Faccia a Faccia	Episode 8-15
	A murder investigation leads detectives to a dead FBI witness, an eager hitman and a Mafia boss, and Schiff urges McCoy to prosecute the mob for murder.	# 172
Airdate 2.25.98		Fan Reviews
K2519	Philip Bosco (Defense Attorney Dobbs) Michael Rispoli (Johnny DeMayo) Katherine Narducci (Vicky Grant) David Wohl (Ward Salsman) Rochelle Oliver (Judge Grace Larkin) Rocco Sisto (Brendan Hall) Barton Tinapp (Adam Campos) Ken Marks (Agent Ruggiero) Jack Willis (Duane Wheeler) Frank Savino (Alberto Napoli) John O'Leary (Ronny Napoli) Beth McDonald (Connie Zavaglia) Wally Dunn (Lee Frick) Anthony Fusco (Barry Stovitz) Mark H. Dold (Lionel) Susan Blackwell (Gabrielle Ruffino) Zaniz Janubowski (Susan Weiss) Max Chalawsky (Maitre D') Tom Cappadona (Danny Maxwell) Edmund Davys (Front Desk Manager) Hugh Panaro (Hotel Clerk) Aasif Mandvi (Peanut Vendor) Ned Coulter (Manager) Peg Healy (CSU Technician) Lenore Loveman (Lina Rosen) Allen Swift (Jacob Rosen) Paul Eichel (Manny Ebbs) Mitchell Riggs (Uniform Policeman) Merri Ann Milwe (Court Clerk) Leslie Hendrix (Rodgers) David Lipman (Torledsky) J.K. Simmons (Skoda)	Summary
Written by Rene Balcer & Eddie Feldmann Directed by Martha Mitchell		Characters McCoy Ross Schiff Briscoe Curtis Van Buren

	Faith	Episode 1-21
	The murder of a publisher triggers the search for a teenage author who, it appears, never really existed, and uncovers a scam that might have been the reason for the homicide.	# 21
Airdate 4.28.02		Fan Reviews
E2121	Mia Dillon (Barb Windemere) Remak Ramsay (Douglas Lafferty) Matthew Sussman (Professor David Campler) Adam LeFevre (Toby) Bill Raymond (Mr. Green) Polly Draper (Christine Wilkes) Philip LeStrange (Detective Abramson) Christopher Durham (Jerry Lafferty) Marianne Tatum (Carol Lafferty) Guiesseppe Jones (Len Jenkins) Victor Truro (Murray) Cyndi Coyne (Trixie) Sal Mustretta (Attorney Jacobs)	Summary
Written by Theresa Robeck Story by Theresa Robeck & Rene Balcer Directed by Ed Sherin		Characters Goren Eames Deakins Carver

	Faithful, The	Episode 1-4
	The murder of a Catholic church sexton leads the Major Cases squad to a drug addict -- and revelations that uncover a widespread church scandal.	# 4
Airdate 10.17.01		Fan Reviews
E2104	Michael O'Keefe (Father Michael 'Mike' McShale) Peter McRobbie (Father Capan) Alex Feldman (Kevin Donovan) Renoly Santiago (Chiggy Rios) Leslie Hendrix (Medical Examiner Rodgers) Roy Thinnes (Sheridan Beckworth) Michael Ornstein (Howard) Jim Bracchitta (Jerold Spector (Attorney)) Dana Reeve (Melanie Grasso) David Leary (Father Dali) Stephen McKinley Henderson (Morris Abernathy) Tracy Howe (Deckan) Stacy Highsmith (Clarissa Abernathy) Rony Clanton (Slim Jim) Patricia O'Connell (Mrs. Whitlock) Jo Twiss (Marg Cleary) Michael Rivera (Hector Rivera) Santo Fazio (Carlos Rios) Angela Pietropinto (Sister Mary Agnes) Stuart Rudin (Ronnie) Tom Cappadona (Todd) Boston Stergis (Evidence Officer) Tia Dionne Hodge (Bank Teller) William H. Burns (Police Officer) Joseph LaRocca (Guard) Maria Leventis (Nurse) Mick o'Rourke (Cart Guy)	Summary
Written by Stephanie Sengupta Directed by Constantine Makris		Characters Goren Eames Deakins Carver

