The kidnapping of a woman bears a similarity to the abductions of four other women that were later raped and murdered by a serial killer the previous summer.
A.D.A. Novak needs Benson's testimony in court in order to ensure that a rapist is convicted, but Olivia is unreachable due to the fact that she is undercover.
Benson and Stabler investigate a girl's beating over inappropriate images; Stabler's daughter offers advice to the victim; the judge is unusually harsh.
Ruzek and Burgess's secret starts to have a major effect on their police work; a string of fatal vandalism acts causes tension to escalate in Canaryville.
The Intelligence Unit's pursuit of a dealer, who cause multiple overdoses, turns into a homicide investigation when they discover the dealer's dead body.
Voight turns to a reformed gang member for help to get a key witness' testimony in a murder case, while more lives are in jeopardy as a gang war develops.
During one of the year's hottest days, first responders reel from horrific accidents that happen across the city; Buck's sister surprises him with a visit.
A high-rise hotel crumbles under its weight after a massive earthquake shakes the city o f Los Angeles; Athena faces wreckage from a fallen freeway overpass.
The first responders are still hard at work to deal with the aftermath of a massive earthquake; Maddie helps deliver a baby on her first day on the job.
The first responders save people at a cemetery, haunted hayride and scary Hollywood parade; Maddie receives a strange call from a supposedly missing hiker.
When a physical therapist disappears following a boating accident involving her husband, the husband's new love interest leads investigators to the truth.
When the body of a college student is found in a ditch on the side of the road, investigators discover similar attacks and begin looking for a serial killer.