Detectives Unmask A Chilling Serial Killer | Law & Order SVU

Detectives Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni) believe a fellow cop may be behind murders going back 30 years
Season 1, Episode 4, Hysteria,
Detectives Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni) believe a fellow cop may be behind murders going back 30 years; Munch (Richard Belzer) is in rare form during a child molestation case. Guest star: Jerry Orbach.
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[@FrauditorMania]

4:25 Munch and his mind is what won me over in this episode. Dude completely cracked the case by such a minor observation. One of the best detectives hands down

[@alp77747]

Yeah he singlehandedly saved this show from being pure copaganda, he was always hella based. RIP Richard Belzer

[@andyt2k]

It's because he doesn't elevate cops above being able to do something like this, his "fight the man" personality means his potential suspect pool includes everyone, most cops think their colleagues are all saints so mentally exclude them

[@rainbowbrite83]

Munch was one of the best Law and Order characters ever! Richard is missed greatly!

[@off.arretezvousx]

There’s another episode in season 2 where another small observation helped him trick a suspect into a confession. He gave a suspect his number if she wanted to talk and ended up confessing to the crime because he gave her the attention she craved (the suspect was accused of abusing her own child for attention). While she spilled out all of the crime details, he sat calmly and listened. One of his top moments.

[@spicytoephu]

@@andyt2k "most cops think their colleagues are all saints" I work Social Services, but my department has a lot of experience with with Sheriffs/Police departments. That "thin blue line" bs is exactly that; bs. Cops inform on each other as much (if not more) than criminals. The real issue is that in order to take one down, the IA investigator has to have smoking gun, high-def evidence of the claim. Otherwise, they can only do a time sensitive investigation and hope either the cop being investigated either screwed up some paperwork or gets a guilty conscience.

[@Ktakahashi18]

So...they unintentionally caught a serial killer while investing a young womans murder? 😅 And then caught the actual killer, her crappy boyfriend.

[@I34VVI3U5]

I'm confused. Wasn't the first piece of evidence the powder on her hand? How did that get there if her killer wasn't the cop?

[@carlod5818]

​@@I34VVI3U5 was the forensics guy like they originally assumed

[@michaelbirch5270]

seeing Lennie made me so happy. Rest In Power, Jerry Orbach.

[@LunaStarBlade]

He was my favorite from the OG series 💔

[@Kayjee17]

Why Rest in Power? That's reserved for people who dedicated their lives to a cause or died from oppression of some kind and so are believed to be unable to have peace, even after death. However, as far as I know, he didn't do either. I'm pretty sure Jerry, as great of an actor as he was, can Rest in Peace.

[@michaelbirch5270]

@@Kayjee17 Lennie Briscoe is probably the most iconic character that franchise has ever produced, other than Olivia Benson or Jack McCoy. Orbach was so good at his role, actual NYPD cops praised him personally... but yes, Rest in Peace not Power. Such a strange hill to die on.

[@rainbowbrite83]

I love Lenny!

[@jakeschwartz6248]

@@Kayjee17 gatekeeping rest in power is so weird

[@lbwlawyer]

This is one of the best early episodes. Everybody has a moment, everybody works towards both ultimate solutions.

[@bussusacheesetoasty8750]

What season and episode is this?

[@lbwlawyer]

@@bussusacheesetoasty8750 it’s season one and episode 4 “Hysteria”

[@ladyweasellou3367]

This show pisses me off the way the Detectives make tasteless jokes constantly but the moment an officer in a uniform or a rookie does it they will snap rudely at them for it.

[@DoshonFarad1914]

Wow. I just noticed that.

[@TheOneHandleToHandleThemAll]

It's a coping mechanism. The military does the same thing on a daily when youre inna combat unit make light of the things you're looking at, things that aren't normal or your brain doesn't understand. Most of the jokes the rookies say are way louder than they should be .

[@domwuz4851]

I definitely get the complaint but I always took it as…. We all have friend groups, and in those groups we make extremely harsh jokes towards one another, but it’s fine because we’re all really good friends. But if someone else says it we give them hell, because they’re not in the friend group. Or like women can playfully call themselves Bs & Hs and that be okay as long as they’re friends or in good will. But won’t tolerate that disrespect from a man. Or…. lol, how I can say the N-word with impunity, and I can be at a family gathering and hear that word left to right, but if you’re a counterpart. We may have problems. Etc etc

[@Dragonraiser11]

​all very good points. It makes sense. Thankfully, this is fiction, but on that note, I think the writers need to at least tone it down a notch. The jokes can be pretty infuriating. Especially when they act like the victim is at fault.

