John Hillner

Agent Sykes struggles to cope on the anniversary of her sister's disappearance. Benson suspects a cold case from Manhattan could help her get closure.

Watson considers making a major life change after reading her own therapy file while Holmes and she investigate the murder of her former psychologist.

George plots to get revenge on his boss after-being fired; Jerry and Kramer target a laundry owner who they suspect of stealing.

The murder of a child services worker and a deputy mayor first has Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) tracking a physically abusive man until they discover the female victim's special interest in a child prodigy (as Robbie, Liam Aiken) whose ambitious father (as David, Tim Guinee ) has pushed his son into increasingly difficult and lucrative academic competition. As Goren probes deeper into the boy's vulnerable psyche, he believes that the social worker was going to veto the baby Einstein's admission into a prestigious, accelerated school. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

When a young woman is found bludgeoned into a coma, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) believe that an employee (guest star Sebastian Roche) in the state comptroller's office is the prime culprit -- especially when they discover that their suspect was the boyfriend of the victim's sister who disappeared three years earlier. But as a confident McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) sift through the puzzle, their key piece of evidence -- matching DNA found at the crime scene -- may not be enough for a conviction when another witness steps forward. Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.