Sara Bues

When a waitress at a popular restaurant is sexually assaulted, SVU looks for the culprit at the top of the culinary food chain, but Benson and Stone hit a wall when it's time to prosecute.

Tasked with shadowing a crisis prevention team, Upton finds her approach to policing at odds with the team's mental health clinician; Voight stands by Upton as she continues to struggle in her personal life.

A month after Voight's close brush with death, Intelligence is overwhelmed with cases as they catch a high-stakes drug bust.

Forced to cease operations while under investigation by Internal Affairs, Intelligence goes off-book to bring down Reid once and for all; Ruzek and Burgess consider delaying their nuptials amid the uncertainty.

Voight questions Deputy Chief Reid's motives in enacting a Violence Reduction Initiative across a neighbourhood where numerous gangs are fighting for territory.

After a shocking discovery, the team begins closing in on Sean O'Neal with every shred of evidence they can find; determined to keep his son out of prison, Chief O'Neal hires a lawyer.