8.30PM THURSDAY / JUNE 26

Detectives Benson and Stabler are horrified when they are called to a crime scene and discover the injured shooter is none other than Detective Chester Lake. Lake invokes his right to not make a statement for 48 hours, despite Stabler encouraging him to. What is Lake hiding?

Lake's alleged crime perplexes the SVU squad, especially when they discover he has been disappearing once a month to Philadelphia recently.

Fin attempts to get to the bottom of his partner's actions but Lake shuts him out, leaving Fin disappointed and intrigued.

The case takes a desperate turn when Lake is discovered to have left the hospital unannounced and is therefore on the run from authorities. Fin's allegiance to Lake is questioned by Stabler, forcing the rest of the team to question whose side Stabler is actually on.

When it is discovered that Lake has potentially taken a witness to the shooting hostage, the search for their whereabouts intensifies. What could possibly have happened to force Lake to make such drastic and lifethreatening measures, not to mention, jeopardise his career?

This is an action-packed, suspense-laden finale that will leave you questioning whether the SVU team can ever work together again.