Lanette Ware

A father confronts the limits of unconditional love when he discovers his own teenage son may be planning an unimaginable crime.

Tony hits an unlucky stretch; A.J. makes a life-changing decision; Vito's widow Marie turns to Tony for help with her troubled son.

Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) investigate the unusual circumstances behind the shooting murder of an admired judge with a reputation of protecting abused women and putting away sex offenders, but they soon learn that the victim took sordid advantage of the criminal justice system. Meanwhile, Cassidy (Dean Winters) has his own secret to hide, and yet has to endure Detective Munch's (Richard Belzer) derisive comments about his professional ability to cope with parts of his job in the special victims unit. Angie Everhart ("Dream Team") guest-stars as a lobbyist whose connections to the murdered judge come under investigation. Dann Florek and Michelle Hurd also star.

The accidental shooting death of a toy collector leads detectives to a death-obsessed group and a conniving woman (Kim Director) who trolls its events in search of lonely men.

The daughter of a former ambassador is brutally murdered; Detective Goren's old mentor and the man's daughter suddenly return with a warning; a member of the Major Case Squad disappears.