As a series of rapes on the Upper West Side puts the city on edge, a celebrity chef (Cybill Shepherd) fears she is the next victim when someone follows her home; Detective Benson has a hard time overcoming her traumatic ordeal.

ADA Barba finds that a friend (Kirk Acevedo) -- with a connection to a mayoral candidate frontrunner -- is accused of rape.

An unarmed black man is shot during the pursuit of a suspect, raising racial tensions; Barba must indict the three officers involved -- who claim they followed procedure.

When a suspect is gravely injured and the case becomes a public spectacle, Amaro's badge is on the line; Cragen surprises everyone with an announcement.

A woman wants to recant her testimony and free her father, who was incarcerated for incest and rape when she was a child; Capt. Cragen, who remembers the original investigation, tries to help the team.

A columnist who has been given access to the squad for a story declares a hate crime case a hoax, leaving the victim under media scrutiny and Benson fighting to get the case back on solid ground.

Bailey leads a team of doctors performing a string of surgeries in which each procedure depends on the one that preceded it; Derek gets all the credit for the brain tumor study he did with Meredith; Lexie tries hard to get George to notice her.

When detective Tutuola finds security footage of a sportscaster being physically abusive to his girlfriend, Benson seeks help from Assistant DA Barba to convince the victim to fight back.

Lorelai offers to help Christopher by baby-sitting his 4-year-old daughter, but the child's behavior horrifies her.