Season 5
(2003)
Cast
as Olivia Benson
as Elliot Stabler
as John Munch
as Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
as Donald Cragen
as Dr. George Huang
Episodes
Tragedy 6.3
September 23, 2003
A woman with a high-risk pregnancy disappears and her ex-boyfriend, who's the father, and engaged to the boss' daughter…
Manic 7.4
September 30, 2003
Detectives enlist Dr. Huang's help as they investigate the deaths of two high-school basketball players gunned down whi…
Mother 7.8
October 7, 2003
A psychiatrist with unconventional methods is found sexually assaulted, unconscious and near death in a crack house. It…
Loss 7.7
October 14, 2003
A female undercover agent for the DEA is raped and murdered, leading to a complicated investigation and the arrest of a…
Serendipity 8.0
October 21, 2003
A newborn baby is found dead in a gutter, sending the detectives on a hunt for the mother. She too turns up murdered, a…
Coerced 7.9
October 28, 2003
A schizophrenic homeless man kidnaps a boy he thinks is his son, murdering a man in the process. In resolving the case,…
Choice 6.8
November 4, 2003
While patrolling, police stumble upon an attack in progress at Momma Sue’s restaurant on the pregnant owner. Her husban…
Abomination 8.1
November 11, 2003
Benson and Stabler have trouble identifying a male murder victim in his 20's found in a pile of sheets in the West Vill…
Control 7.4
November 18, 2003
A subway commuter is found castrated and bleeding profusely, leading the detectives to discover their "victim" may be t…
Shaken 8.5
November 25, 2003
The discovery of a beaten infant leads detectives on a search for the attacker, who may be a pedophile. When the medica…
Escape 6.2
December 2, 2003
When a convicted pedophile, desperate to prove his innocence before his terminally ill mother dies, escapes from a Virg…
Brotherhood 7.6
January 6, 2004
When the body of young man is found in a tank at a wastewater treatment plant, the medical examiner identifies a tattoo…
Hate 6.8
January 13, 2004
A young Arab woman is brutally raped and burned, and after identifying her, the detectives suspect her husband and moth…
Ritual 8.0
February 3, 2004
Two garbage collectors discover what they first think is a scene of animal sacrifice but is the body of a young boy who…
Families 8.3
February 10, 2004
The investigation into the death of a pregnant high school student exposes a long-held family secret, which precipitate…
Home 6.2
February 17, 2004
A young, emaciated boy is found by neighbors scrounging for food; detectives suspect the boy is a victim of abuse and a…
Mean 8.2
February 24, 2004
The conviction of a group of sociopathic high school bullies who turned on one of their own escalates into even more vi…
Careless 7.4
March 2, 2004
When a young foster child dies due to a religious ritual gone awry, the detectives unravel a mysterious pattern of viol…
Sick 7.5
March 30, 2004
A wealthy toy mogul is the suspect of the sexual abuse of a child. His prosecution impeded by the child's parents who r…
Lowdown 8.8
April 6, 2004
Detectives try to decipher a motive for the strangulation of a Bronx assistant DA in an area where hookers stroll. When…
Criminal 8.2
April 20, 2004
When it becomes obvious that a forensics expert raped and murdered a student, the investigation focuses on a criminolog…
Painless 7.5
April 27, 2004
A woman claiming to have been the victim of rape commits suicide while she is still in the emergency room.
Bound 6.9
May 4, 2004
The death of a wealthy senior citizen leads to an investigation that uncovers a serial killer with childhood abandonmen…
Poison 8.1
May 11, 2004
A young girl is in a coma after ingesting detergent and her mother is suspected of poisoning her. A biased judge makes …
Head 6.1
May 18, 2004
A boy is accused of being molested after his soccer game, but he doesn't admit to it. His principal and his soccer coac…