When Upper East Side heiress, Madeline Campbell is attacked in the courtyard of her building, it sends the Barba and the SVU detectives into a whirlwind investigation. One that keeps getting halted by her brother Daniel, who claims he's trying to keep his sister safe. But when Daniel's fiancée turns up raped and murdered int he same courtyard, the detectives are left with two options. One: someone is sending a message to the heir and they need to protect him as well as Maddie. Or two: he's the one responsible and they have to keep Maddie as far away from his as possible. But how far are Barba, Benson and the squad willing to go for them? And how far will they have to push Maddie to make sure that the right person ends up in jail?