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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 7

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 7 episode 2: Design (I)

Aired 27 September 200543 minRated TV-14

7.7TMDB · 8 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Design (I)”

Benson saves April Troost from committing suicide, but feels responsible when Troost dies during the trial of the man she accuses of raping her and getting her pregnant. It isn't long before detectives learn that Barclay Pallister wasn't the only man April picked up in a bar who has no recollection of sleeping with her, and the squad realizes that Troost was no victim. Their search takes them from prospective parents looking to adopt her child to the men she drugged and accosted to the sperm center she used to work at, which ends up at the center of the case. This crossover continues on Law & Order S16E02 Flaw (II).

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 2 of 22 of season 7, so watch episode 1 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by David Platt, written by Lisa Marie Petersen.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.7 out of 10 (8 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
David Platt
Writer
Lisa Marie Petersen
Guest stars
Estella Warren as April TroostPeter Riegert as Chauncey ZeirkoMark McGrath as J.J. PriceLynda Carter as Lorraine DillonJulian Sands as Barclay PallisterRonny Cox as Dr. Douglas McManusBobby Flay as Leo AshfordCaren Browning as Judith Siper

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 7

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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.