Frank Barry is a crony of drug ring head Keith Gerard and a direct accomplice of dirty cop Brad Kendall, an enforcer in the ring.
History[]
Barry had a history of arrests and charges for drug possession, somehow later establishing contact with Gerard and/or Kendall, joining the operation from bribery or blackmail. Impressed by his performance and efficiency, his employers rose him the the ranks of the liaison and backup of Kendall during his tasks.
When the ring's finally tracked, Elliot Stabler takes on an alias and goes undercover, the bartender directing him to Barry at another table. Barry takes him to a bathroom and throws some punches to demand answers on Stabler's pack. Saying he can hook him up with better, he arranges a meeting at some docks with Kendall, who "arrests" abducts Stabler to drive him to an alley. Beating him up some more, Kendall blackmails him with jailtime if he doesn't do what the ring says.
Kendall is eventually caught in the act but commits suicide by cop when backup comes to early. When Gerard finds out about this, he shoots Barry dead and throws his corpse into the Hudson, before killing more accomplices in the operation. Gerard is defused from taking a hostage and arrested. (SVU: "Risk")