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Benson and Stabler question a frustrated mother after hearing troubling information from her daughter — and they’re not about to let the conversation end with easy answers.

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni face off with guest star Mary Steenburgen in this memorable Season 3 episode of Law & Order: SVU, revisiting an early case ahead of the long-running drama’s milestone 28th season.

Law & Order: SVU Season 28 premieres October 8, 2026 on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.

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00:01Did your daughter stay here in the last couple of days?
00:04That was the plan, but we got into it,
00:06so she decided to go elsewhere.
00:09What'd you fight about?
00:11Drugs.
00:13Her complete lack of control,
00:16company she keeps, same old, same old.
00:19What'd she do this time?
00:22Your daughter was recently raped.
00:27Well, if Claire was high,
00:28then it's her own fault.
00:30She was asking for it.
00:33No one asks to be raped.
00:35So if my cub didn't do anything, why are you here?
00:38We've discovered a child's decomposing finger in her purse.
00:42Any ideas where she got it?
00:45A finger?
00:48Did you ask Claire?
00:50She said she found it.
00:53Strange as it seems, she probably did,
00:55knowing the company she keeps.
00:56Is your daughter in the habit of carrying around human body parts?
00:59Who can know with Claire?
01:01She's had so many problems for so long, it's hard to tell.
01:03She's been in and out of trouble.
01:05She's spent a year in juvenile.
01:07She's tried every drug they make.
01:09I'm not surprised by anything she does anymore.
01:13Why are you bothering me at work?
01:15You could have made an appointment.
01:17How am I gonna explain this to my supervisor?
01:20Tell them the truth.
01:21Which is?
01:21We're investigating a homicide.
01:24Did something happen to Claire?
01:25No, your daughter's at our precinct.
01:27Did you have a, uh, a child in 1986?
01:30Who are you asking?
01:32Claire said that she had a baby sister,
01:35whose body is stuffed in your closet.
01:38And do you believe that?
01:40Why shouldn't we?
01:43Because it's ridiculous?
01:45Did you have another baby after Claire was born?
01:50I've only had two children, detective.
01:53One, a son, who died a long time ago.
01:57And two, Claire, who's slowly killing herself.
02:02Why would your daughter lie to us?
02:04To get back at me.
02:06Well, we certainly don't mean to make the situation between you two any worse,
02:10but we have to check these things out.
02:12I guess.
02:13We could always search your home.
02:14That would satisfy us and Claire.
02:16Maybe even get her to face her problems.
02:18I'm sorry, but I can't allow you to invade my privacy
02:21just because my daughter told you a fairy tale.
02:25Even if it might convince your troubled daughter to get some help?
02:29If you would lived with Claire's problems as long as I have,
02:31you would know when to throw in the towel.
02:33I need to get back to work.

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