Junior and Nina turn to their parents for help paying tuition when their son gets accepted into a prestigious private school. While Poppa believes the kids will be just fine at public school, Catherine and JJ try to convince him otherwise.
With Frank intent on marrying a prostitute, The Gang tries to make the best of it by attempting an image makeover to uncover the heart of gold that exists deep inside Frank's "pretty woman."
When the Philadelphia Eagles hold open try-outs a la the movie 'Invincible,' Mac, Dennis, and Dee use the event for their own personal competition, while Frank and Charlie tailgate the try-outs and have an altercation with the McPoyles.
The body of an unidentified five year old girl is found in a dumpster. Mummified and disfigured, identification is extremely difficult. Through anthropological forensics they create a "picture" of their Cherish Doe, and pull synthetic fibers from her hand. By sifting through garbage and high-tech computer wizardry, they are able to determine where the body was dumped. There's a nail salon nearby (garbage indicated lots of cotton balls and nail polish) and they are on their way. Detectives Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) conduct a "vigil" for Cherish and see a distraught woman, Violet Tremain (Gloria Reuben), clutching a photo of her missing daughter Nina (Teala Dunn). They are concerned she could be Cherish Doe.
As Holmes confronts a medical diagnosis that threatens both his career and sobriety, he meets Michael (Desmond Harrington), a man who credits Sherlock for helping him conquer his own addiction. Also, Holmes and Watson are hired by a reformed party girl heiress to find her missing partner in a years-old sex tape that has just leaked online.