A female dancer is followed home and raped by a man with a distinctive tattoo on the left side of his neck. The details of the attack remind Detective Amanda Rollins of a serial rapist (with same neck tattoo and M.O.) she was tracking while in Atlanta. In an NYC park, a man with the same neck tattoo, Gabriel Thomas, is arrested by detectives. When his DNA matches results from the victim, he is questioned about his and his family's whereabouts for the past decade. Thomas is jailed and attempts suicide. While an ambulance is en route, Thomas whispers to Amaro something about his child. Det. Olivia Benson and Det. Amaro undertake a more intensive investigation into Thomas; they trace him and his wife across multiple states, and in the absence of rapes for 3 years, the detectives discover some crucial information.
—Elizabeth Smith