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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 episode 4: Loss

Aired 14 October 200344 minRated TV-14

8.1TMDB · 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 “Loss”

A female undercover agent for the DEA is raped and murdered, leading to a complicated investigation and the arrest of a suspect highly connected with a Colombian drug cartel. This is the toughest case of Cabot's career as she is faced with death threats on herself and her family along with pressure to yield the case to federal authorities.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 4 of 25 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 3 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Constantine Makris, written by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.1 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
Constantine Makris
Writers
Michele FazekasTara Butters
Guest stars
Stephanie March as Alexandra CabotTamara Tunie as Melinda WarnerMatthew Stocke as Uniform OfficerAndre Royo as Felix SantosFred Thompson as Arthur BranchJosh Hopkins as Agent Tim DonovanMitch Pileggi as Jack HammondDavid Thornton as Lionel Granger

Credits: TMDB.

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.