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.

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

When convicted murderer Max Cady is released from prison, he begins infiltrating the family of the married attorneys who helped put him behind bars.

A grieving college dropout begins to live on his overbearing father's golf course as a goose, and emerges as a cultural icon.

A single mom answers a strange but enticing ad offering free rent in exchange for household chores, unwittingly plunging her and her family into grave danger.