Story summary: An AU Oz/SVU crossover. Beecher was never in Oz. Stabler/Beecher, Beecher/Cutter.
Detectives Stabler and Benson's newest case involves a scared little boy who is covered in blood that is not his own. All he can tell the detectives is that his name is Gary.
New York State Attorney Tobias Beecher is trying a case upstate when he sees his son's face plastered on the news.
After an initially rocky start, Stabler and Beecher grow closer and begin dating, but then Stabler decides that he's not ready for a same-sex relationship.
While investigating the case involving Gary Beecher, Executive ADA Mike Cutter joins the SVU unit temporarily. He and Beecher have been friends for years, and after Beecher's breakup with Stabler, Cutter and Beecher begin to date.
Stabler reacts unfavorably to the news, but he had promised Beecher that they would remain friends. Will Stabler change his mind about being with Beecher? Will Beecher accept Stabler back into his life? Is there a happy ending in the cards for any of them?