After the task force is caught in a shootout, Stabler is on a mission to find out how the perps are connected to the NYPD; Reyes is determined to put the aggressors of his past behind bars, even if it means going against orders.

When Pearl falls mysteriously ill, the task force is dragged back into the corruption of New York's first casino development. Bell tries to keep rumors from swirling when an important decision must be made.