Graham Winton

A dramatic incident in the White House leaves the President shaken, while Tom James's 'mis-speak' at a Q&A looks like it could make her day even worse. As Mike tries to sell the press on Selina's Families First bill, Sue and Gary prepare for the President's White House dinner with old friends. Jonah and Richard inadvertently reveal a terrible secret, while Dan and Amy find themselves at a lobbying event for the concrete industry.

After the rescue of a young girl from a sex trafficker, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stone (Philip Winchester) must take drastic measures to reunite her with her mother. Meanwhile, Rollins (Kelli Giddish) decides to give her rocky relationship another chance.

Detective Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) half-brother (Guest-Star Michael Weston) has her torn between family and professional duties. Det. Olivia Benson is called upon to help in an investigation regarding her brother Simon Marsden. She finds herself caught in the investigation of her brother between Police Captain Julia Millfield (guest star Kim Delaney) and FBI Agent Porter (guest star Vincent Spano). Benson believes her brother is innocent, but this case is starting to threaten her career, as she digs deeper into the case she uncovers family secrets. Chris Meloni, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, B.D. Wong, and Tamara Tunie also star.

As Erin prosecutes a woman accused of killing her husband, the defendant's attorney is murdered and Danny is assigned to the investigation. When Danny is out on the stand to be questioned, things get heated between the brother and sister.

Vance Grodie (Christopher Coucill) is a hotshot defense attorney, who is having a victory celebration after his client, Darnell Marbury (Curtiss Cook), is acquitted of attempted murder of police officer Chris Wilson (Chris Diamantopoulos). It's a hectic scene in the courtroom when the verdict is read, as the victim, now paralyzed, is present with his brother and numerous fellow police officers, who are outraged with the verdict. After Grodie leaves the restaurant for a smoke, his friends hear gunfire. Grodie is found lying dead on the sidewalk. The only thing missing is his palm pilot. Immediately the cops are forced to question their own colleagues, and even check out the blotter for the evening of the crime to see who might be considered a suspect.