Carrie questions dating an alcoholic man, Charlotte is troubled when her latest lover falls asleep during sex, and Samantha's gay friends make an intriguing request.
Despite being close to losing her job, Maggie manages to make it onto a flight to Rio de Janeiro; Kate is unsure of herself after getting a difficult mission involving a Yugoslav diplomat; Ginny's games don't sit well with Dean.
The murder of a jeweler leads detectives to an illegal prostitution ring; Jack McCoy's job is threatened.
Donna's grandmother dies; Kelly asks Brandon for a favor; David tells Valerie that his love song was written for Donna.
Briscoe and Green first suspect gang members when a woman is found stuffed inside a car trunk, until they find out that she was married and having an affair.