The squad spend New Year's Eve tracking down an Amber Alert, and Carisi faces off against Counselor Rafael Barba in an emotional courtroom battle.
Benson teams up with Lieutenant Barek and the Bronx SVU to track down a serial rapist with victims in both boroughs.
The half-eaten body of a controversial radio host leads the team to a sordid secret. Meanwhile, Booth struggles to deal with recent events.
A stunned Alicia searches for answers as she tries to make sense of Will's death in the aftermath of the courthouse shooting. Meanwhile, Diane delivers the sombre news to the shocked partners at Lockhart & Gardner.
Alicia enlists Cary as her lawyer when Nelson Dubeck asks her to participate in a deposition connected with his investigation into election rigging.