	Fallacy	Episode 4-21
	A woman's claim that she killed a would-be rapist in self defense is complicated by the discovery that she is a pre-op transsexual.	# 87
Airdate 4.18.03		Fan Reviews
E3117	Daniel Sunjata (CSU Tech) Michael Lerner (Morty Berger) Katherine Moennig (Cheryl Avery) Chad Lindberg (Eddie Cappilla) Tom O'Rourke (Arraignment Judge Mark Seligman) Philip Hoffman (unknown) Todd Susman (unknown) Caren Browning (Captain Judith Siper) Fred Thompson (District Attorney Arthur Branch) Robert John Burke (Internal Affairs Sergeant Ed Tucker) Sheila Tousey (Judge Danielle Larson) Karen Shallo (Judge Schechtel) Matt Seidman (Assistant Medical Examiner) Leland Gantt (Stew Matos) Nick Giangiulio (John Avery) Mary Elaine Monti (Annabella Avery) Lindsay Kraft (Lisette) Lonas Wadler (Jordan) Ariel Arce (Sarah Avery) Tanisha Lynn (Ricky) Bridget Barkan (Veronica) Susan Varon (Nurse) Susan Malfitano (Forewoman) Sharron Bower (Reporter #1) Joe Anania (Court Clerk) Jimmy Smagula (EMT) Michael Garfield (Officer Matt Roberts) Donavon Dietz (Court Officer)	Summary
Written by Barbie Kligman Story by Josh Kotcheff & Barbie Kligman Directed by Juan J. Campanella		Characters Stabler Benson Munch Tutuola Cragen Cabot

	Family Business	Episode 7-8
	Two feuding sisters and their wily father, the owner of New York's most expensive department store, complicate the search for justice in the murder of the store's chief financial officer.	# 142
Airdate 11.20.96		Fan Reviews
K1111	Anne Twomey (Kate Bergreen-Spiegel) Jean De Baer (Laura Bergreen) Richard Venture (Douglas Greer) Bill Moor (Bill Patton) Victor Slezak (Jeffery Arbaugh) David Thornton (Paul Medici) Joseph Wiseman (Seymour Bergreen) Rochelle Oliver (Judge Grace Larkin) Olek Krupa (Victor Popov) James Murtaugh (David Solomon) Anna Carolina Alvim (Irma Lopez) Frank Girardeau (John 'Pot Belly' Podbielski) Jim Moody (Bobby Fox) Buzz Bovshow (Charles Herman) Chuma Hunter-Gault (Jose Ramos) Gene Silvers (Clarence Gray) Carmen Lopez (Gloria Manquez) Toni James (Jury Forewoman)	Summary
Written by Gardner Stern & Barry M. Schkolnick Directed by Lewis H. Gould		Characters McCoy Ross Schiff Briscoe Curtis Van Buren

	Family Values	Episode 5-4
	When it's determined that the death of a wealthy woman was murder and not suicide, detectives investigate her first and second husbands as well as her daughter.	# 92
Airdate 10.12.94		Fan Reviews
69401	Stephen Shellen (Steve Martell) Sarah Paulson (Maggie Conner) Thomas Kopache (Defense Attorney Boden) Victor Raider-Wexler (Defense Attorney Wheeler) Anna Holbrook (Christine Whitburn) Will Lyman (Victor Conner) Cynthia Hayden (Miss Vincent) Bill Cwikowski (Painter) E. Katherine Kerr (Sally Markham) Teresa Yenque (Theresa Aguilar) Mary Beth Peil (Dr. Emma Hiltz) Robert Ari (Richard Kahn) Tracy Lee Bell (Liza) Edward D. Murphy (Mike Quinn) Deborah Gold (Susan Kessler) Erol Landis (Tom Stenberg) Mark Kenneth Smaltz (Kurtz) Josh Pais (Medical Examiner Borak) John Ventimiglia (Gaydos) Joey Dedio (Dwyer) Michael Hunold (Campos) Marc Coppola (Zanetti) Larry Sherman (Judge Colin Fraser) Jerome Preston Bates (CSU Technician)	Summary
Written by Rene Balcer & William N. Fordes Directed by Constantine Makris		Characters McCoy Kincaid Schiff Briscoe Logan Van Buren

