Synopsis

Following a brutal assault in the stairwell of her apartment building, young Laine McAlister is encountered by Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler at the hospital. The girl is visibly distraught, a significant wound marring her hand. After a difficult conversation with a man she identifies as her boyfriend, the detectives begin to doubt the veracity of her claim, suspecting a fabrication intended to elicit attention. Their apprehension deepens as Laine delays revealing the existence of a