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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 episode 8: Abomination

Aired 11 November 200343 minRated TV-14

7.4TMDB · 7 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Abomination”

Benson and Stabler have trouble identifying a male murder victim in his 20's found in a pile of sheets in the West Village; they later suspect an outspoken minister who was in the process of flooding the victim with hate mail and death threats. When the activist's alibi checks out, the detectives turn their attention to a professor who objects to the victim's thesis on the failure of sexual re-education groups.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 8 of 25 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 7 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Alex Zakrzewski, written by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.4 out of 10 (7 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
Alex Zakrzewski
Writers
Michele FazekasTara Butters
Guest stars
Diane Neal as Casey NovakGeorge Segal as Dr. Roger TateJonathan Tucker as Ian TateFred Thompson as Arthur BranchDaniel Sunjata as Burt TrevorDaphne Zuniga as Defense Attorney Emma DishellAlison Fraser as Dr. Elizabeth CahillJames Otis as Reverend Mitchell Shaw

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5

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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.