In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.

Two college-aged women are interviewed by SVU right after they experience a violent, gay hate crime. The two women have yet to figure out if their connection is even romantic, so when the police start asking questions about the nature of their relationship, it's all jokes... until it's not.