In the Special Crime Unit's most harrowing case yet, the teamhas three days to save a teenage girl who has been abducted bya slippery online predator. The team soon learns that this is adeeply personal case for Backstrom, who is jolted by thegirl's resemblance to the victim of an unsolved case that hewas assigned seven years ago. Meanwhile, Detective SergeantJohn Almond's church faces eviction when he neglects to payrent three consecutive months.
In the aftermath of a violent shootout, Alex must convince theFBI to risk a dangerous covert operation to find Mikhail'shidden cache. With Agent Prado at his side, Alex leads a teamto Philadelphia to retrieve the laptop from a secure governmentbuilding, but Victor is a step ahead and orders the O'Connorsto break in and steal the laptop first. Meanwhile, Katyadiscovers one of Natalie's most dangerous secrets, and forcesher to choose between love and family.
Quinn is recruited at Portland's Dollar Store as the face fortheir rebranding campaign; Spyke faces trial for makingunlicensed Bart Simpson merchandise.