Yidio

First Aired: 2009-06-03
A prominent charity executive is murdered and claims of stalking and blackmail surface during the investigation.

First Aired: 2009-05-20
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate whether a serial killer is targeting homeless men and discover that a copycat may be at work.

First Aired: 2009-05-13
Two engaged scientists die in a fire and their mentally challenged neighbor is injured while trying to help them. The detectives discover that the couple was stabbed before the fire and this leads them to a disturbed and extremely jealous woman.

First Aired: 2009-05-06
Detectives Lupo and Bernard find a link to bias-related incidents against Hispanic men after an illegal immigrant is attacked and left unconscious on a service road.

First Aired: 2009-04-29
The detectives investigate the vicious beating of a Hispanic illegal immigrant that may be linked to a series of other hate crimes.

First Aired: 2009-03-25
A television reporter who was involved in a love triangle with one of her co-workers is murdered, Detective Lupo and Bernard investigate.

First Aired: 2009-03-18
A writer's murder point's Lupo and Bernard toward a closed espionage case

First Aired: 2009-03-11
The mistress of the CEO of a failed bank is killed in a hit-and-run and the investigation leads to a kidnapping and extortion plot.

First Aired: 2009-02-18
A Web site operator's death leads Lupo and Bernard to investigate a Christian subculture. Elsewhere, McCoy's political rival uses the media to exploit the situation.

First Aired: 2009-02-11
Detectives discover the body of an infant in the rubble of a bombed Army Recruitment Center.

First Aired: 2009-02-04
A police officer who's been having financial problems takes hostages at gunpoint and then gets killed by fellow officers. Detectives Lupo and Bernard search his apartment and find a dead body and valuable stolen documents.

First Aired: 2009-01-28
A murdered truck driver has ties to the Russian mob.

First Aired: 2009-01-21
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First Aired: 2009-01-14
Cutter and Connie contend with an unscrupulous attorney (Dallas Roberts) after a plaintiff in the lawyer's class-action suit against an airline company is murdered. Mercedes Ruehl guest stars.

First Aired: 2009-01-07
A pair of divorce lawyers are murdered in their home and the investigation leads to a possible cover-up involving the abuse of adopted children.

First Aired: 2008-12-17
A woman's body is found in a city garden.

First Aired: 2008-12-10
A well-known memoir writer is found dead in a community of male prostitutes.

First Aired: 2008-12-03
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First Aired: 2008-11-26
The detectives investigate the mystery of a falling construction crane in the city and that leads them to something much more sinister.

First Aired: 2008-11-18
Detective Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) and Detective Bernard (Anthony Anderson) are called to a crime scene where Nancy Hartwig (guest star Leah Curney) has been found murdered. They find out her husband insisted the family live environmentally friendly to avoid leaving a heavy carbon footprint. However, Nancy’s support of her husband is soon called into question when the detectives discover that she used her car to chauffeur her sister and had drinks at a bar one evening, which her husband wouldn’t allow.

First Aired: 2008-11-11
Rick Devon’s (guest star Bradford Cover) body is found murdered in a park, and his death is automatically assumed to be drug related. Upon investigation, detectives Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) and Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson) stumble upon a key in a nearby bathroom that could potentially have been left behind by the killer. Prints on the key lead the detectives to former felon, Diego Cardenas (guest star Carlos Leon), who has cleaned up his act and now works at a home for mentally challenged adults.

First Aired: 2008-11-04
A stockbroker is beaten to death and the investigation leads to an illegal street-fighting ring.

First Aired: 2008-05-21
While working a murder case, the District Attorney's office uncovers a scandal involving a prostitution business and the governor of New York, which may damage Jack McCoy's future as District Attorney.

First Aired: 2008-05-14
While investigating the murder of an auto mechanic, a shocking discovery is made which involves his boss and an online affair with an underage female.

First Aired: 2008-05-07
The killer of a worker who participated in a legal aid strike is defended by Connie. Connie is pitted against Cutter due to the number of attorneys picketing.

First Aired: 2008-04-30
Lupo and Bernard suspect that a writer's suicide is connected with a cult, which means trouble for Cutter when the jurors at the trial fear for their lives.

