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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 4

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4 episode 2: Deception

Aired 4 October 200244 minRated TV-14

8.0TMDB · 10 votesMark watched

Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 4 in Australia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4 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.

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What happens in “Deception”

A family portrait painted by a kindergartner leads the detectives to investigate her mother for child sexual abuse of her teenage stepson. When the boy's father is found murdered, the focus of the investigation shifts to the boy -- and his stepmother goes to great lengths to protect him and prevent the detectives from learning the truth.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 2 of 25 of season 4, so watch episode 1 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Constantine Makris, written by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.0 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
Constantine Makris
Writers
Michele FazekasTara Butters
Guest stars
Jonathan Bennett as Kyle FullerSherilyn Fenn as Gloria StanfieldDaniel Sunjata as Burt TrevorBill Kocis as ReporterFrank Grillo as Frank BarbarossaTom Mason as Lawrence FullerGerry Bamman as D.A. SchaefferPeter Hermann as Trevor Langan

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 4

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Every episode of Season 4Law & 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.