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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 8

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

Aired 17 October 200643 minRated TV-14

6.4TMDB · 6 votesMark watched

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

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What happens in “Confrontation”

Stabler and Beck disagree on how to handle a case involving a rapist who seems to be escalating his attacks. Beck is getting too personally involved in the case and with the victims, which Stabler warns her against. The key witness in the case is a pregnant woman who denies having been raped more than once by the man, whose goal appears to have been to impregnate the women.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 5 of 22 of season 8, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by David Platt, written by Judith McCreary.
  • TMDB users rate it 6.4 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
David Platt
Writer
Judith McCreary
Guest stars
Kerry O'Malley as Megan CarlisleMichael Kelly as Luke DixonMariette Hartley as Lorna ScarryPatricia Kalember as Karen TatenConnie Nielsen as Dani BeckCaren Browning as Judith SiperJ. Paul Nicholas as Linden DelroyJohn Michael Bolger as Detective Geiger

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.