What to Expect from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 15: Undertow

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 15, “Undertow,” will push everyone in the squad to take sides. While they investigate a case that involves sexual assault and drug abuse, the team can’t seem to see eye-to-eye.

Will this disruption affect the case? How can they properly investigate if they’re focused on fighting one another?

As the case is taken to trial, the defense brings on different accusations that distract the jury. Carisi has to focus his energy and resources on reminding the jury that their resolution has to be based on the law and not accusations created to distract them.

Here’s everything you need to know, including the air date, cast, promo, and how to watch.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 15 Details

• Title: “Undertow”
• Season: 26
• Episode: 5
• Air Date: Thursday, March 13th, 2025
• Time: 9:00pm ET
• Network: NBC
• Writer: Brendan Feeney
• Director: Martha Mitchell

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How to Watch [Show Name] Season [X] Episode [X]

• Live: NBC at 9:00pm ET
• Streaming: Available next day on Peacock

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Official Episode Description

A complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squad; Carisi must convince a jury to focus on the law and not the defendant’s accusations.

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Guest Stars & Returning Characters

• Main Cast: Mariska Hargitay (Olivia Benson), Ice T (Fin Tutuola), Peter Scanavino (Dominick Carisi), Octavio Pisano (Joe Velasco), Kevin Kane (Terry Bruno), Juliana Aidén Martinez (Kate Silva), and Aimé Donna Kelly (Renee Curry)
• Guest Stars: Clea Alsip as Emily Perry, Marilyn Caserta as Stacey Moran, Mark Gorham as Tony Fusco, Billy Keogh as Ryan Perry, and T.C. Matherne as Billy Moran

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Promo

Promo Video:

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What Happened on the Previous Episode?

Previously on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a woman visited New York City on her own to see Broadway shows. One night, after leaving a bar, she was sexually assaulted in an alley. After speaking to the team and figuring out who her rapist was, the woman decided to take matters into her own hands and lead the investigation herself.

Her confrontation with the suspect creates more chaos than help. She is challenged on the stand as the defense attorney claims it wasn’t assault but a consensual meetup that she wanted to experience before heading back home to talk to her husband about her MS diagnosis.

Eventually, the woman received the justice she deserved.

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What are your hopes for this episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below, and be sure to catch up with our review of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 14, “The Gird Plan,” right here.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airs Thursdasy at 9/8c on NBC.

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