"The episode is called 'Darkness,' and it involves a kidnapping and murder that takes place during a power outage," NBC spokeswoman Amber James told MTV News. "The wife and daughter of an energy exec are kidnapped, and the housekeeper is murdered, and it turns out Patrick [Stump]'s character works for the executive's company. He has two key scenes in the interrogation room and another scene where he's in the court room, being prosecuted. ... He's completely out of character. It has nothing to do with his band or him being a musician."

What's the point of having a musician guest on Law And Order if you're not going to baldly rip a melodramatic music industry story from the headlines? (Like, I dunno, the bust of a certain torrent site? Mark my words...) It's an insult to the memory of C Square. I miss Michael Moriarty.

Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump Getting Caught Up In Murder Mystery On 'Law & Order' [MTV]