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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 3

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 3 episode 23: Silence

Aired 17 May 200244 minRated TV-14

8.3TMDB · 11 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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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Silence”

A murder in a church of a young cross-dresser leads Benson and Stabler to an alleged cover-up involving sexual child abuse by a priest.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is the season finale of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 22 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Steve Shill, written by Patrick Harbinson.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.3 out of 10 (11 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
Steve Shill
Writer
Patrick Harbinson
Guest stars
Tamara Tunie as Melinda WarnerBD Wong as George HuangEric Stoltz as Michael SweeneyJordan Charney as Rory O'HalloranLizbeth Mackay as Mrs. DouglasRobert Harte as Ben CampionChristopher Mann as CSU TechnicianNed Eisenberg as Roger Kressler

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 3

Previous · S03E22Competence10 May 2002
  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
  23. E23

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.