	Fertile Fields, The	Episode 2-19
	A Jewish jeweler is murdered and then burned, and while four black youths seen in the area are at first suspected of the crime, the investigation turns to the victim's business partner.	# 41
Airdate 4.7.92		Fan Reviews
67425	David Spielberg (Isaac Shore) Tom Mardirosian (Joe Tashjian) Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (Reginald Beggs) Josh Weinstein (Caleb Shore) Jerry Stiller (Michael Tobis) Kecia Lewis-Evans (Defense Attorney Langstrom) Raymond Genadry (Andonian) Lenore Harris (Mrs. Rachel Shore) Ed Wheeler (David) Eddie Korbich (O'Malley) Charles Blackwell (Judge Howard Gillman) William Hill (Hopkins) Billy Strong (Cooke) Robert Cea (Grady) Christopher Rubin (CSU Technician) Sharrieff Pugh (Fontaine Robinson) Darien Sills-Evans (Cyrus Tanner) Chester A. Sims II (Court Clerk) Florence Phillips (Jury Forewoman) Leslie Hendrix (Rodgers) David Lipman (Torledsky)	Summary
Written by Michael S. Chernuchin & Rene Balcer Directed by Ed Sherin		Characters Stone Robinette Schiff Cerreta Logan Cragen

	Fire This Time, The	Episode 12-8
	When a young woman dies in the arson/fire of a new West Side highrise, the investigation points to a group of environmental extremists as the likely culprits.	# 261
Airdate 11.21.01		Fan Reviews
E2205	Jeff Edgerton (Kent Quigley) Michael Leydon Campbell (Eric Schollar) Kate Skinner (Carol Ley) Erin Gann (Paul Rochet) Andrea Anders (Emily Hoyt) Tom Bower (Whitten) Evan Neumann (Noah Stadler) John Sutherland (Clark Mohr) Angela Pietropinto (Phyllis Malone) Bruce Kirkpatrick (Colin Shaw) Martin Kildare (Mark Kellner) Michael Lee Patterson (Harry Frost) Alana Jerins (Diane Loftus) David Raymond Wagner (Evan Pabst) Bruce Ward (Warren Falan) Charlotte Colavin (Judge Lisa Pongracic) Evelyn Caballero (Liz Schollar) Frank Biancamano (Building Manager) Angel Desai (Ellen Harris) Anthony Spina (Super) Michael LiDondici (FBI Technician) Alex Endeshaw (Gas Station Manager) Jessma P. Evans (Co-Worker) Robin Baxter (Corinne Dumas) Dimitri Christy (William Thrall) P.J. Morrison (Uniform Policeman) Joel Bernstein (Elliott Geary)	Summary
Written by David Black Directed by David Platt		Characters McCoy Southerlyn Lewin Briscoe Green Van Buren

	Flight	Episode 9-4
	Embezzlement and an extramarital affair are elements of the investigation into the death of a kindergarten boy from a rare and lethal form of flu, as detectives race to find the source of the virus.	# 185
Airdate 10.21.98		Fan Reviews
E0209	Dylan Baker (Aaron Downing) Jack Gilpin (Mr. Axtell) Marianne Hagan (Theresa Copeland) Dennis Creaghan (Unknown) John Berg (Unknown) John Ramsey (Judge Walter Schreiber) J. Smith-Cameron (Paula Downing) John Griesemer (Hyram Jenkins) Karen Culp (Lindsay McManus) Kent Cassella (Harkavy) Penny Balfour (Roni) David Dossey (Willie) Sally Stewart (Angie Brenner) Jim Gaffigan (George Rozakis) David Zayas (Carlos) Larry Sherman (Arraignment Judge Colin Fraser) J.P. Linton (Mr. Buckner) Chris Lutkin (Agent Sykes) Gregory Northrop (Hazmat Technician) Leslie Hendrix (Rodgers) J.K. Simmons (Skoda)	Summary
Written by Richard Sweren & William N. Fordes Directed by David Platt		Characters McCoy Carmichael Schiff Briscoe Curtis Van Buren

