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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 episode 11: Escape

Aired 2 December 200343 minRated TV-14

6.4TMDB · 11 votesMark watched

Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5 in Australia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription) and Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show). 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 “Escape”

When a convicted pedophile, desperate to prove his innocence before his terminally ill mother dies, escapes from a Virginia Correctional Facility and kidnaps his accuser to force him to recant his story, a Deputy Marshall teams up with Benson to track them down. Benson eventually finds herself in the middle of a hostage situation beginning to believe his story.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 11 of 25 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 10 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Jean de Segonzac, written by Barbie Kligman.
  • TMDB users rate it 6.4 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).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Jean de Segonzac
Writer
Barbie Kligman
Guest stars
Diane Neal as Casey NovakTamara Tunie as Melinda WarnerNancy Allen as Carin HealyCraig Bierko as Deputy Marshal Andy EckersonJack Noseworthy as JeremyMilo Ventimiglia as Lee HealyStephen Lang as Michael BaxterLev Gorn as Sharpshooter McKenzie

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5

Previous · S05E10Shaken25 November 2003Next · S05E12Brotherhood6 January 2004
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Every episode of Season 5Law & 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.