[@missyTL]

Welcome to the real world... some people like that and some people are not...some people do the job for so long.. they're so miserable and a L that they said rude things.. or act in a rude matter.. it's insane

[@ChristopherCapersJones]

That ending creeped me out when I first watched the episode. I love it.

[@RandomBurner]

10:25 Stabler like “got you mf” 😂

[@AerialHoopGuy]

"Nice shoes." That delivery, his intense, devious look... Meloni's an amazing actor.

[@seamusburke9101]

Benson and Stabler are the best duo ever on TV bar none.

[@sarahhejab6596]

Nothing gets passed Olivia even she says too bad when searching someone's bag

[@billh5663]

illegal search

[@melissajanemoore8869]

The episodes where Munch and Finn team up are some of my favourites.

[@mernaloisbrown5809]

The serial killer didn't kill the last victim in the episode who was black it was the man she was dating a white man and I am happy the serial killer who was detective was caught and the man too.

[@DaveyPitch]

Thanks for explaining EXACTLY what was shown in the video and therefore didn't actually need a recap from anyone

[@TheHurley108]

Love the Briscoe cameo.

[@cassiebones]

I heard "she's from Bronxville" and I gasped. that's a richy rich town up here

[@WardragonLog101]

I feel like Stabler could have easily handled that death notice in a better manner.

[@albval7778]

its also about the reaction

[@THEREALMINNEY]

That’s why they got smacked 😂

[@vicj9256]

The job is to find the truth, without wasting time.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

3:31 this actress has been in this show so many times in so many different roles I’m convinced cloning exists in the L&O universe. Hell at one point she shared a scene with Zoe Sladana and then years later she played Peter Parker’s teacher in Spider-Man Homecoming

[@Ms-Islamova]

it's kind of common for "not A-list" actors to be on alot of different shows or statists in alot of movies. and besides, unless the actor was famous from before... everyones been on L&O lol☺

[@katrabbit]

Selenis Leyva is her name. She had a recurring detective role on the main Law & Order for a couple years. She was also in Orange is the New Black and did amazing on that show. But Law & Order is by far her most consistent recurring gig as she's guested in numerous episodes over the last 20 years. I mean, they say you aren't anybody until you've been on Law & Order 😂

[@mikemalman813]

You know he's the killer soon as he said tentative dinner plans

[@CatherineLopez-fp4ox]

Jerry OrBach Voice As Lumiere From Disney’s Beauty And The Beast

[@lgbfjb1183]

How do you tell a grieving mom and dad that their daughter’s killer is targeting prostitutes?

[@TheBatugan77]

"Guy has a hankering for HOOKAHS!"

[@Ll-ij2jh]

By being honest and upfront and not sugar coating the truth

[@jessicacarlisle9160]

She was dressed like one. But she was also dressed like someone clubbing, which is why it’s pointed out. I hate that she almost certainly felt extremely uncomfortable being dressed like that but did so for her boyfriend

[@jakeharmon542]

The first great episode of a long list of great episodes

[@alp77747]

1:46 real SVU fans immediately spotted this edit, where was the extra two seconds where she dramatically walked up to slap him, EDITOR?! 😤

[@anielleperez1710]

I was just thinking that 🤣 it looked like she teleported in front of him to slap him

[@alp77747]

@@anielleperez1710lol yup audio cut was clean tho, the strings fit perfectly

[@ravinraven6913]

real svu fans but not real youtube fans? You don't understand how youtube works? We didn't need to see it, if we did, we would WATCH THE SHOW...real fans don't spoil things for other fans who hasn't seen every episode yet. And a fan is a fan even if they have to work most their life away, so they save the episodes for the time they do get off. But you don't seem to understand copywrite and if you show too much of one episode your whole channel can get demonetized and blocked. But heck why not play the full episode? They shouldn't be paid because they uploaded clips of something copywrite. Should just be demonetized and show the whole episode...if you're really a true fan, you would do this yourself instead of telling us about two seconds that didn't pertain to the plot

[@takumihijirihara1354]

@@ravinraven6913Copyright would not be an issue because the company that runs this KZbin channel already has the rights to the show. This is an officially run clip channel, not a fan made channel.

[@alp77747]

@@ravinraven6913 LOLOLOLOLOLOL my comment was clearly a troll/joke. successful bait, I got one!

[@kristinesharp6286]

Flashlight observation brilliant.

[@oll1998]

Stabler channeling his inner Keller with that smirk at the end. Guess the dude looked too much like Beecher.

[@Redsdelight]

The “nice shoes” was fantastic.

