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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1 episode 12: Russian Love Poem

Aired 21 January 200044 minRated TV-14

6.8TMDB · 19 votesMark watched

Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 1 in Australia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription), Foxtel Now (subscription) and Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show), and free on 7plus. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $17.99 and Prime Video Store from $19.99.

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What happens in “Russian Love Poem”

When a multi-millionaire is found strangled in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their suspicion to his long list of lovers, which includes both men and women. Detectives discover he was involved with a group of beautiful Russian women that came to the U.S. to take advantage of wealthy Americans.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 12 of 22 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 11 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Rick Rosenthal, written by Eva Nagorski.
  • TMDB users rate it 6.8 out of 10 (19 votes).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Rick Rosenthal
Writer
Eva Nagorski
Guest stars
Michelle Hurd as Monique JeffriesDeborah Rush as Christina HarlinAllison Munn as Emily HarlinOlek Krupa as Alexander StrizhovDean Winters as Brian CassidyMelissa Sagemiller as Becky SorensonSpiro Malas as Russian BusinessmanNadine Stenovitch as Katya Ivanova

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 1

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.