First Aired: 2008-04-23
Det. Green is named a suspect in the shooting death of a gambler and is investigated by internal affairs, leading to the revelations of his past he has taken steps to keep quiet.

First Aired: 2008-03-19
A terrorist organization seems to be tied in with the violent death of an art dealer, until the victim's troubled son with ties to a fanatic religious group is investigated.

First Aired: 2008-03-12
Ties are made between a dog fighting ring, a rich wine dealer and the brutal murder of a woman.

First Aired: 2008-03-05
Evidence points to the patients of a psychiatrist of troubled teen were intimately involved with the murdered doctor. One patient who had become his wife has been named the chief suspect.

First Aired: 2008-02-27
A prostitute and her partner seem to be the prime suspects when a high school girl is found murdered. The case gets sticky when both suspects claim each other was to blame for the crime. Later, Connie deals with an admirer of the jury pool.

First Aired: 2008-02-20
The detectives discover that a large cash withdrawal was made by a doctor just before being killed in his hotel room, while attending a convention. The investigation reveals that the murder victim was not the intended target, and that a physician is unknowingly in danger.

First Aired: 2008-02-13
The police seem to be responsible for the death of a peaceful protester at an immigration rally. With McCoy pushing his own liberal agenda and refusing to back down, the case becomes a political nightmare.

First Aired: 2008-02-06
A missing real-estate scam artist is the prime suspect in a hit and run case. The detectives go undercover to lure the conman from hiding, with the help of a title agency employee. But the focus shifts to a surprising suspect after the sting goes bad.

First Aired: 2008-01-30
A lover's quarrel seems to have been the motive which led to a grim murder-suicide of three roommates. But further investigation sways the case in the direction of a politically connected con man.

First Aired: 2008-01-23
A sensitive case of a racially motivated murder is investigated by Lupo and Green when a white male teenager and a black girl are found dead. The case soon uncovers that two brothers and the father of a local teen may be involved.

First Aired: 2008-01-16
A defense lawyer is killed while working on a lawsuit involving a pair of missing pants. As Detectives Green and Lupo investigate, they discover a connection between the case and a large retail corporation which employs an old friend and mentor of Van Buren, who threatens the case by acting too eager and begins to cross the line.

First Aired: 2008-01-09
A blast uncovers a scientist who is performing controversial research, which has harmed a pregnant woman.

First Aired: 2008-01-02
When a mother and her daughter are kidnapped during a blackout, Green and Lupo have a difficult time conducting the investigation due to the loss of power around town.

First Aired: 2008-01-02
The return of Det. Lupo is marred by tragedy as his seriously ill brother commits suicide with a lethal injection. But a second death by the same circumstances leads Lupo to a parolee known as "Dr. Death" and his daughter, who seems to be walking in her father's footsteps. Meanwhile, a power outage is the scene of a kidnapping of an executive's wife and daughter.

First Aired: 2007-05-18
The ex-wife of a prominent former senator Randall Bailey is found brutally murdered at home the night after a fundraiser she attended with her family. Although Bailey cooperates with Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady, they question his innocence, after finding him standing over another family member's dead body. His indictment for both murders turns the courtroom into a media circus as Bailey is represented by a slick and arrogant defense attorney Clint Glover and a flashy media hungry judge Barry Dilwynn.

First Aired: 2007-05-11
After two homeless men die within a day of each other, Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady investigate a possible connection. The Detectives quickly learn that a nearby car dealership security camera caught a beating on tape - one of them was one of the victims. As the investigation deepens, they learn one of the victims was in the Army in Iraq and one of the suspects was a soldier in Iraq - an odd coincidence that may connect the deaths.

First Aired: 2007-05-04
Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady are called in to investigate this high profile case. After a young boy is found dead on the side of the road, Green and Cassady are lead to a former sex offender in the neighborhood and he turns them on to the suspects car. As they continue to investigate there are some very puzzling pieces to the case that just dont add up.

First Aired: 2007-04-27
Karl Rostov dies at the hospital after symptoms of a sever stomach flu. The FBI are under the impression that they are dealing with terrorism until the medical examiner finds Ricin in Rostov's body. As Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady dig further a mystery surrounding Rostov's life is unraveled.

