Skip to content
Compare TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S01E16, The Third GuyS01E16

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1 episode 16: The Third Guy

Aired 25 February 200044 minRated TV-14

7.6TMDB · 18 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.

We may earn a commission when you sign up through our links. How we make money.

Stream (subscription)

Free

Buy or rent

Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “The Third Guy”

An elderly woman is found tied up and sexually assaulted in her apartment, and suspicion is initially on the young men that had broken into her home and robbed her, but once the detectives are surprised to learn that the rape was committed after the robbery – by someone else.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 16 of 22 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 15 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Jud Taylor, written by Lisa Marie Petersen and Dawn DeNoon.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.6 out of 10 (18 votes).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailer

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailerPlay video: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailer

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Jud Taylor
Writers
Lisa Marie PetersenDawn DeNoon
Guest stars
Michelle Hurd as Monique JeffriesRick Gonzalez as Alfonso CardenasEugene Byrd as Carlos MedinaPeggy Pope as Sylvia WalpJ.K. Simmons as Dr. Emil SkodaKatherine Borowitz as A.D.A. FaheyLance Reddick as M.E. TaylorLiz Larsen as Defense Attorney Regal

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 1

Previous · S01E15Entitled (I)18 February 2000Next · S01E17Misleader31 March 2000
  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18
  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22

Every episode of Season 1Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode guide

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