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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 7

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 7 episode 5: Strain

Aired 18 October 200543 minRated TV-14

8.1TMDB · 6 votesMark watched

Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 7 in Australia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 7 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription), Foxtel Now (subscription), Binge (subscription), Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show) and 1 more. 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 “Strain”

The discovery of the bodies of two young gay men who were both meth addicts as well as victims of a new strain of AIDS that can kill its victims in less than a year leads to an investigation. Tutuola learns that his son, Ken, is gay, and has difficulty accepting it, even though he and Benson end up going to Ken for help with infiltrating an anti-meth group. The group's leader, Gabriel, soon becomes their top suspect when the squad realises that the two men died because they passed the disease on.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 5 of 22 of season 7, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Constantine Makris, written by Robert Nathan.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.1 out of 10 (6 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
Writer
Robert Nathan
Guest stars
Brian Bloom as Gabriel ThomasonBill Smitrovich as Liam WellerJason Manuel Olazabal as Sascha HartPaula Garcés as Millie VizcarrondoAmber McDonald as CandaceBetsy Aidem as Dr. SloaneDanny Rutigliano as Health OfficialJoanna Merlin as Lena Petrovsky

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.