A high-ranking executive at The Food Network is found strangled and beaten to death in a park, and her star chef is the prime suspect.
The possible release of the Internet murder suspect leads Bayliss to soul-search over his future; Al reflects on his career; Munch and Billie Lou take a step.
Sheppard and Ballard investigate the death of a teen gang member; Munch tries to help Billie Lou's friend by visiting her abusive ex-boyfriend.