SVU Season Seven - Coming Soon

After 21 years, sex offender Ray Schenkel (guest-star Robert Patrick) is released from jail. Retired officer William Dorsey (guest-star Robert Walden) who initially locked him up, is convinced he'll offend again and begs Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) to put him away for good. Stabler goes undercover to see if Dorsey is correct and in doing so befriends Schenkel, posing as a sex offender on parole and earning his trust. As the investigation unfolds, Stabler sets Schenkel up, but this time he doesn't take the bait. When Stabler's cover is blown, the investigation is not only compromised, but Stabler finds his life in danger. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, Ice-T, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

CON ARTIST FOUND AT CENTER OF COLOSSAL DESIGNER BABY RING - Lynda Carter, Estella Warren, Julian Sands and Mark McGrath guest star. A distraught and pregnant April Troost, (guest star Estella Warren) is found on a ledge threatening to commit suicide. After being talked down, she confides in Benson (Mariska Hargitay) that she has been raped, and her unborn child is a product of that crime. Troost accuses Barclay Palmer (guest star Julian Sands), a handsome, wealthy and successful business man, of the crime. Although Palmer denies involvement, DNA tests prove he is the father. The case goes to trial, but when it becomes evident that Troost is willing to settle for money, her credibility diminishes and Benson and Stabler (Chris Meloni) become suspicious of her story. Diane Neal, Dann Florek, Ice-T, and Richard Belzer also star.

A DESPERATE 911 CALL FROM A YOUNG GIRL LEADS DETECTIVES ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE ALL OVER NEW YORK CITY -- A disturbing 911 call from nine-year-old Maria Recinos is forwarded to Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). Recinos is calling for help from a room she claims to have been locked in for days. The detectives put a trace on the cell phone she is using, however it turns up multiple phony leads due to manipulation of the signal, which leaves detectives confused. As the case progresses, Benson eventually convinces Recinos to divulge crucial clues, including the name of her captor. Recinos will only talk to Benson, and just as she is getting closer to finding her, the cops question the case and are now concerned that it could be a prank. Benson knows this is real, when the phone goes dead, Benson realizes that she is losing time and needs to act quickly on what little information she has if she is going to save this girl's life. Chris Meloni, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, Ice-T, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

A TEENAGED BASEBALL STAR ATTEMPTS TO RAPE A FRIEND AND HIS ACTIONS ARE BLAMED ON "STEROID RAGE," MEANWHILE DETECTIVE STABLER FACES SOME OF HIS OWN RAGE - Mary Stuart Masterson guest-stars - When a 17-year-old high school student is brutally attacked by one of her classmates on campus, Detectives Stabler, (Chris Meloni) Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Fin (Ice-T) investigate Luke Breslin (guest-star Paul Wesley) the prime suspect. When asked about attacking his friend, Breslin becomes enraged and attacks Det. Fin (Ice-T) but when later questioned, he claims to have no memory of attacking anyone. Meanwhile, Stabler realizes that Breslin is the son of his former partner Pete Breslin (guest-star Noah Emmerich) and Detective Cragen (Dann Florek) suspends Stabler after he makes a number of unprofessional choices in trying to go easy on his friend's son. As the investigation continues, Stabler tries to help both Breslin and his son, but begins to lose control because of his own rage. Stabler turns to Dr. Rebecca Hendrix (guest-star Mary Stuart-Masterson) for help coping with his own anger issues. Richard Belzer, Diane Neal and B.D. Wong also star.