First Aired: 2007-04-06
And while there are multiple suspects, the reason for her demise is not the obvious one. Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady are determined to find out whether this was a random homicide or connected to her work in the music business.

First Aired: 2007-03-30
In a series of church burnings, the Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady suspect arson, however this time a victim is found among the charred ruins - the victim is a teacher and basketball coach at a private parochial school. Arson becomes a homicide investigation as the detectives discover the victim was killed prior to the fire.

First Aired: 2007-02-23
When a publisher is found murdered, after publishing a controversial book, Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady are determined to find out whether this was a random homicide or connected to her work.

First Aired: 2007-02-16
The death by hanging of a successful actress and loving mother leaves the detectives searching for clues to prove it is a case of murder and not the suicide it appears to be.

First Aired: 2007-02-09
ACTOR KILLED AFTER THREATENING TO OUT POPULAR REVEREND -- After a gay actor is found shot to death, Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady arrive at the scene and discover an email that was sent to a well-known pastor. In the email, the actor admonishes him for speaking out against gays. Asst. D.A. Jack McCoy discovers a note left behind that he suspects may be a cover for the real murderer.

First Aired: 2007-02-02
Judith Barlow, a controversial speaker participates in a Question and Answer at Grammercy college when the stage is mobbed. Someone in the crowd fires a gun, leaving one student dead. Detective Ed Green and Nina Cassady question the victims friend Malcolm Yates, an older PhD student who creates human embryos to harvest stem cells. It is discovered that Yates has Parkinson's disease and finds Barlow's tactics as a direct threat to his job and life. Yates' attorney, Bernie Adler, is from the ACLU, during the trial Silver infuriates the jury by calling everyone racial epithets, which angers the judge.

First Aired: 2007-01-12
Secrets about an adopted child are uncovered in the course of an investigation into the shooting death of a soap-opera star's husband.

First Aired: 2007-01-05
Famous model and tabloid queen Ashley Jones finds her teenage son dead in her hospital room. The cause of death confirmed a brain tumor developed by ovarian cancer present in a bone replacement for his legs. The donor of the bone who carried the cancer died in a car crash. While her remains were to go to a funeral home for cremation, her body parts instead were sold to a clinic for money. A.D.A.s Jack McCoy and Connie Rubirosa want to prosecute the doctor who harvested the bad tissue. Yet, his defense of being a public servant to those who could not afford operations proves hard to refute.

First Aired: 2006-12-08
An attorney is found dead while working late with his boss. When the first suspect confirms an alibi, detectives Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) and Nina Cassady (Milena Govich) follow up on a lead from the victims phone records. The last call made was to a high-end escort service, the escort who was last seen with the victim at the Four Seasons Hotel bar, prints happen to match a print from the crime scene, so Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) decide to bring her in. Once she is questioned, Valoso reveals some unusual information about Weaver's connection to the escort service herself. Fred Dalton Thompson and Sam Waterston also star.

First Aired: 2006-11-17
When convicted mass murderer Leon Vorgitch kills two prison guards and escapes from prison, Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady rush to apprehend him but not before he ruthlessly murders two more innocent people. With Vorgitch already serving seven life sentences, District Attorney Arthur Branch urges A.D.A.s Jack McCoy and Connie Rubirosa to expedite the process and push for a guilty plea, but Vorgitch doesn't bite as an extended trial only means a delay in his transfer to a maximum security prison - and more time for him to escape. McCoy is then left with little option but to ask the judge to bypass the law and authorize a death penalty case.

First Aired: 2006-11-10
A maker of sleazy videos exploiting young drunken women is investigated after one of his associates turns up dead.

First Aired: 2006-11-03
Chevy Chase plays an unemployed television actor who lets loose with a drunken, bigoted rant during a DUI bust, at which time Green and Cassady discover evidence of another far more vicious crime.

First Aired: 2006-10-27
An affluent executive at an armored vest company is gunned down as he arrives at his daughter's $2 million sweet 16 party and Detectives Green (Jesse L. Martin) and Cassady (Milena Govich) quickly tie the incident to a U.S. soldier who was killed in Iraq when his vest failed. In court, the defense argues the shooter was mentally incompetent but A.D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Rubirosa (Alana De La Garza) press on refusing to cut a deal. Meanwhile, further investigating leads the detectives to a large supply of faulty vests that weren't destroyed but resold to a charity. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.

