‘Law & Order: SVU’ season 16, episode 22 preview: ‘Parent’s Nightmare’ is just that

Over the course of the final two episodes of “Law & Order: SVU” season 16, family and children are going to play enormous parts in the story. Specifically when it comes to next week’s “Parent’s Nightmare,” the question that we are forced to ponder here is whether or not everything is even close to as it seems.

Based on the promo below, this case looks at first like it is a standard case of a young child being abducted, but then it is revealed later that this is much more complicated. The young child knew his abductor at least in some way, and they have to figure out whether or not this entire abduction was orchestrated in some way.

In addition to what is a pretty horrific case, this is also going to be an important personal story to the Benson character as she prepares to take complete ownership of her squad courtesy of a new job title. There’s no word just yet on whether or not this promotion is assured, but this story should be a step in the right direction.

If you have not seen the synopsis yet for this episode, take a look at it below:

“8 year-old Owen Farhidi (guest star Kaeden Ruparel) disappears from school and his mother Dana (guest star Brooke Bloom) receives a ransom request. When surveillance footage shows that Owen recognized his abductor, Detective Amaro (Danny Pino) works with Dana and her ex-husband Sam (guest star Navid Negahban) to find and arrest the suspect, but tensions between the estranged couple obstructs the investigation. Meanwhile, Sgt. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is asked to take the Lieutenant’s exam to formally take the lead over her squad.”

(Photo: NBC.)