An abused 7-year-old girl lays comatose while Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni) try to figure out what member of her dysfunctional family is responsible for her state.
The philandering wife of an arrogant plastic surgeon disappears, and the detectives suspect his efforts to find her are insincere.
Doc gets a taste of paramedic bureaucracy.