LAW & ORDER:
Special Victims Unit


Special Guest Star
Marlo Thomas


HOME
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME; MARLO THOMAS & DIXIE CARTER GUEST STAR -- When an upper Westside resident finds a young boy scavenging through his garbage looking for food, Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) track down the child's mother, believing him to be the victim of abuse. However, after the detectives interview the single mother, they discover she rules her home with a tight fist keeping a close watch on both her sons, sharing her paranoia over the dangers of the city with them. Dixie Carter ("Designing Women") also guest stars in the episode as Attorney Denise Brockmorton and Marlo Thomas ("That Girl") portrays a former judge gone into private practice who offers some sagely advice. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.


SICK
A CHILD'S VIOLENT BEHAVIOR HIDES A DARK SECRET; CINDY WILLIAMS GUEST STARS -- When Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) detain a disturbed 12-year-old boy with a recent history of violence after he posted a gruesome plan to hurt his younger sister in an Internet chat room, they discover the child was sexually abused. Searching for the victim's abuser, the detectives follow a trail of money back to a wealthy toy mogul known for his generous donations to children's charities and his hospitality for younger houseguests. Cindy Williams ("Laverne & Shirley") guest stars in the episode as a distraught grandmother who believes her terminally ill granddaughter might be one of the wealthy suspect's victims. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.



LOWDOWN
THE KEY TO AN A.D.A.'S MURDER IS ON THE 'DOWN LOW' -- When a Bronx A.D.A. is found strangled to death in a compromising position while parked on a known hooker stroll, Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) examine the prosecutor's recent cases in search of any violent defendents with grudge. However, when DNA evidence raises questions as to the victim's sexual preference, the detectives are left examining a different set of motives for this murder. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Diane Neal also star.


POISON
SILENCE! THE GREAT AND POWERFUL JUDGE HAS SPOKEN; TOM SKERRITT, MARLO THOMAS, CYNTHIA GIBB AND BARRY BOSTWICK GUEST-STAR -- The poisoning of couple's adopted son prompts Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) to suspect the child's mother based on testimony from her 6-year-old daughter that she abused the child. However, when prosecuting the case, A.D.A. Novak (Diane Neal) battles against an arrogant trial judge (guest star Tom Skerritt, "Picket Fences") with a reputation for holding himself as the true moral legal authority inn the New York City criminal justice system. Marlo Thomas ("That Girl"), Cynthia Gibb ("Fame") and Barry Bostwick ("Spin City") also guest-star. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer and Ice-T also star.