The team must find the connection between the two crime scenes; the killing of a drug dealer and the rape of a well-off family member.

The Mala Noche gang trial is obstructed when the defendant goes free with the help of the witness who is testifying. When a hit ordered by the Mala Noche gang on Horatio finds the people he loves lives are in danger. Delko finds that an ex-lover is disturbing any woman who he is now close to.

When the team is investigating the murder of a probation officer and a hostage situation, Horatio learns that the main suspect could be his son.