In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

A young couple sets out on a weekend getaway in hopes of mending their failing relationship. However, a seemingly innocent weekend turns dark when the man discovers a videotape chronicling the events of a murder in his very own hotel room from years before.

A novice dominatrix fights to free a tortured client.

An unruly young mother and her two kids spend a hot summer day illicitly making ends meet on the Atlantic City boardwalk.

It's the mid-eighties and six-year-old Timmy is going to be a big brother. There is nothing he wants more in life than the premiere home video game system. When his mother loses the pregnancy, Timmy offers to give up his video game savings to buy a new baby brother.