes
• Production companies: Wolf Entertainment, Studios USA, Universal Network Television, NBC Universal Television Studio, Universal Media Studios, Universal Television
• Original release: Network, NBC
• Release: September 20, 1999 – present

This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.

"Wrong is Right"

Stabler's daughter, Maureen (Erin Broderick), bears witness to a horrific crime scene: the murder of a man who was set on fire. The internal investigation into the psyches of the SVU detectives yields interesting results. Monique Jeffries is removed from active duty and placed on desk duty and is replaced by Fin Tutuola. Cabot joins the SVU squad as a permanent Assistant District Attorney for the sex crimes unit.

"Ripped"

When the teenage son (Paul Wesley) of Stabler's old partner (Noah Emmerich) comes under suspicion for attacking a classmate, Stabler is caught between his boss, who thinks he is cutting the kid too many breaks, and his friend, who thinks he is not doing enough to help. Stabler seeks counseling from another friend (Mary Stuart Masterson) when the case starts to bring out the worst in him.