[@HighMansx]

"Nice shoes."

[@joewhitehead3]

You can tell instantly that this is from season 1

[@ravinraven6913]

no, I couldn't. I thought this was from the later seasons. Because they are all basically the same episode. You can tell when some one assumes too much and you are assuming way too much.

[@dominiquehackney9199]

@@ravinraven6913but was it that big of a deal for you to reply to his comment?😂 he didn’t need your opinion

[@user-wn2uf6su4v]

Idk she had short hair first season didn't she?

[@phrophetsamgames]

"I know my best friend's number by heart." I barely know my family's number 😅

[@susivarga7303]

Because you don't need to. You don't use dial phones anymore.

[@grlnexdoorable]

This episode must have been shot before smart phones.

[@enoch6450]

Great episode. Benson & Stappler were superb together

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

From Californian Highway Patrol motorcycle cop to demented serial killer Vice cop, Jonathan “Jon” Baker sure went from zero to nut job in one swift move!

[@zoesherwin]

OMG this is legitimately my favourite episode. I don’t know why I’m so obsessed with it but it’s top of my “always watch list”

[@s.p.8803]

Totally agree. Both storylines were perfect

[@rosebud040686]

Why did Dennis kill her? Did he say??

[@khaotictrash]

@@rosebud040686 I don’t think that was ever clarified. Maybe she found out he had another girlfriend and dumped him, or she threatened to tell the other girl?

[@grlnexdoorable]

She didn't put out and her bf clobbered her. Unintentionally did her in, pulled her body into the alley and ran.

[@AidanMillward]

“I know my best friends number by heart” Liv, I don’t even know my own wife’s number. 🤣

[@s.p.8803]

You're young

[@cassius-nr8bb]

Suddenly I've found my streams crossed! 😅

[@ThatWeirdo04]

That's because you have a smartphone. We don't need to memorize numbers anymore, but in the 90s they did.

[@susivarga7303]

Because you are too young to have lived in times when we needed to actually memorise stuff...

[@Carnage7209]

Your wife isn't your best friend. Different dynamic

[@JennNofficial]

I love this show so much ❤

[@sarahwalker4191]

Seeing Lennie puts a sm on my face and a lot of memories

[@whomeeee]

His smile before he says "nice shoes" 😮

[@Gashnaw]

"I know my best friend's number by heart" Most of us did back in 1999, but nowadays in 2024, how many people know their best friend's number by heart? I don't, but I do have a contact list in my phone. 25 years and things change.

[@user-oc3rj5hu1v]

awesome crazy story man wow

[@debrahoward3961]

Love all of the episodes of Law and Order, Criminal Intent, Organized Crime, and SVU, as a matter of fact, it would be interesting to view new episodes of SVU, in which, N8ah is a teenager showing signs of developing h7s biological dad's behavioral traits, as Oliver is Captian of the SVU team, likewise, Noah is resentful towards his adoptive mother for never exposing/ d7scussing the truths about his biological parents, nor her biological background, and Noah preciving her as , although saying she was protecting him, she was only selfish , because she sees that she is always right, never seeing the true victims feelings, therefore, creating a major rift, fircing Oliver to reacces/evaluate every step of her past,motives

[@DCJC33]

Munch trying to get at the medical examiner 🤣🤣🤣

[@andreabennington]

I love that character Lennie and the actor that plays him.❤

[@theatlantafisherman6913]

9:28 and there's where any case falls apart. Warrantless search makes all evidence and following questioning inadmissable in court.

[@pearlharbor0]

If the evidence is overwhelming and convicting it doesn't matter, you'll still be convicted

[@theatlantafisherman6913]

@@pearlharbor0 not the way it works. A judge won't even allow it to be heard by a jury.

[@openminded4751]

I’m no fan of cops breaking the law but they were technically just there talking to his parents and he walked out wearing the shoes they were looking for, they didn’t search anything.

[@Zel_eo]

This all will depend on the judge. I've seen it where officers have went to talk to family of a suspect, found him there with a random book bag, and searched it to find evidence. Judge said it was a no go, that the officers had no reasonable suspicion to search the man. In this case, the evidence was reasonably in sight and the detectives have cause to take them due to the previous input from the store owner (that being only 12 pairs sold). BUT, it is up to the judge in the end.

[@pearlharbor0]

@@theatlantafisherman6913 it's not how it works by the book, yet still happens frequently. In reality this guy would be convicted

[@JTwelks32]

Must be nice to accidentally stumble into a solved serial killer deal super realistic

[@malkeus6487]

There's always some unique clue in these shows that reveals the killer. Like an $800 pair of shoes as an example. It's inaccurate but I guess it makes for better TV than real crime

[@The-Rose-and-the-Cross]

Wait, what - Was he just chilling when they caught him?

