Lori Prince

A young boy is found dead on a park carousel after being dropped off by his uncle Joe Gilbert (guest star James Carpinello). When Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) learn that the boy was beaten to death they suspect that it could be the result of a bully at school. The investigation leads to an unsettling gambling ring. Detectives suspect that Gilbert’s acquaintance, Joe Roberts is beating his wife Sandra (guest star Drea de Matteo) and the case takes a horrifying turn.

Two homeless men are beaten to death, and their murders may be related -- After two homeless men die within a day of each other, Detectives Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) and Nina Cassady (Milena Govich) investigate a possible connection. The Detectives quickly learn that a nearby car dealership security camera caught a beating on tape - one of them was one of the victims. As the investigation deepens, they learn one of the victims was in the Army in Iraq and one of the suspects was a soldier in Iraq - an odd coincidence that may connect the deaths. Sam Waterston, S. Epatha Merkerson, Fred Dalton Thompson and Alana De La Garza also star.