When Tennant interrogates a suspect during a helicopter transfer and the helicopter crashes, she must utilise her skills to save herself and the other passengers.
Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler, and Benson finds herself at odds with a friend when Barba agrees to take the case.
Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to take on the city's most powerful organised crime syndicates and rebuild his life in the wake of a devastating personal loss.
Bell and Stabler welcome two new faces to the task force, and they investigate two seemingly unrelated crimes in hopes they'll be connected back to their case.
While the Wheatleys celebrate an important birthday, Benson joins a Stabler family gathering; Bell investigates an accidental death; Jet gets some offsite experience.