Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27 Episode 9 recap: A deadly blast injures Bruno and exposes a secret eugenics program

NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 27, is back with an exciting episode. The Law and Order and SVU squads team up to investigate a mysterious murder that is tied to a human trafficking ring and a shady eugenics program.

Episode 9 synopsis reads:

"A murder suspect's pursuit reveals a crime with disturbing legal implications. During a raid, Bruno protects his team while Carisi and Price join forces in court."

Here's a recap of Episode 9 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27 Episode 9 recap: Bruno gets injured

The episode begins on a tense note when Detective Terry Bruno gets fatally injured during a raid on a suspected murderer's location. The detectives found a warehouse full of white supremacist pictures and posters. They then proceeded towards a shed in the backyard. The shed had several firearms and explosives inside it. Bruno heard a tickling sound and asked the squad to back off. They exit the building instantly, but the massive blast left many investigators hurrying for cover.

However, Bruno was severely injured. A sharpnel had fatally injured his torso. Benson and team alerted the medics and took him to the hospital.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27 Episode 9 recap: Is Ted Bruno alive?

This episode leaves us with one major question, and that is: Did Detective Ted Bruno survive the IED blast? Ted lost a lot of blood on his way to the hospital due to his deep injuries. Benson put pressure on the wound to stop the blood from oozing out. Initially, the pulse monitors flatlined, leaving the viewers in shock, but soon his pulse was back to normal.

Once they reached the hospital, the doctors took him for an emergency surgery. In the end, Detective Ted Bruno survived, and Benson got a hopeful update from the medics that the shrapnel did a lot of damage, but he was stable. In the end, Bruno finally returned to the 16th precinct.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27 Episode 9 recap: The case of the week

When a Ukrainian woman was mysteriously killed after her miscarriage, the SVU and Law and Order squads teamed up in this special crossover episode. They found out that the Ukrainian women were choosing to become surrogates to get US citizenship, and later, ended up becoming lab rats after arriving in the US.

Turns out, a Christian fertility centre took their embryos for illegal experiments. The charity was just a cover-up for the human trafficking. The mastermind behind this was Sergey and his partner, Sarah Tandon. They kidnapped pregnant women and sold off their babies. The couple was part of a white supremacist group. Captain Benson and Lt. Brady asked Sarah how they acquired the explosives, like the C4 that almost killed Detective Ted Bruno.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27 Episode 9 recap: Was Sarah Tandon found guilty?

Initially, Sarah refused to speak to the detectives. She denied being a part of the group and tried to put the entire blame on her partner Sergery. She even hired a top attorney to help her case. The detectives arrested Andrew Wells, who supplied the C4. Soon, they found out that Andrew lived in a neighbourhood that was part of a white supremacist group led by geneticist Joseph Dahlsonn.

Turns out Dahlsonn brought embryos from Sarah's fake charity for his evil eugenics program. His assistant spilled the truth about the secret program, but there were legal difficulties, and it was tough to prove them guilty.

ADA Price wanted to find concrete evidence against Dahlsonn. They tracked a woman named Polina, whom Sarah had kidnapped, and she had given birth to a girl. Unfortunately, she didn't want to keep her baby because she was afraid of getting detained. Upon Benson's request, she agreed to put the baby up for adoption.

Meanwhile, Sarah tried to manipulate the cops, turning the case. She played the perfect victim. But Dahlsonn exposed her. Turns out, Sarah has been responsible for the deaths of many women. Dahlsonn showed the cops the area where she buried the bodies. The jury found Sarah guilty of all charges. Dahlsonn testified against her. The abducted women and Polina applied for citizenship in the US.

Even though the episode initially left us worrying about Bruno's fate. He survives in the end and returns to the precinct, and even cracks a light-hearted joke. This episode proves how cops/detectives often put their lives at risk for the citizens and also for their squad members.

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