Michelle Davison

When the family takes a vacation to a casino, Hal gets banned from gambling and takes Malcolm and Reese on an ill-fated trek into the desert; Lois and Dewey win a free day of spa pampering; and Francis spends a lonely weekend at home with Craig.

As ground breaks on the city's first casino, Stabler investigates the death of an old friend whose refusal to sell his home on the site has stalled construction. Jet breaks in two new detectives. Bell splits her focus between work and her looming divorce.

Disaster results after Harm volunteers to defend a troubled Vietnam veteran accused of aiding a fellow patient's suicide.

Karen's nightmare at the station isn't over; Val's torment on the home front may be coming to an end; and Anne's financial troubles may just be beginning.

Jurors Nikki and Oglevee hotly debate the guilt or innocence of a beautiful female defendant accused of murder.