[@jeanniejones8224]

John munch. Expert genius

[@n-on]

I don’t think I ever seen the cast look this young especially munch

[@indecisive.dice.roll.325]

This is a GREAT episode! The main plot is fine, but Munch trolling the courtroom about orgasms makes it worth the watch

[@tanyaborden2621]

This show loves "partial prints"

[@TheKrispyfort]

I've been mugged with someone holding a flashlight in my face like that. Not cops. People who'd been arrested a number of times. One with the light and the other waving something in his hand. It was irritating.

[@saintjuice11]

Officers, paramedics, ect taking pictures of dead bodies and making jokes. It could be a crime scene or the hospital. They trade these pics. What do you think it does to their psyche? They don’t see these people as human. It clouds their judgment. Makes them unable to do their job.

[@andreasmith1951]

I wish the last quote was “well the shoe fits”

[@originalv5107]

1:47 “assaulting an officer, you’re under arrest, place your hands behind your back.” Is how that would play out.

[@andrewrollinson7739]

Leans in real close: "Nice shoes." Ice cold.

[@yatesa961]

The girl who wasn’t murdered by trash serial killer cop. My heart broke for Tracy’s family. When murders’ mother says to him “then why didn’t you mention her?” Whew 😮‍💨

[@xiomara5147]

🤦🏻‍♀️ bruh, $800 or not you gotta ditch those shoes!!

[@Untitled_Novel]

Just watched this ep yesterday 😅😂

[@trevonroberts6478]

munch dropped a great hint thoo

[@patrickdean4853]

I had to not watch this for a while to realize how bad the caring actually was.

[@Paul-gl2co]

She was whoo-ahhh Tony!!!

[@codylamp6814]

Who knew it was Uncle Bucks brother?

[@milesmoralesspiderman7856]

What episode

[@Schway616]

Always look in the description but Season 1 Episode 4

[@xxdinorabbitxxschannel5083]

1:19 oh... you mean the place where you cant even open carry a self defense weapon? what a joke.

[@shannongeier8155]

Oh no! Not John Whitsig!!! IYKYK

[@kj3105]

Anybody else immediately knew that he was the killer?

[@rebeccaharkins2058]

Lenny..

[@tiffanyc9730]

Benson had a best friend? It seemed like she never had friends. 😢

[@bradfordbroswtent.8450]

Love this show, but the crying mother bit was a bit over done, no oscars for mummy today.

[@Narrowsnoot]

1:45 assault on LEO. 3-5 years in some jurisdictions.

[@DVSMelodies999]

IOn ask ion TELL

[@mastatheif9909]

Why did they arrrest the first cop 😢

[@user-ld7lp5oy1i]

*nice shoes*

[@AndrewBarsky]

Hey look, it’s another part of this same episode uploaded again! Quit, you’re spoiling us!

[@brj_han]

Hey, at least this version had more detail and closure, lol...

[@katrabbit]

I mean if the network put all the episodes in full on KZbin why would they bother with streaming services? You wanna get the milk for free without buying the cow. If we wanna see a full episode, we gotta stream it or watch it on a pirating site like everyone else 😉😂

[@corbett10291]

Green dress from OITNB?

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Hang on, didn't they just pin her murder on the serial killer Cop through the MO with the glove powder, lift the guy (who then says he didn't kill her) then pin her murder on the affluent boyfriend who wouldn't have been wearing gloves? Or was it a genuine mistake from the scene of crime tech (who doesn't make mistakes) which then accidentally implicated the serial killer cop (bonus 18 murders solved) who then implicated the affluent boyfriend by his denial of the 19th girls murder? I'm confused!

[@christopherhess6835]

You cant just hit a detective like the lady in the beginning just did

[@davidbuchanan3738]

I mean you can’t but man she’s a grieving mother… you shouldn’t hit a detective but if I was the detective I would not have reported it either.

[@a.m.hofmeister725]

You can't just hit *A person* like the lady in the beginning did.

[@susivarga7303]

If you call my dead daughter a hooker, you are walking home without your teeth. And your tongue.

[@susivarga7303]

Yes you can. When they call your dead daughter a h....r.

[@lisettegarvin5030]

Lennie Briscoe!!

[@77thNYSV]

"Mind if I look in your bag?" "Yes" "Too bad." That's a 4th amendment violation right there.

