O'Neill turns to the dark side in this episode, and decides to steal Tollan technology, after the Tollans again refuse to share their technology. After being forced to retire over the incident, Jack is approached by the secretive NID organization to, in effect, do what he was fired for. However, can Jack trust the NID, and does Jack have an arterial motive in his actions.
At the request of a victim, the police commissioner comes to Cragen with a special request -- close the case of the man who raped three women nearly five years ago before the statute of limitations expires. The detectives finally get a lead when they realize one of the victims knows the rapist, but she's not willing to talk.