History Awesome / LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit

* In "Savior," a defense attorney attacks a witness's credibility on the basis that the witness has been a prostitute since the age of 12. Cabot, on redirect, has the witness estimate her pimp has forced her to have sex 13,000 times. Cabot then turns to the defense attorney and says "I hope I cleared things up for you, counselor. That [''she points to the witness''] is a victim, and '''that''' [she points to the defendant''] is a criminal." [[spoiler:She wins the case.]]

* In "Nationwide Manhunt", Carisi physically intervenes, putting himself in the line of fire, when the local cops are preparing to shoot Carl Rudnick on the chance that he ''might'' be putting on a WoundedGazelleGambit. It's not that Carisi denies that Rudnick is a bad person who did horrible things, he just values life that much that he doesn't want to see anyone, even a serial killer, die unnecessarily.

-->'''Casey''': And it's a masterpiece. How do you like ''my'' work?

--->'''Nardali:''' I was raped. I have seen many women raped. I know that look. That dead look in the eyes when you imagine you are anywhere but there... The women in my village were raped. The women in the militia camp were raped. I was raped repeatedly by so many men, I lost count. They put their guns in my sex and one of them pulled the trigger. I was in the hospital for over a year. It left me incontinent. So yes. I have seen rape everywhere. That is how I know that girl was raped.

* In one episode when trying to find the four men who they worked out to have raped a 15-year-old, one of the suspects who they don't have enough evidence to take DNA from is willing to hand in his passport provided he be allowed to travel to Virginia for an internship. Alex agrees without hesitation, leaving Cragen, Munch and Stabler wondering why in the hell she would do that. Alex is then quick to explain that Virginia recently became the first state to allow DNA collection upon arrest with conviction. Cut to said suspect having been arrested for sharing a similar appearance with a bank robber, getting them the DNA they need to prove he had sex with the victim.

* In one episode, the squad learns that a serial rapist was the husband of the first victim; he "met" her in the aftermath of the rape and seduced her (he had worn a mask and disguised his voice during the rape, so she didn't recognize him). As he's being taken away on rape charges, he tries to plead with his wife to cover for him, to which she responds by '''[[GroinAttack kicking him in the crotch]].'''

* The reporter from "Storm" receives information from Benson about the appearance of anthrax, something that was ordered confidential to Benson from her superiors. However, with her help, he published the story...[[RealityEnsues which gets him jailed.]] However, when Benson tells him to reveal she was the one to give him the information, he ''tells'' her not to. Even Novak lampshades how awesome his act was.

* Despite her lack of screentime, even Greylek was prone to having awesome moments. During "PTSD" when talking to military liaison that's been at odds with SVU the entire episode, including trying to take over the entire investigation from them, she introduces herself telling him that she'd like to kick his ass in court, and then takes every piece of evidence that he uses to take the case from them and twists it in the favor of SVU. She even walks off giving him the biggest SmugSnake smirk.
* One of her best moments is during "Smut," where we finally get to see her have a CMOA during court. She intentionally riles up Eric Lutz to destroy any credibility he has as a "mentally ill victim with a porn addiction" by showing the jurors one of his videos. When he starts getting too [[VillianousBreakdown turned on]], he screams at her, and she asks him if he's sure, telling him that's that's not an objection he's raising.

** During the trial, the defense attorney tries to suggest that she misjudged the situation because her background causes her to "see rape everywhere". She shuts him down ''hard''.

* In "Harm," a doctor assisted soldiers in prolonging the torture of detainees in Iraq by providing medical advice on how to keep them alive. Dr. Sutton claims that her skills help the U.S. fight Iraq. Melinda Warner not only gets the State Board for Professional Misconduct to suspend the doctor's license, but she makes sure the doctor [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech knows why she did it]].

* Season 20’s “A Story of More Woe” has Britany Moore, a teenage girl who murdered her father because her 13-year-old sister Laura told her he was molesting her. But soon the truth comes out that both girls were manipulated by their neighbor, Greg Callahan. Greg was the one in a sexual relationship with Laura, not the girls’ father, and even forged documents so he could get custody of the girls. While questioning Laura, Benson learns that Greg proposed to her. Britney is naturally horrified and furious when discovering the truth. In a sting operation set up at a diner, Britney talks to Greg, telling him she knows about the ring he gave Laura. He denies asking Laura to marry him, and assures Britney that he’ll get guardianship of the girls, and they’ll all be happily together. Britney then goes off script and lies, telling Greg that Laura is pregnant, and they’ll have to do a paternity test to see if it’s their father’s. Greg of course panics and admits that the baby is his. Britney angrily confronts him for lying to and manipulating both her and Laura, before finally screaming, ''“I KILLED MY FATHER FOR YOU!”'' and stabbing him in the cheek with a butter knife. That’s when Benson and Fin come in to diffuse the situation. Greg begs them for help and says that he’s bleeding. Fin’s response before cuffing him? “Shut up, she should’ve killed you!”

* Season 20’s “A Story of More Woe” has Britany Moore, a teenage girl who murdered her father because her 13-year-old sister Laura told her he was molesting her. But soon the truth comes out that both girls were manipulated by their neighbor, Greg Callahan. Greg was the one in a sexual relationship with Laura, not the girls’ father, and even forged documents so he could get custody of the girls. While questioning Laura, Benson learns that Greg proposed to her. Britney is naturally horrified and furious when discovering the truth. In a sting operation set up at a diner, Britney talks to Greg, telling him she knows about the ring he gave Laura. He denies asking Laura to marry him, and assures Britney that he’ll get guardianship of the girls, and they’ll all be happily together. Britney then goes off script and lies, telling Greg that Laura is pregnant, and they’ll have to do a paternity test to see if it’s their father’s. Greg of course panics and admits that the baby is his. Britney angrily confronts him for lying to and manipulating both her and Laura, before finally screaming, ''“I KILLED MY FATHER FOR YOU!”'' and stabbing him in the cheek with a butter knife. That’s when Benson and Fin come in to diffuse the situation. Greg begs them for help and says that he’s bleeding. Fin’s response? “Shut up, she should’ve killed you!”

