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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 3

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 3 episode 22: Competence

Aired 10 May 200242 minRated TV-14

9.3TMDB · 10 votesMark watched

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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 “Competence”

A mentally challenged girl with Down's Syndrome is pregnant, and the question is, was she raped or did she consent and is she competent enough to keep her child?

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 22 of 23 of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 21 first.
  • It runs about 42 minutes.
  • Directed by Jud Taylor, written by Robert F. Campbell, Jonathan Greene and Jeff Eckerle.
  • TMDB users rate it 9.3 out of 10 (10 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
Jud Taylor
Writers
Robert F. CampbellJonathan GreeneJeff Eckerle
Guest stars
BD Wong as George HuangLois Smith as Rebecca TolliverJames Badge Dale as Danny JordanDarren Pettie as Joe ParkerMatt DeCaro as Abe CheneyNed Eisenberg as Roger KresslerPeter Hermann as Trevor LanganJudith Light as Elizabeth Donnelly

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 3

Previous · S03E21Denial3 May 2002Next · S03E23Silence17 May 2002
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Every episode of Season 3Law & 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.