Elizabeth and cabinet members brace themselves as President Dalton prepares for a retaliatory nuclear attack on a country that has reportedly just launched missiles bound for the U.S.
The SVU searches for three women suspected of drugging and robbing wealthy men; the case leads to personal connections for both Benson and Kat.
The team is spread thin when three major cases all come in at midnight.
A cyber-attack on the NYPD forces Danny and Baez to release an evasive suspect; Baez questions her place within the NYPD; Eddie is torn over a workplace dilemma; Jamie wrestles with a family secret.
As Stone takes on the case of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Benson and the team struggle with the idea of testifying against her.