	Floater	Episode14-7
	The discovery of a partially decomposed body floating in the Hudson River send the detectives to first identify the victim, then set their sights on the her husband as the prime suspect. The prosecutors, however, find a connection between the victim's prospective attorney and a judge who has heard far too many of his cases to be considered coincidental.	# 308
Airdate 11.12.03		Fan Reviews
E4307	Jan Maxwell (Judge Ruth Alexander) Sean Cullen (Gene Marchetti) Leslie Hendrix (Elizabeth Rodgers) Erick Avari (Ravi Patel) John E. Cariani (Julian Beck) Jason Kolotouros (Derek Greer) David Lipman (Judge Morris Torledsky) Zena Grey (Lena Marchetti) William Bogert (Alvin Hartmann) Dion Graham (Ron Hamilton) Greg Wood (James Markle) Sophie Hayden (Karen O'Farrell) William Paulson (Raoul Welch) Amy Delucia (Terry Collins) Nicole Orth-Pallavicini (Jane Evans) Michael Rupert (Darryl Prior) Diane Tyler (Tamara Fein) Adrienne D. Williams (Linda Fairborn) Paul Albe (Doorman) Greg Thornton (Chet) Nicoye Banks (David) Keith Byron Kirk (Forensic Technician) Kirsten Sans (CSU Technician) Frank Bonsangue (Clerk)	Summary
Written by Eric Overmyer Directed by Richard Dobbs		Characters McCoy Southerlyn Branch Briscoe Green Van Buren

	Folly	Episode 2-17
	The beating of a young man during his rendezvous with an older woman in a hotel uncovers a male escort service whose female boss might have a reason for sending her employees into danger.	# 39
Airdate 3.23.01		Fan Reviews
E1428	Eddie Cahill (Tommy Dowd) Simon Jones (Darien Marshall) J. Tucker Smith (Gary Sutton) Linda Stephens (Mrs. Dowd) Marguerite MacIntyre (Darlene Sutton) J.K. Simmons (Dr. Emil Skoda) Patricia Kalember (Leslie DeSantis) Susan Stahnke (Hotel Manager) Lee Bryant (Claudia Baines Marshall) Stuart Zagnit (Harrison Barnett) Mark Zimmerman (Attorney Katz) Leo V. Finnie, III (Bartender Joe) Mercedes Herrero (Sarah Dolan) Todd Williams (Uniform Policeman #1) Colin Egglesfield (Steven) Debra Eisenstadt (Lab Technician Ellen Matthews) Jason Harris (Leo) Amanda Naughton (Lisa) Jeff Robins (Bartender Bill) Greg Stuhr (Uniform Policeman #2) Steven Bienske (Ira) Darien Sills-Evans (CSU Tech Foster) Richard Vincent Holmes (James Coe)	Summary
Written by Todd Robinson Directed by Jud Taylor		Characters Stabler Benson Munch Tutuola Cragen Cabot