A STRING OF MURDERS ARE LINKED TO A MISSION OF MERCY- CCH POUNDER GUEST STARS - A man is found murdered execution style in the window of his workplace, and above him the word Killer is written. A stamp on his hand leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Fin (Ice-T) to a gay circuit club, also a methamphetamine hangout. Detectives Benson and Fin scan the ID's of the guests who were at the club and during the investigation, Fin discovers his estranged son Ken Randall (guest-star Ernest Wadell) was also there. As the case continues, Detective Fin confronts his son and Medical Examiner Warner (Tamara Tunie) confirms that the victim Robin Weller had the deadly and contagious new strain of AIDS which is becoming an epidemic. When Weller's boyfriend, who also carried the deadly strain of AIDS, is also found murdered, eyes turn toward Gabriel Thurman (guest-star Brian Bloom) an activist trying to stop the spread of the disease. The case goes to trial and Thompson's attorney Carolyn Maddox, (guest-star CCH Pounder) tries to sway the jury that her client's actions were justified. Chris Meloni, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, Richard Belzer and B.D. Wong also star.

A SCHOOL SHOOTING TURNS OUT TO BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED--A WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUP LINKED TO THE CRIME -Oscar Winner Marcia Gay Harden and Cody Kasch guest-star-Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) investigate a school shooting, where three children are shot. When one African-American child dies, detectives follow critical clues and are lead to believe the crime was racially motivated. As the case progresses, Detectives find evidence that the rifle used in the killings is linked to a gun store, which also serves as the headquarters for a white supremacist group: Revolution Aryan Warriers (RAW). Detectives discover that Star Morrison, (Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden) and the store owner's 14-year-old son Kyle (guest-star Cody Kasch) both keep Nazi paraphernalia in the basement of the shop. DNA from the rifle leads detectives to the person they believe is the killer and when the case goes to court shots are fired inside the court house by group members and a major twist is revealed. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong and Tamara Tunie also star.

THE DISCOVERY OF A BOY'S REMAINS 30 YEARS AFTER HE'S DISAPPEARED SETS OFF A SEARCH FOR FIVE BOYS WHO WENT MISSING, AND WERE NEVER FOUND-- When construction workers pour the sand into a newly made playground and discover the remains of a young boy, Detective Stabler (Chris Meloni) teams up with CSU tech Millie Vizcarrondo (guest-star Paula Garces) to investigate,which leads them to resurrect a cold case where four boys disappeared 30 years earlier. As the investigation unfolds, new forensic evidence surfaces but no progress can be made solving this case until Anna (guest-star Lisa Emery) surfaces, claiming her stepfather Robert Sawyer (guest-star Richard Bright) was the killer. Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, Dann Florek, Ice-T, Tamara Tunie and B.D. Wong also star.

NEW WIFE OF SERIAL RAPIST FALLS INTO COMA LEAVING HER HUSBAND TO DECIDE HER FATE -- Dean Cain, Teri Garr, Veronica Cartwright, Judith Light and Fred Dalton Thompson Guest star - When a series of rapes is linked to a speed-dating service, Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) goes undercover and discovers Mike Jergens (guest star Dean Cain) is the assailant. As the case progresses, Jergens' insecure girlfriend Cora Kennison (guest star Tina Holmes) - an alcoholic and bulimic - becomes an unwilling pawn as both Benson and attorney Minerva Grahame-Bishop (guest star Teri Garr) seek to persuade Kennison to testify for their respective sides - despite her mother's (guest star Veronica Cartwright) insistence that her daughter is too fragile. Kennison opts to marry Jergens in the hope that spousal privilege will save her from taking the stand, but since the rapes occurred before they married, she is still forced to testify. Distraught, Kennison drinks to excess, leaving her in an irreversible coma, and her fate in the hands of her husband. Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, Tamara Tunie and B.D. Wong also star.

A TEENAGE GIRL RUNS AWAY FROM HOME TO GET AN ABORTION AND WINDS UP BRUTALLY ATTACKED KILLING HER UNBORN CHILD -Annie Potts, Fred Thompson and Judith Light guest-star--When Lauren Westley (guest-star Keri Lynn Pratt) is found badly beaten and taken to a New York hospital, it is discovered she's a runaway from Virginia whose father Philip Westley (guest-star Skipp Sudduth) has been in the city searching for her. Detectives discover that Westley was 24 weeks pregnant and due to her injuries, suffered a miscarriage. As the investigation unfolds Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) question Wayne Meredith (guest-star John Patrick Medori) a teenager from Westley's high school who is the father of the baby. Westley and Meredith ran away to New York seeking the help from an abortion clinic. When the case goes to court, Meredith's attorney, Sophie Devere, (guest-star Annie Potts) tries to defend Meridith's actions but new evidence is introduced questioning the credibility of the abortion clinic and whether the doctor there was ultimately responsible for West's injuries. Fred Thompson, Judith Light, Diane Neal, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong and Tamara Tunie also star.

