VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Forty-One Witnesses' Episode of NBC's SVU

On the next episode of NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU titled "Forty-One Witnesses", a woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help. Starring Mariska Hargitay, Ice T, Kelli Giddish, Raul Esparza and Peter Scanavino. Guest starring Andy Karl, Daveed Diggs, Patrick Breen, Abby Miller and Anthony Ramos. Get a sneak peek below!

Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” now in its 17th season, is the longest-running primetime drama currently on television.  This hard-hitting and emotional series from NBC's "Law & Order" brand chronicles the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, an elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes.

As acting commander of the SVU, Sergeant Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all.  She leads with empathy and professionalism, all the while dealing with her difficult past as a product of rape, and her future as mother to a young child, both of which influence the way she relates to each victim in need of help. 

Hargitay garnered eight Emmy nominations for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Olivia Benson, and won the 2006 Emmy for that category.  She has received six SAG nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, two Golden Globe nominations for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, winning the award in 2005, and has won three Gracie Allen Awards for Outstanding Female Lead in 2004, 2009 and 2014.  In 2013, she was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.