Sherlock uses his powers of deduction to consult on the murder of a young man who is shot upon entering his apartment. Meanwhile, Watson has dinner with her ex-boyfriend. Jon Michael Hill joins the regular cast.
An abused 7-year-old girl lays comatose while Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni) try to figure out what member of her dysfunctional family is responsible for her state.
When a homicide case ends in a hung jury, Erin is forced to take over the case from her colleague and find a missing witness. Also, Jamie and Eddie go undercover as an elderly couple to catch a gang that is terrorizing a neighborhood.