The devastating results of a sexual assault begin to weigh heavily on the victim after Detectives Benson and Stabler's prime suspect -- who matches the assailant's description and is found to have used her credit card -- cannot be identified by the shaken woman. Benson finally gets a real break in the case six months later but finds the victim to be more defensive and less cooperative. In addition, Benson's romantic interlude with a fellow detective is revealed.