For 15 years at Svu, we had watched hypothetical stories that touched upon the loopholes of law in law (judgement) and order (system). Or we've seen stories about how the law has been applied to cases with lawsuits. Just like in real life...
This time the story is like a combination of all of them. There's kidnapping, murder, torture. But no DNA or fingerprints. There is crime, but there is also reasonable suspicion.
The delinquent (Pablo Schreiber) knows every trick, he's very competent. But Barba knows every trick too. Yet the culprit is so smart and strong, he has no intention of giving up. There is a very good defense attorney who does her job with dignity and passion. Lewis is already a master manipulator. There are theses, but they create anti-thesis against these theses.
The official way of justice, which cannot find a way out, tries to overcome it through negotiations.
The first act of the struggle between delinquents and the Law is being started.