Season 1

Season 18 episodes2021 8.3

Overview

Detective Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to battle organized crime after a devastating personal loss. Stabler journeys to find absolution and rebuild his life, while leading a new elite task force that is taking apart the city’s most powerful criminal syndicates one by one.

Season cast

Christopher Meloni
as Det. Elliot Stabler

Danielle Moné Truitt
as Sgt. Ayanna Bell

Tamara Taylor
as Angela Wheatley

Ainsley Seiger
as Det. Jet Slootmaekers

Dylan McDermott
as Richard Wheatley

Episodes

8 in this season

1. What Happens in Puglia (II)

8.1

Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to take on the city's most powerful organized crime syndicates and rebuild his life in the wake of a devastating personal loss. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S22E09 Return of the Prodigal Son (I).

2021-04-0142 min

2. Not Your Father's Organized Crime

8.2

Bell and Stabler welcome two new faces to the task force, and they investigate two seemingly unrelated crimes in hopes they'll be connected back to their case.

2021-04-0842 min

3. Say Hello to My Little Friends

8.3

Stabler and Bell team up to investigate a major lead. Wheatley makes moves to elevate his business.

2021-04-1542 min

4. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

8.0

While the Wheatleys celebrate an important birthday, Benson joins a Stabler family gathering. Bell investigates an accidental death. Jet gets some offsite experience.

2021-04-2242 min

5. An Inferior Product (II)

8.3

Stabler faces the consequences of a failed drug bust. Bell is forced to choose between the job and her family. Gina gets an unexpected visitor. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S22E13 Trick-Rolled at the Moulin (I).

2021-05-1342 min

6. I Got This Rat

8.1

As Wheatley finalizes plans with a new client, Richie takes a big step in joining the family business.

2021-05-2042 min

7. Everybody Takes a Beating Sometime

9.1

Bell’s family goes public with their lawsuit. Angela tries to extract her children from Wheatley’s clutches. Stabler puts the finishing touches on a long-awaited plan.

2021-05-2742 min

8. Forget It, Jake; It's Chinatown

8.6

As Wheatley goes to court to face the litany of charges against him, Richie makes moves to save himself. Bell and Stabler must cope with a sudden development in the case.

2021-06-0342 min