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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 3

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 3 episode 1: Repression

Aired 28 September 200143 minRated TV-14

7.9TMDB · 13 votesMark watched

Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 3 in Australia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 3 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (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 “Repression”

An 18-year-old girl is aided by her therapist in recalling repressed memories of childhood molestation by her father and reports the incest to Benson and Stabler in hopes of sparing her younger sisters the same fate. She brings charges of rape against her father who winds up murdered when those charges are dismissed.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is the season premiere of season 3.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Henry J. Bronchtein, written by Marilyn Osborn.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.9 out of 10 (13 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
Henry J. Bronchtein
Writer
Marilyn Osborn
Guest stars
Tamara Tunie as Melinda WarnerBD Wong as George HuangRon Leibman as Stan VillaniGeorge Hearn as Charles SutherlandAmy Irving as Rebecca RamseyJosé Zúñiga as Miguel CruzJim Frangione as Richard WeissSarah Hyland as Lily Ramsey

Credits: TMDB.

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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.