DETECTIVES PURSUE CHILD MOLESTER WHO KIDNAPPED ORPHANS FROM HURRICANE KATRINA -- AND DISCOVER MORE DANGEROUS THREAT -- Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) aggressively pursue a child molester who kidnapped three young sisters from New Orleans after their parents were killed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina -- but their efforts to secretly locate the third child are compromised by an ambitious reporter. However, a far greater problem looms as the New York cops butt heads with federal authorities after the suspect is discovered to have deadly anthrax that could result in a full-blown epidemic. Dann Florek, Ice-T, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong and Tamara Tunie also star.

SCHOOLYARD HARRASSMENT CULMINATES IN STABBING; DUAL BATTLES WAGE IN COURT OVER JUST PUNISHMENT AND RIGHTS OF SAME-SEX PARENTS -- When a bruised, bloodied and severely injured 12-year-old boy is dumped outside a hospital, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) are led to Charlie Monaghan (guest star Sasha Neulinger), a teenager seen beating the boy a week earlier at St. Victor's school. But the suspect's alibi proves unlikely when his 8-year-old half sister's (guest star Raquel Castro) own problems at school and tormented past at the hands off the injured boy surface. Meanwhile, the girl's legal woes are exacerbated when questions concerning legal guardianship and consent - and what constitutes fit parenting - come into play. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Diane Neal and B.D. Wong also star.

BOY WITNESSES SHOOTING DEATH AND LATER COMMITS SAME CRIME, RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT AFTEREFFECTS OF VIOLENCE -- Gordon Clapp, Judith Light and Annie Potts Guest Star -- When a woman is found shot to death in her apartment, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) discover 14-year-old Nathan Phelps (guest star Malcolm David Kelley), traumatized and hiding in the closet. The investigation leads the detectives to Ted Carthage (guest star Clapp), the head of a charity organization, and whose voice Nathan recognizes as belonging to the man who shot his mother. Without a positive I.D., Carthage is released, but later found dead - shot by Nathan. A.D.A. Novak (Diane Neal) must prosecute Nathan and attempts to give him a break when his attorney Sophie Devere (guest star Potts) finds a study that suggests people who witness gun violence are more likely to commit acts of violence themselves. But their plan to settle with a plea is disrupted when a gun manufacturer's advocacy group catches wind of the defense, fearing legal implications. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, B.D. Wong and Tamara Tunie also star.

KIDNAPPED GIRL IS DISCOVRED TO BE GRAVELY ILL, LEADING M.E. WARNER INTO KIDNAPPER'S DEADLY GAME - Tom Verica ("Red Dragon," "American Dreams") Guest Stars as Father of Kidnapped Girl - When an eight-year-old girl is kidnapped on her way home from school and DNA tests on the blood found in the abductor's abandoned van reveal she has leukemia, M.E. Warner (Tamara Tunie) visits the girl's family to inform them of her findings. No sooner does Warner deliver the diagnosis than she's drawn into the kidnapper's deadly game when it's clear he has the family's apartment - and its occupants - in his sights and no cops are to be involved. Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.

