Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to battle organised crime after a devastating personal loss aiming to rebuild his life as part of a new elite task force.
Stabler goes undercover as a big rig driver to expose an international smuggling ring; as he settles into his new identity, he gets to know the "working girls" and a pattern of disappearances emerges.
Stabler recovers from a grievous injury while Captain Olivia Benson oversees both his recovery and the still unsolved case of the missing sex worker, Sad Eyes.
After an attack on one of Carisi’s trials, signs of a new player in the New York City gang scene drive Stabler to contact an old C.I. from Italy and question the motives of their current ones.
Stabler works with Isabella to reveal who is behind the Camorra before there’s an all-out war; Reyes goes undercover with Los Santos as they seek revenge.
Eli's police career ramps up with his first kill on the job, landing him at deeper odds with Stabler and his family; the Camorra begins to fall apart, forcing its leader to come out of hiding and putting OCCB in direct danger.
One of Mexico’s biggest players is back on the streets; Stabler and a friend from the past are pulled through the streets and underground, leaving them with more questions than answers about his own career.
A new wave of art activism puts the city on high alert and Vargas in the hot seat; Stabler is brought into a new unit to clear his old team from being their prime suspect and stop the next attack.
