Stephanie March

Jane has the off-putting job of planning older sister Brooke's wedding. Perfect Brooke is the alpha sister of the group and Brad is having a tough time dealing with her equally more perfect African American fiance. Dave and Alex are hiding a big secret.

Martina Garretti makes a strong impression upon her boss, Donovan Stark, after speaking out during a company meeting. In turn, she is given a chair on a new murder case involving the brutal murder of a college professor. Back at home, Martina has problems of a different nature, such as her niece's quest for a new tattoo, that are somehow just as dramatic as her day job.

Fin's son's fiancé is beaten by a gang targeting gays just as Ken is ready to announce the marriage to his father. As the investigation begins, a teacher from a private school becomes the next victim. The cases' similarities soon end, however, when the detectives discover he was accused of abusing one of his students.

After an onstage rape turns out not to be performance art, the detectives are left with few clues and only voluntary witnesses, since everyone was wearing masks. Their investigation leads to a stalker and a judge, but only a deep probe into the inner workings of New York theater will unmask this Iago.

When the daughter of one of Detective Amaro's friends is found working as an underage prostitute, the unit sets up a sting operation. Unfortunately, the operation's high-profile collar marks the return of Bayard Ellis and his notion of rape excused by mental defect.

The murder of a mail-order bride on the night of her engagement party leads the detectives to a blackmail scheme by the Russian mafia, and an opportunity for Captain Cragen to flex his undercover muscles.