as Detective Elliot Stabler: Takes a central role in the undercover operation.
as ADA Gillian Hardwicke: The prosecutor overseeing the case.
The episode begins when two young boys witnessing a crime call the detectives to investigate the brutal rape of Debbie Shields and the physical assault of her partner, Ann Jackson, by a man wearing a haunting mask. The investigation leads Benson and Stabler to Ann’s estranged father, (Jeremy Irons), a psychiatrist and recovering sex addict who runs a rehabilitation clinic.