PRESSURE ON THE SYSTEM

When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad must quickly determine if he ran away or was abducted on Law & Order: SVU’s Jan. 23 episode, “Master Key.”

Meanwhile, Velasco puts pressure on the system at large for letting children slip through the cracks.

The “Master Key” episode of Law & Order: SVU airs Thursday, January 23 (09:00PM – 10:01PM) on NBC.

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LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "Master Key" Episode 26012 -- Pictured: (l-r) Octavio Pisano as Det. Joe Velasco, Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., Kevin Kane as Det. Terry Bruno, Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Curry, Juliana Aidén Martinez as Det. Kate Silva -- (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)