First Aired: 2006-10-20
Carl Mullaly turns up dead after a TV magazine show airs a story that portrays him as a sexual predator. Green and Cassady investigate the victim's neighbor, who is the father of an 8-year-old girl.

First Aired: 2006-10-13
A young Middle Eastern man is killed on camera in what appears to be a hate crime. Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady quickly learn that prior to the murder the victim had made a frantic 911 call to the Joint Terrorist Task Force and Detective Henry Paulsen, who joins in the investigation. Once the suspect, Ben Faoud is apprehended, A.D.A.s Jack McCoy and Connie Rubirosa succeed in convincing the F.B.I. that the suspect should be tried for murder. Faoud then hires high-power defense attorney Paul Robinette, who demands the case be thrown out.

First Aired: 2006-10-06
A young girl is killed while walking with her mother when an Upper East Side brownstone explodes. Detectives Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) and Nina Cassady (Milena Govich) quickly determine that faulty wiring is to blame and their investigation leads to the building owner's ex-wife. But with only circumstantial evidence, it’s difficult for A.D.A.s Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Connie Rubirosa (Alana De La Garza) to prove their case. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.

First Aired: 2006-09-29
An internet posting of a slashed soccer mom provocatively dressed provokes a slew of 911 calls which leads Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady to the crime scene. But something is amiss; the clothes and the shoes don't fit the victim. In what appears to be an open-and-shut case, the suspect - a schizophrenic - is arraigned by A.D.As Jack McCoy and Connie Rubirosa but further investigation into a popular online social networking site leads to the real culprit.

First Aired: 2006-09-22
When a cop is murdered in a failed burglary attempt, Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady are led to a "stalkerazzi" photographer hot on the trail of tabloid sensation Sky Sweet, and her estranged husband "J-Train" Smolka.

Confident the burglary and subsequent murder is connected to incriminating photos of Sweet, the case goes to court and Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy and new A.D.A. Consuela "Connie" Rubirosa find themselves in the media spotlight as they argue the use of "The Shield Law" to protect celebrity journalism.

First Aired: 2006-05-17
The latest murder victims of two home invaders are the family members of a man who once sold fake DEA badges to the killers and then began secretly cooperating with police. The case takes a harrowing turn when one of the law enforcement teams is put in the line of fire. In a legal gambit, A.D.A. McCoy must then risk his career -- and those of others, as well -- to bend the rules and use corrupt DEA Agent Almonte to lure out the sadistic psychopaths.

First Aired: 2006-05-10
Michael Imperioli returns as Det. Nick Falco, who finds himself being investigated by Fontana and Green after a woman is found slashed to death in his bathroom.

First Aired: 2006-05-03
An undercover police officer is brutally murdered by an Albanian drug dealer after her identity is revealed in a newspaper column concerning the victim's father. Detectives Fontana and Green quickly discover Eric Lund, the Chief of Staff to a liberal politician, to be responsible for tipping off the reporter. A.D.A Jack McCoy bravely prosecutes the politico who is known for dirty tricks and threats, but despite D.A. Arthur Branch's warning to watch his back, unexpected evidence suddenly turns up that could exonerate the accused.

First Aired: 2006-04-05
A young suspect commits suicide as Dets. Fontana and Green try to arrest him for the slaying of a diner owner. Before he died, the teen admitted that he meant to kill a medical administrator whom he blamed for the death of his sister, an HIV-positive patient at a children's hospital, which eventually ends up getting investigated for questionable medical practices.

First Aired: 2006-03-29
Fontana uses questionable force to find the kidnapped daughter of a bank manager who was forced to assist in the robbery of his own financial institution in an attempt to pay off his child's ransom.

First Aired: 2006-03-22
A private military contractor is found shot to death in his hotel room and Detectives Fontana and Green believe vengeance is the motive in a politcally charged case that questions the reason America is at war. The detectives soon narrow their focus on a fellow commando Kevin Boatman and the younger brother of a man who was murdered by Iraqi insurgents while under the victim's questionable command. But as A.D.A. Jack McCoy fights to keep a frightening video of the Iraqi execution out of court, he confronts unexpected political intrigue when more details are revealed about a recently captured terrorist.