	Fools For Love	Episode10-15
	When two girls are found raped and murdered, the case against the chief suspect hinges on the discovery of a third missing girl who, when found, is reluctant to testify.	# 220
Airdate 2.23.00		Fan Reviews
E1113	Ellen Pompeo (Laura Kendrick) Tom Mardirosian (Mr. Stubleski) Judith Blazer (Unknown) Patrick Collins (Douglas Kendrick) Samuel Ball (Peter Williams) Norma Fire (Judge Pamela Jensen) Vince Pacimeo (Judge Douglas Venturelli) Denise Bessette (Mrs. Kendrick) Craig Walker (Baxter Fine) Donna Marie Recco (Melanie Daniels) Michael Huntzman (Jack O'Keefe) Viola Harris (Irene Vaughn) Jennifer Mudge Tucker (Carla Murray) Judith Lightfoot Clark (Dr. Judy Harker) Jordan Leeds (M.E. Brian Asquith) Michael Raymond (Vincent) Nancy Hess (Stephanie Floyd) Richard Duva (Max Jessel) Kim Winter (CSU Technician Andrea McKnight) Paul Stolarsky (Paul Aiello) Mike Aparo (Uniform Policeman) Richardson Taylor (Jury Foreperson) Leslie Hendrix (Medical Examiner Rodgers) Christopher Meloni (Detective Elliott Stabler) Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson) J.K. Simmons (Dr. Emil Skoda)	Summary
Written by Kathy McCormick & Lynne E. Litt Directed by Christopher Misiano		Characters McCoy Carmichael Schiff Briscoe Green Van Buren [Stabler] [Benson]

	For Love or Money	Episode 12-3
	The wife of a hitman's wealthy victim becomes a prime suspect, but the investigation reveals that the dead man's daughter might have had her own reasons for wanting to see the man dead.	# 256
Airdate 10.10.01		Fan Reviews
E2207	Cathy Moriarty-Gentile (Lorraine Cobin) Katherine Moennig (Melissa Cobin) Paul Diomede (unknown) Mark Margolis (Frankie Polito) Jordan Charney (Judge Donald Karan) Leslie Denniston (Elizabeth Dumas) Joseph LaRocca (unknown) Jack Gilpin (Axtel) Maggie Moore (Angela McDowell) Michael Medeiros (Vince Renalti) Richard Topol (Lloyd Neal) Jamie Lorenzo (Ray Dimmick) Wiley Wisdom (Nick Claussen) Ryan Woodring (Detective Milton) Frank Santorelli (Fred 'Freddy G' Gallo) Joel Leffert (Jeff) Lia Yang (Tim Park) Andrea Navedo (Detective Ann Cordova) Mimi Michaels (Heather Denslow) Tommy Nohilly (Bartender) Mark Schulte (Corrections Officer) Jacob Merton Smith (Derek) Daniel Saltzman (Martin) Stephaney Lloyd (Jury Foreperson)	Summary
Written by Wendy Battles & Sean Jablonski Directed by Constantine Makris		Characters McCoy Southerlyn Lewin Briscoe Green Van Buren

	Forgiveness	Episode 3-3
	A priest defends a poor young man accused of murdering his wealthy girlfriend because she wanted out of the relationship.	# 47
Airdate 10.7.92		Fan Reviews
68005	Laurence Luckinbill (Cyrus Weaver) Luis Antonio Ramos (Tommy Beltran) Luke Reilly (Father Gregory S. Jay) David Leary (Curtis Milgram) Cynthia Hayden (Claudia Milgram) Laura Sametz (Watt) Janet Sarno (Dr. Goldman) Richard Holmes (Bill Lynch) Frederikke Borge (Annette Hagadus) Christopher Bauer (Homeless David) Herbert Rubens (Homeless Ralph) Chelsea Altman (Celeste Adams) Suzanne Cryer (Sandy) Mara Hobel (Ellen) Sarah Litzsinger (Liza) Clea Montville (Beth Milgram) David Little (Jack Haviland) Shelly Gibson (Eleanor) Boris McGiver (Alan) Michael Fella (McDonald) Sid Winter (Jury Foreman) Nicholas B. Daddazio (Court Officer) Donald Corren (Medill) Carolyn McCormick (Olivet)	Summary
Written by Ed Zuckerman Story by Robert Nathan & Ed Zuckerman Directed by Bill D'Elia		Characters Stone Robinette Schiff Cerreta Logan Cragen

