Andrew Polk

Benson walks into a hostage situation at a neighborhood restaurant; Rollins tries to help her father after he's hospitalized.

Max and Sharpe wake up to a new, more personal dynamic; Iggy calls upon an old contact to help with an explosive situation; Bloom begins a tricky dynamic with her new Emergency Department residents; Reynolds finds himself in an awkward position.

Cary's freedom lies in the hands of his pretrial service officer, Joy Grubick, as she interviews his colleagues to determine whether or not he should remain behind bars. Meanwhile, Alicia and Dean find themselves in unfamiliar territory when a client's case ends up in Christian Arbitration. Linda Lavin, Robert Sean Leonard and Taye Diggs guest star.

With the president's support, Elizabeth hopes to make history by lifting the Cuban trade embargo; Alison and Henry bond while in Havana.

When three prominent community leaders are murdered, they seem to be casualties of hate crimes; after being mugged, Linda decides to carry a gun.