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 newly divorced mom falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder, and youth soccer.

A fringe high school student decides to investigate a local kidnapping after becoming obsessed with a surveillance video of the abduction.