	Formerly Famous	Episode 12-6
	When the wife of singer Johnny Vega is found shot to death, detectives take a hard look at the crooner's manager as well as his adult sons.	# 259
Airdate 11.7.01		Fan Reviews
E2201	Gary Busey (Tommy Vega) Bruce Altman (Brad Feldman) David Allen Case (Peter Vega) Jon Sklaroff (Rick Jordan) Barbara Gulan (Ms. Boyle) Beatrice Winde (Mrs. Hawthorne) Nathan J. Wetherington (Jason Vega) Roger Serbagi (Judge Robert Quinn) Joe Piscopo (Art Cahill) Leslie Lyles (Karin Ames) Craig Braun (David Reynolds) Diane Cossa (Susan Brandees) Jarlath Conroy (Frank Noonan) Gerard Doyle (Bill Connelly) Chris Gardner (Jackson Hawthorne) Andrea Navedo (Detective Ann Cordova) John Boyle (Dr. Carl Geller) Haynes Thigpen (Mail Clerk) Jason Furlani (Policeman) Lillian Langford (Reporter #1) Bill Kocis (Reporter #2) Shaheen Vaaz (Reporter #3) Mary Ellen Ashley (Elaine) John Nacco (Norm)	Summary
Written by Wendy Battles & Marc Guggenheim Directed by Richard Dobbs		Characters McCoy Southerlyn Lewin Briscoe Green Van Buren

	Foul Play	Episode12-21
	A private detective is murdered, and the homicide investigation centers around a youth baseball league player accused of being older than his birth certificate indicates.	# 274
Airdate 5.1.02		Fan Reviews
E2222	Larry Joshua (Frank Leahy) Omar Rodriguez (Victor Soto) Lee Shepherd (Doug Lyle) Orlando J. Torres (Miguel Soto) Louis Mustillo (Tom Kelly) Mark Kenneth Smaltz (Judge William Koehler) Allyn Burrows (Kevin Shore) Gail Graye (Doris) Walt McPherson (Murphy) Frank Deal (Earl Webster) Kathleen Kaefer (Patricia Shore) Angela Reed (Amanda Hiller) Mitchell Greenberg (EMS Inspector Davis) Louie Leonardo (William Morales) Jennifer Rives (Rachel Glick) Marie Barrientos (Rosadel) Charles Navarrette (Super) Sam Gundler (Chris Sowlaski) Christian Castro (Ramiro Benitez) Natascia Diaz (Assistant) Ted Blumberg (Mr. Wilson) Patrick Michael Buckley (Sammie) Jack O'Connell (Joseph) Tom Pearl (CSU Technician Leonetti) Richard Litt (Umpire) Edwin Gonzalez (Uniform Officer) Rick Johnson (Foreperson)	Summary
Written by Richard Sweren & Stuart Feldman Directed by Richard Dobbs		Characters McCoy Southerlyn Lewin Briscoe Green Van Buren
This story is based on the Danny Almonte fraud case.

	Futility	Episode 4-22
	Despite the best efforts of the SVU, a serial rapist eludes justice and continues to stalk women.	# 88
Airdate 4.25.03		Fan Reviews
E3125	Fred Savage (Michael Gardner) Myndy Crist (Carrie Huitt) Tyra Ferrell (Bethany Taylor) Dana Eskelson (unknown) Lauren Ward (Erin Russ) Joel de la Fuente (CSU Technician Morales) Tamara Tunie (Melinda Warner) Audrie J. Neenan (Judge Lois Preston) David Lipman (Judge Arthur Cohen) Jenny Maguire (Kimberly Gardner) Annie Alvarez (Janet Todesco) Jennifer Riker (Renee Bassett) Ray Demattis (Artie Kabzinski) Christa Scott-Reed (Noreen) Paul Rolfes (Christian) Rick Johnson (Court Clerk) Scott Holroyd (Dean) Lisa Landry (Ilka) Adam J. Stern (Brendan Leighton) Jason Schuchman (Paralegal)	Summary
Written by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters Directed by Alex Zakrzewski		Characters Stabler Benson Munch Tutuola Cragen Cabot