Ellen Burstyn

Stabler must deal with rapid changes at work and home after returning from a dangerous undercover assignment; Bell hires an adviser whose AI technology program could revolutionize police investigation; Jet and Reyes struggle with Whelan's absence.

After a deadly bombing claims the life of a spiritual leader, Stabler meets with an officer who's convinced the crime is part of a larger conspiracy; tensions rise within the task force as Jet struggles to get her team on board with Vargas' program.

Bell and the team must keep a witness and her family safe from Los Santos before she testifies; Carisi asks Stabler to back off the case to preserve the integrity of his undercover work; Stabler hosts a chaotic family dinner.

As Bell and the squad come up with a plan to bring the Westbrook case officially into their jurisdiction, Chief Bonner struggles with unanswered questions about her past and her beloved town; Stabler learns the outcome of his IAB investigation.

Stabler and Officer Bashir track down a missing father and son who could lead to the answers they need; after an undercover operation goes sideways, Bell relegates Reyes to desk duty; Stabler reunites with his younger brother.

Stabler leans into his military network to search for the source of a Middle Eastern heroin pipeline making its way to the U.S.; Joe Jr. takes drastic action when his brothers try to stage an intervention; Reyes returns to the squad.