First Aired: 2006-03-08
After a young African-American banking associate is found murdered, Detectives Fontana and Green discover that he had hundreds of thousands of dollars in his checking account The detectives suspect the victim was having an affair with his high-powered boss Sophia who killed him out of fear and rage. As the police and ADA Jack McCoy build their case, everything hinges on using either the executive's estranged husband or their shaky teenaged daughter Katie.

First Aired: 2006-03-01
After a teenaged runaway is found shot in the chest, Detectives Fontana and Green begin to suspect his upstate "soccer mom," who admits she killed her vicious son out of fear that he would follow his criminal father's footsteps. As McCoy and Borgia charge her with second-degree murder, the defendant's attorney claims that her client did society a favor by ending his life prematurely -- and new video evidence might sway a jury.

First Aired: 2006-02-08
Detectives Fontana and Green investigate the strangling of a promising Hispanic student at a private magnet school. The men soon learn the victim was selling test answers and writing term papers for more privileged students -- including their prime suspect, Greg Loomis, a trouble-prone senior who would kill just to graduate.

After Loomis' arrest, A.D.A. Sam McCoy spurns any deal with his high-powered attorney Rebecca Shane but has to overcome her vigorous defense that her client himself was a victim of medication side effects.

First Aired: 2006-01-18
A journalist tormented by violent depression is found dead in his bathtub, but hand marks on his shoulders make Detectives Fontana and Green believe that foul play was involved -- especially when they uncover pills inside the victim from his ex-girlfriend's prescription.

As A.D.A. McCoyS seeks second-degree murder, the girlfriend produces a videotape that shows the dead man willingly cooperated in taking his life -- until A.D.A. Borgia discovers intriguing new evidence on the tape.

First Aired: 2006-01-11
When a Mob accountant is slain and his wife is severely wounded, Detectives Fontana and Green arrest a common street thug who is later found not guilty because of the victim's poor testimony.

When the freed slayer is later killed by an ex-cop and close family friend of the victim's, A.D.A. McCoy faces a political powderkeg when the corrupt officer seeks to avoid prosecution by threatening to expose tainted evidence from dozens of previous cases that would free convicted murderers.

First Aired: 2005-12-07
Religious sensitivities flare when a man is mysteriously killed after desecrating a treasured edition of the Hebrew Torah. As Detectives Fontana and Green dig deeper, they find the dead man was paid by the cousin Eric, (guest star Mark Feuerstein "What Women Want") of a prominent synagogue member to defile the book -- which might prompt a lucrative property sale. But as Assistant D.A. McCoy probes the family feud, his prosecution is hobbled by political pressure and a debate concerning whether the greater crime was done to the slain man or to the holy text.

First Aired: 2005-11-30
When the facially scarred daughter of Lieutenant Van Buren's (Emmy winner S. Epatha Merkerson) college friend is found dead, Van Buren directs Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) on a no-holds-barred mission to catch the serial assailant who threw acid in the victim's face months earlier. Meanwhile, A.D.A. McCoy's (Sam Waterston) prosecution is complicated by Van Buren's tactical desperation, which has caused her to cut corners.

First Aired: 2005-11-23
Seemingly random people are being murdered by an elusive killer stalking the streets of New York and Detectives Fontana and Green follow the bloody trail to a hit list with the names of the targets - including A.D.A. Jack McCoy. McCoy soon realizes the list is a roster of witnesses called in the trial of a multiple-murderer he prosecuted five years ago. As witnesses dwindle and the convicted murder's retrial looms ever closer, Fontana and Green must race to find the killer while McCoy puts his own life on the line to see that justice is done.

First Aired: 2005-11-16
When the owner of a big-rig trucking company is shot to death, Detectives Fontana and Green learn that the victim was hauling illegal aliens and suspect a member citizen's border patrol group -- but their only witness is an undocumented Hispanic woman (Aixa Rosario Medina) who risks deportation if she testifies. Meanwhile, prosecutor McCoy is incensed when the witness is physically intimidated as he tries to turn one organization member against the other in court.

