In the Season 3 finale of Law & Order: Organized Crime, Benson and Stabler uncover the identity of the person behind the revenge-for-hire website, Shadowërk. They discover that Kyle, a young man living in his mother's attic, is the mastermind behind the site. Disappointed with the state of the world, Kyle started the website as a means of seeking validation and control.
In a series of events, Benson and Stabler become targets of a hit placed by Kyle. They lay low but are confronted by an armed gunman in a diner. During the chaos, Benson gets shot in the hip while attempting to defend herself and Stabler.
The detectives interrogate Linda, an employee connected to Kyle, who initially refuses to reveal his whereabouts. With compassion and understanding, Rollins convinces Linda to disclose Kyle's location by showing her his suicide note and highlighting his troubling compulsions. The SVU and OCCB then head to Kyle's hideout, a remote cabin in the woods.
At the cabin, the detectives hear a gunshot and rush toward the sound. Reyes and Whelan, OCCB detectives, confront Kyle, leading to a confrontation where Whelan gets shot in the neck.
In a heartbreaking decision, Whelan chooses to prioritize medical assistance for Kyle over his own injuries, leaving Reyes devastated. The OCCB's goal now is to ensure Kyle survives to dismantle Shadowërk. The episode ends with the realization that although they have stopped Kyle, the battle against online criminal activity continues.