[@ravinraven6913]

something about this show that makes me think its the same episode over and over again. Same thing about CIS, after you seen enough, they all seem like the same episode. Same thing with things like House...it was good but making episodes like this isn't good if there is multiple seasons and not enough to differentiate each other outside the "guest" actors.

[@mikemalman813]

So the cop just confessed to 18 murders 😂

[@nealm6764]

Yeah, how convenient. Didn't even need any evidence to do it.

[@ForageGardener]

​@@nealm6764they had a shitton of evidence just no suspect until then.

[@nealm6764]

@@ForageGardener None of the evidence tied to him, otherwise they would have already arrested him. A theory about how the perp held his flashlight and that his mother was a prost and she neglected him isn't really "evidence". But hey, they needed to wrap things up quickly and get back to the main case, and fortunately, the cop was all too happy to oblige. Crappy writing.

[@adcomedyjokes]

This show would introduce an interesting concept or idea like having this decade long killer cop but drop it for the perp for the first crime to be some dude. And they never go back to the killer cop Incomplete storytelling

[@susivarga7303]

You mean you watched the whole episode?

[@ed-7135]

What more is there to show? The cop went to jail, end of.

[@nealm6764]

Plus dude has been doing it for decades but the first time someone even approaches him he immediately confesses with only the flimsiest evidence against him: "Show us how you hold your flashlight, and your mother was a prost!"

[@adcomedyjokes]

@@nealm6764 that's what I was trying to say. Make that it's own episode instead of glossing over it

[@barryhazel1969]

We are not told the episode number??

[@Schway616]

Always in the description Season 1 Episode 4

[@josephhodges9819]

Too bad the shoes are now inadmissible since they never had a search warrant even if they did, they never presented the warrant.

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

Why would you need a search warrant for something in plain sight? If Benson and Stabler took him in for questioning, they had plenty of time to get a warrant to have him remove his shoes and test them for traces of blood.

[@josephhodges9819]

@@yvonnetomenga5726 What part of inside the backpack do you think is in plain sight?

[@dudeslayer4505]

You don’t need a warrant if you are invited inside and it’s in plain sight. The shoes on his body count, as they where not in the bag, although anything in the bag is now forfeit.

[@katrabbit]

@@josephhodges9819 The shoes were on his feet. Not in the bag.

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@@josephhodges9819 • As dudeslayer and katrabbit already pointed out, the shoes were not in the backpack; they were in plain sight. The shoes would be admissible into evidence.

[@Manfrommars808]

I used to watch all csi detective stuff, wtf happened to hollywood

[@WolfRunner-yh4nf]

this is how we know this is fiction, after mom slapped stabler she would have been arrested and maybe shot

[@GarrettWebster-mx5wx]

I forgot how bad the acting was in the first few seasons of this show

[@sputnikalgrim]

It’s been a very long time since I watched any Law&Order shows. Omg is this awful. The dialogue is clunky and the acting is worse. How did I not see it back then

[@user-ku2pn4ym9k]

Id like to know why guys get of on women dying!!!

[@zurirobinson2749]

The way they automatically assumed the girl to be a prostitute because she was "dressed provocatively" is beyond gross. What do they think girls wear to go partying? I've definitely been trying to find my way home after a night out half dressed and watching my back for this exact reason, especially since the train station I take in NY has turned into (or perhaps always was) a red light district. This episode gets me more than most others because the victim could be *me.* Right down to "the package doesn't match the wrapping". I was surprised to see that SVU actually took on this specific dynamic.

[@ForageGardener]

If you walk around vulnerable at night in the city you're asking for it. Keep yourself safe don't be a moron at least stay strapped and ready to clap

[@zurirobinson2749]

@@ForageGardener ...do you know how strict NYC self defense laws are? I have a stun gun and pepper spray and I even have to get those shipped to my address in PA because they won't ship to NY. No you can't walk around "strapped and ready to clap". I protect myself how I can.

[@garnetnard4284]

You can tell this is fiction because the dead girl has a father.

[@OrieCipollaro]

Bronxville? There’s no black folk there!

[@johnpauljones9310]

They interrogated him as a suspect in a felony without reading him his rights. God this show has gone downhill.

[@ForageGardener]

They only have to read you rights if they have you detained or arrested and plan on using your words in court. He was not detained or arrested in any of these scenes.

[@nealm6764]

Back when Benson was hot.

[@grimmWednesday]

Can’t believe such a stupid show has lasted so long-two evil handsome white guys in the same episode 😂.(Also, “NHI”? That sounds completely made up.)

[@DarrenTalbot-we1lx]

The early shows were...different...