Dorothy's sister, Gloria, comes to Miami for a visit and asks Sophia to come live with her in California. Meanwhile, Blanche is furious when Rose is cast as Lady Macbeth, in a local play, and not her.
Carrie finds herself conflicted about her new relationship as Berger reveals more of his emotional limitations. Meanwhile, Charlotte has become the hot prospective daughter-in-law within the synagogue's Sister Society; Miranda is worried that the demands of her career are keeping her from Brady; and Samantha's new PR creation gets hot.
Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni) discover that they are working the same case as a sexual assault victim (guest star Tracy Pollan) when they investigate the activities of an unconvicted rape suspect (guest star Neil Maffin).
When the head of personnel at a software company is found raped and stabbed to death, Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) suspect that a fired employee may have sought a violent revenge. They focus on Jason Mayberry (guest star Chad Lowe) a former security guard at the company and son of the wealthy Grace Mayberry (guest star Margot Kidder). Jason's shy yet cunning personality and bizarre obsessions may reveal a horrifying motive for the murder.
After a baby dies in a subzero apartment, detectives question the baby's mother, who blames the building owner for deadly living conditions. Prosecutors seem to have a clear-cut case against the owner, until a shocking discovery about one of the tenants takes things in a new direction.
