Caralyn Kozlowski

A newborn is found dead in a sewer. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) go to a nearby apartment to question a very pregnant woman, but she's found dead. The woman, Brianna Morris, was going to give her baby up to Ron (Jack Gilpin) and Kelly (Barbara Garrick) Wolcott, who were excited about the adoption. But Ron found out Brianna had second thoughts about keeping the baby. Nonetheless, the Wolcott's are ruled out as suspects. A.D.A. Casey Novak (Diane Neal), new to the unit, is very aggressive, and she second-guesses the detectives.

The Reagans confront hard choices on the job when Frank deals with a police captain who's losing his grip over his precinct, and Danny faces backlash from the Baez and Internal Affairs over a tough call he made in the field. Also, Jamie and Eddie are shown the ropes of field crisis management when a social worker is assigned to them for a ride-a-long, and Erin weighs the consequences of a dangerous criminal's release under new bail laws.

When thieves hijack a truck filled with valuable medical supplies, $50 million intended for a relief effort in Zambia and two aid workers, the FBI races against a second crew of violent criminals intent on getting to the goods first. Finding the container on a moving truck as it moves through Los Angeles requires Charlie to use "Escape Math." But when the FBI reach the truck's likely location, they find another surprise: the second crew after the shipment is a team of bounty hunters hired by an investor who legally bought Zambia's debt, making the contents belong his property.

Carlos is rebellious and unaffected by the tragedies around him. During sensitivity training, however, he proves that he has a genuine passion for helping people. Doherty gets scared when he finds out that his former lover is pregnant.