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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 12

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 12 episode 12: Possessed

Aired 5 January 201143 minRated TV-14

7.2TMDB · 9 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Possessed”

A young man finds that his girlfriend Larissa Welsh has been attacked in her apartment with evidence that points to her buried past. Detectives Benson and Stabler go in search of her attacker and discover that an elderly man, Orville Underwood, may have been involved in traumatic events of Welsh's past. For the detectives, solving the case comes down to who was in possession of the evidence.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 12 of 24 of season 12, so watch episodes 1 to 11 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Constantine Makris, written by Brian Fagan.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.2 out of 10 (9 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
Constantine Makris
Writer
Brian Fagan
Guest stars
John Cullum as Barry MoredockStephen Gregory as Kyle BeresfordMelissa Sagemiller as Gillian HardwickeTaryn Manning as Larissa WelshDevin Ratray as Eldon BaloghPeyton List as Young Larissa WelshDavid Patrick Kelly as Orville UnderwoodJoseph A. Halsey as Uniform Officer

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 12

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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.