Gripping cases from the New York Police Department’s “Special Victims Unit” – a group of elite detectives charged with bringing to justice the perpetrators of an array of unsettling sexually oriented crimes. While their investigations test their professional expertise, the detectives must also balance their tumultuous personal lives.
A pushy reporter accuses a new mother on television of kidnapping and trying to kill her baby, leading the mother to commit suicide. The case takes an unusual emotional toll on Detective Stabler.