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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 8 episode 21: Pretend

Aired 15 May 200742 minRated TV-14

8.5TMDB · 8 votesMark watched

Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 8 in Australia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 8 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 “Pretend”

The team investigates the death of a partially clothed teenage boy wearing a leather mask. The detectives discover that the victim's best friend is the killer and has a video, showing that the boy's death was the result of a backyard wrestling match gone wrong.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 21 of 22 of season 8, so watch episodes 1 to 20 first.
  • It runs about 42 minutes.
  • Directed by David Platt, written by Dawn DeNoon.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.5 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
Dawn DeNoon
Guest stars
Barry Bostwick as Oliver GatesMisti Traya as Cassandra SullivanMichael Welch as Scott HestonPatricia Kalember as Karen TatenPeter McRobbie as Walter BradleyAllison Siko as Kathleen StablerPatricia Cook as Elizabeth StablerJeffrey Scaperrotta as Dickie Stabler

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.