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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 4

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4 episode 21: Fallacy

Aired 18 April 200343 minRated TV-14

7.2TMDB · 14 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 “Fallacy”

A female party-goer and rape victim claims self-defense after killing her attacker. Events take an unusual turn when they find out that the victim is a pre-operative transgender.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 21 of 25 of season 4, so watch episodes 1 to 20 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Juan José Campanella, written by Barbie Kligman and Joshua Kotcheff.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.2 out of 10 (14 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
Juan José Campanella
Writers
Barbie KligmanJoshua Kotcheff
Guest stars
Kate Moennig as Cheryl AveryFred Thompson as Arthur BranchChad Lindberg as Eddie CappillaDaniel Sunjata as Burt TrevorTodd Susman as Assistant District AttorneySheila Tousey as Danielle LarsenCaren Browning as Judith SiperMichael Lerner as Defense Attorney Morton Berger

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 4

Previous · S04E20Dominance4 April 2003
S04E22Next · S04E22Futility25 April 2003
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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.