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Synopsis: The first season of the popular Law & Order spin-off Law & Order: Special Victims Unit begins with the episode \ˇ±Payback,\ˇ± with the SVU investigating the murder and sexual mutilation of a former Serbian soldier -- who also happened to be a rapist. Quickly establishing their characters, Det. Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) conducts the investigation in a cool, detached manner, while Det. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), a child of rape, cannot help but sympathize with the murderer rather than the victim. Later episodes introduce new characters or further develop the personalities of the familiar regulars. In \ˇ±Closure,\ˇ± Benson and first-year Detective Brian Cassidy (Dean Winters) spend the night together; in \ˇ±Limitations,\ˇ± Michelle Hurd joins the cast as streetwise Detective Monique Jeffries; and in the season finale, circumstances dictate that a forensic psychologist recommends that Stabler, outwardly the most \ˇ±normal\ˇ± member of the team, be removed from the SVU for emotional instability. The season's most intriguing episode is the aforementioned \ˇ±Closure,\ˇ± a two-part story which would not be resolved until season two. And finally, \ˇ±Entitled\ˇ± finds Law & Order: Special Victims Unit involved in a crossover plot with its parent series, Law & Order, allowing the casts of both series to work in concert. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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