- Serial rapist and killer William Lewis abducts Olivia in her home, tortures her, and hides her away in a Long Island beach home.
- After Cragen is accused of murder, the team works secretly around the clock to defend him. Meanwhile, when Amaro also becomes implicated in the scandal and his personal life falls apart, he refuses to go down quietly.
- NBC续订Law & Order: Special Victims Unit第十六季,在新季由Dann Florek饰演的Donald队长和Richard Belzer饰演的John Munch均不再回归,新季的预算也将有所缩减。