Doris Belack

Dorothy's sister, Gloria, comes to Miami for a visit and asks Sophia to come live with her in California. Meanwhile, Blanche is furious when Rose is cast as Lady Macbeth, in a local play, and not her.

Carrie finds herself conflicted about her new relationship as Berger reveals more of his emotional limitations. Meanwhile, Charlotte has become the hot prospective daughter-in-law within the synagogue's Sister Society; Miranda is worried that the demands of her career are keeping her from Brady; and Samantha's new PR creation gets hot.

Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni) discover that they are working the same case as a sexual assault victim (guest star Tracy Pollan) when they investigate the activities of an unconvicted rape suspect (guest star Neil Maffin).

When the head of personnel at a software company is found raped and stabbed to death, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) suspect that a fired employee may have sought a violent revenge. They focus on Jason Mayberry (guest star Chad Lowe) a former security guard at the company and son of the wealthy Grace Mayberry (guest star Margot Kidder). Jason's shy yet cunning personality and bizarre obsessions may reveal a horrifying motive for the murder.

Delia and her grandmother, Nonny Ruth Hoffman (recurring guest star Doris Belack), host a festive birthday party for a grumpy Edna, who hates this particular day of the year. With everyone trapped due to a big snowstorm, Bright collapses from a burst appendix, and Dr. Brown and Dr. Abbott must improvise without a real operating room before the infection spreads. Meanwhile, Dr. Brown and Ephram express months of tension and hurt feelings in front of everyone, and Ephram threatens to move back to New York with his grandparents.