Danny must track down the drug cartel that attacked a convoy transporting drugs to be incinerated, leaving Baez seriously injured. Frank must tread carefully when a lieutenant's actions cause controversy for the police department.

Olivia, Peter, and Dr Bishop find themselves on the trail of a serial killer who liquefies his victims' brains as they investigate the death of a car salesman who was found in a pool of goo.

The leader of a college fraternity is killed, and the body is dumped in a wastewater plant. Benson and Stabler investigate and are led to a fellow student who claims he was raped by the victim.

Detectives suspect a high-school whistle-blower was killed for exposing students operating a racy website, but a witness is reluctant to testify.

When a bride is shot, the team must harvest her lungs to transplant into a college basketball player.