* Season 20’s “A Story of More Woe” has Britany Moore, a teenage girl who murdered her father because her 13-year-old sister Laura told her he was molesting her. But soon the truth comes out that both girls were manipulated by their neighbor, Greg Callahan. Greg was the one in a sexual relationship with Laura, not the girls’ father, and even forged documents so he could get custody of the girls. While questioning Laura, Benson learns that Greg proposed to her. Britney is naturally horrified and furious when discovering the truth. In a sting operation set up at a diner, Britney talks to Greg, telling him she knows about the ring he gave Laura. He denies asking Laura to marry him, and assures Britney that he’ll get guardianship of the girls, and they’ll all be happily together. Britney then goes off script and lies, telling Greg that Laura is pregnant, and they’ll have to do a paternity test to see if it’s their father’s. Greg of course panics and admits that the baby is his. Britney angrily confronts him for lying to and manipulating both her and Laura, before finally screaming, ''“I KILLED MY FATHER FOR YOU!”'' and stabbing him in the cheek with a butter knife. That’s when Benson and Fin come on to diffuse the situation. Greg begs them for help and says that he’s bleeding. Fin’s response? “Shut up, she should’ve killed you!”

* Season 20’s “A Story of More Woe” has Britany Moore, a teenage girl who murdered her father because her 13-year-old sister Laura told her he was molesting her. But soon the truth comes out that both girls were manipulated by their neighbor, Greg Callahan. Greg was the one in a sexual relationship with Laura, not the girls’ father, and even forged documents so he could get custody of the girls. While questioning Laura, Benson learns that Greg proposed to her. Britney is naturally horrified and furious when discovering the truth. In a sting operation set up at a diner, Britney talks to Greg, telling him she knows about the ring he gave Laura. He denies asking Laura to marry him, and assures Britney that he’ll get guardianship of the girls, and they’ll all be happily together. Britney then goes off script and lies, telling Greg that Laura is pregnant, and they’ll have to do a paternity test to see if it’s their father’s. Greg of course panics and admits that it’s his. Britney angrily confronts him for lying to and manipulating both her and Laura, before finally screaming, ''“I KILLED MY FATHER FOR YOU!”'' and stabbing him in the cheek with a butter knife. That’s when Benson and Fin come on to diffuse the situation. Greg begs them for help and says that he’s bleeding. Fin’s response? “Shut up, she should’ve killed you!”

-->[[spoiler:Now I'll always know where you are. Be a good boy. ''*Vicki closes the cell door*'' Behave yourself.]]

* "Desperate" featured a woman who was raped, sodomized and murdered, with the only witness being her stepson, a little boy named Tommy. It quickly becomes apparent that Tommy's father is a controlling asshole who murdered the victim and quite possibly Tommy's mother as well. Unfortunately, he's [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Mr. Perfect in the public's eyes]] and they're having an impossible time making anything stick. In desperation, they start investigating the murder of his first wife, only to find that she had just barely escaped with her life and gone into hiding; she had come back for Tommy, but when she saw him with Jill, she thought he was better off there than on the run with her (the father, though abusive to his wives, never directly hurt Tommy). After she reveals the truth to Tommy, he agrees to testify, but is initially intimidated by his father and can't speak. But after his mother gives him an encouraging look when his father tries to intimidate him?

* Similar to Tommy is Glenn from "Care". Glenn, the only viable witness to his foster mother beating another foster child to death, is understandably terrified of said foster mother. She takes advantage of this to subtly try and intimidate him while he's testifying, but when she's called on it, she makes the mistake of saying she "didn't do anything"; she's referring specifically to the allegation that she's trying to intimidate the witness, but Glenn, who is developmentally disabled, perceives it as a blanket denial of everything, including the other child's murder. This apparent [[BlatantLies blatant lie]] is [[BerserkButton a bridge too far]] for Glenn, who breaks down and describes, in detail, exactly what she did. (Unfortunately it turns out to be AllForNothing, as the following scene reveals the killer died of a heart attack in prison before the conclusion of the trial.)

* "Desperate" featured a woman who was raped, sodomized and murdered, with the only witness being her stepson, a little boy named Tommy. It quickly becomes apparent that Tommy's father is a controlling asshole who murdered the victim and quite possibly Tommy's mother as well. Unfortunately, he's [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Mr. Perfect in the public's eyes]] and they're having an impossible time making anything stick. In desperation, they start investigating the murder of his first wife, only to find that she had just barely escaped with her life and gone into hiding; she had come back for Tommy, but when she saw him with Jill, she thought he was better off there than on the run with her (the father wasn't abusive to Tommy, just to his wives). After she reveals the truth to Tommy, he tells the court ''everything'' and after leaving the stand, gives his father a hard stare.
** The scene is even better. Tommy is initially too afraid to testify. But after his mother gives him an encouraging look when his father tries to intimidate him?
---> '''[[BadassAdorable Tommy]]''': You killed Jill. ''(calmly walks back to stand over the uproar in court and the protests of his father and his attorney)'' I'm ready now.

* In "Harm," a doctor assisted soldiers in prolonging the torture of detainees in Iraq by providing medical advice on how to keep them alive. Dr. Sutton claims that her skills help the U.S. fight Iraq. Melinda Warner not only gets the State Board for Professional Misconduct to suspend the doctor's license, but she delivers this line as to why her methods and motives were unethical.

-->'''Social Worker:''' Just jot down your last job. Whatever.