When Esther invites a lesbian couple from her building over for a dinner party to convince them to become her mentors, Benji has to help out so she doesn’t embarrass…

Captain Ross finds himself at the tragic center of an overseas conflict, galvanizing the assistance of Major Case detectives Goren, Eames and Nichols.

In their investigation of a prisoner’s death, Benson and Tutuola learn that he was assaulted before being incarcerated.

Peggy contributes on a church project; Duck and Don try to create market appeal for a foreign beer brand; Harry recruits assistance to help with the workload in his department.

Gibbs questions Vance’s motives when he is asked to interrogate a teenage boy accused of killing his retired Marine father.