COLLEGE CO-ED ACCUSED OF ABANDONING NEWBORN BABY, SETTING STAGE FOR POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS DEFENSE -- When a newborn baby boy is discovered in the trash, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) use a bar t-shirt found at the scene to trace the crime back to a well-to-do college co-ed. At the precinct, the girl collapses and is treated for a potentially lethal post-conception complication, where she then admits to Benson that she had been raped and was unaware that she had been pregnant prior to the birth. The girl soon loses sympathy when it is also discovered that the girl had been connected to another abandoned newborn a year later, but was never arrested - and that the girl is the daughter of a city councilman. At the trial, Dr. Huang's (B.D. Wong) diagnosis of postpartum psychosis sets the stage for the defense - but it's soon discovered other factors are at play when the father of both abandoned babies is revealed. Dann Florek Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Diane Neal and Tamara Tunie also star.

TWO STRIPPERS ARE MURDERED, BUT WAS THE PRIME SUSPECT FRAMED? - Rebecca De Mornay, Chris Potter and Betty Buckley Guest Star - When the body of a young woman is found murdered in her apartment, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Chris Meloni) discover she's a successful attorney - and stripper, which is apparently unknown to her fiancé and boss, Tessa McKellen (guest star Rebecca De Mornay). Later, tape from a student crew filming the night of the murder reveals the victim was with Linus McKellen (guest star Chris Potter), Tessa's husband - whose sperm was found in both the victim and her friend and fellow stripper, also found murdered. The investigation is further complicated when it's revealed the killer entered both apartments from outside windows, leading the detectives to suspect the crimes could also be tied to Tessa's corporate work. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal, Tamara Tunie also star.

A MONTREAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VANISHES ON SCHOOL TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY AND THREE COCKY PREP SCHOOL TEENS COME UNDER SUSPICION -- Three teens -- Jason King (guest star Harry Zittel), Doug Waverly (guest star Teddy Eck) and Nick Pratt (guest star Paul David Story) -- are suspected of foul play when high school student Jennifer Durning (guest star Barbara King) disappears after a night of partying. Nick and Doug's wealthy parents and their attorneys argue the plan was for Jason to lose his virginity to Jennifer before the other two had consensual sex with her -- but Jason got greedy. Jason agrees to testify, but when he disappears, Judge Donnelly has no choice but to dismiss the case. A.D.A. Casey Novak (Diane Neal) becomes suspicious because without Jason's testimony there's no case against the other boys. Attorneys Dave Seaver (guest star Michael Boatman), Oliver Gates (guest star Barry Bostwick) and Monica Bradshaw (guest star Susan Saint James) represent the teens. Mariska Hargitay, Chris Meloni, Tamara Tunie, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer and Ice T also star.

A CO-ED ON FINANCIAL AID, IS FOUND MURDERED BUT FLUSH WITH CASH -- A Hudson University co-ed, Caroline Pereira (guest star Tess Saltau), dependent on financial aid, is found murdered with an unexplained influx of cash. Caroline's wealthy roommate, Gloria Kulhane (guest star Trieste Dunn), is found with one of Caroline's rings, making her a suspect as the two were not friends. Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay), Fin (Ice-T) and Stabler (Chris Meloni), have several theories about her murderer and their motive and investigate the various suspects; the roommate, her childhood friend (Will Estes), and someone connected to a heavily trafficked website where Caroline was selling term papers for cash. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, B.D Wong and Tamara Tunie also star.

ICE-T'S DETECTIVE "FIN" TUTUOLA TORN BETWEEN FAMILY AND 'THE SYSTEM' AFTER ARREST OF SON - Actor/Rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Guest Stars - Detective "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-T) is torn between his family and "the system" when his son Ken Randall (guest star Ernest Wadell) is roughed up and arrested for digging in a vacant lot late at night. Detectives Stabler (Chris Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) question Randall who claims he was drawn to the site after overhearing a stranger's murder confession while out with his troubled cousin Darius Parker (Bridges). The story is weak, prompting suspicion and a deeper investigation that leads to an unsolved double homicide - and the realization Randall and Parker have more in common than Tutuola even suspected. Lisa Gay Hamilton guest stars as Tutuola's ex-wife Teresa Randall. Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal and Tamara Tunie also star.