First Aired: 2005-11-09
The bludgeoned slaying of a young, unwed mother and the subsequent kidnapping of her baby put Detectives Fontana and Green on the trail of a fleeing, forty-something woman -- who is actually a depressed wife who stole the infant while pretending to be pregnant. But while the suspect's savvy lawyers plan a "post-partum psychosis" defense

First Aired: 2005-11-02
Detectives Fontana and Green investigate the death of an undercover reporter which was found to be connected to her story about a Latin gang, L-12. The investigation and prosecution is in trouble when the gang seems to have control over the testimonies of some key people in the case.

First Aired: 2005-10-19
Detectives Fontanta and Green investigate the murder of an undercover reporter that was found out to be related to the story she was working on, a Latino gang, L-12. The investigation leads them to a man who reported that his car was stolen but really paid off a member of L-12 to not hurt his son, which was imprisoned on the same cell block with many of the gang members.

First Aired: 2005-10-12
Fontana and Green investigate the murder of a man shortly before he was due to take his wife off life support strikes controversy when both suspects have iron-clad alibis.

First Aired: 2005-10-05
Detective Fontana and Executive ADA McCoy are hunting down a man presumed to have murdered a girl ten years earlier, but face many challenges along the way.

First Aired: 2005-09-28
When a man is found dead in an abandoned high-rise office space, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is called upon when Detectives Fontana and Green discover her number displayed on the DOA's cell phone. The trail leads them to a money-laundering ring and two cunning women -- Lorraine Dillon and April Troost -- who previously avoided conviction for fraud and extortion in case involving Benson. Later, when A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) feels he pushes the persuasive Dillon too hard on the stand, it's up to A.D.A. Borgia to convince the jury of the duo's deceiving ways.

First Aired: 2005-09-21
A young girl is abducted during the day and the only person that can help the police find her is a former convict who must have a deal for him before he gives any information.

First Aired: 2005-05-18
After a man causes a massive train crash that results in multiple deaths, McCoy tries to prosecute him for murder despite his insanity defense. But McCoy finds himself hampered by a defense attorney whose own agenda may undercut that of his client.

First Aired: 2005-05-11
When Fontana and Falco investigate an arson which caused the death of a firefighter, they discover a murder weapon tied to a nine year old murder and a hate crime in which the defendent attempts to have his case dismissed because he became a born again Christian after committing the murder.

First Aired: 2005-05-04
The shooting of a Panamanian jockey sends Fontana and Falco into the colorful world of horse racing, and they learn that the animal's owner used stolen funds for the purchase.

First Aired: 2005-04-20
Fontana and his temporary partner, Det. Nick Falco, must tread lightly when they discover links between a powerful police commissioner and the murders of an infamous porn actress and a maverick publisher.

First Aired: 2005-04-13
The bludgeoned corpse of a promiscuous lawyer is found in her office, and detectives treat her former lovers as suspects until DNA evidence points to a co-worker.

First Aired: 2005-03-30
Police and prosecutors go after a fanatical cult leader who encourages sex with children among her followers.

First Aired: 2005-03-02
When a TV network executive is found murdered, Detectives Fontana and Green suspect a pair of twins who were stealing from the organization until they discover a celebrity chef with whom the married victim shared an affair. The nimble and charming chef is adroit at cultivating relationships with judges and juries alike, but prosecutor McCoy intends to reveal that the suspect's cooking show was about to be cancelled by his late lover.

First Aired: 2005-02-23
The investigation into a fatal traffic accident leads Fontana and Green to a slaughtered hunting party in the woods and an unknown man who may have been pursuing vigilante justice.

First Aired: 2005-02-16
McCoy prosecutes a famous basketball star accused of murdering a man who was suing him because of a massive brawl between players and fans.

First Aired: 2005-02-09
A conservative talk show host involved in a sexual harassment scandal is murdered, but the trail leads to the victim's wife and an obsessed stalker.

First Aired: 2005-01-19
Fontana and Green are baffled by a series of flu-related deaths until they discover that the victims were given fake vaccine. McCoy goes after the con man who distributed the vaccine for murder.

First Aired: 2005-01-12
When a rap producer is found shot to death in his studio, detectives focus on his protege, whose demos link him and a friend to a second murder. As the investigation unfolds, Southerlyn's opinions put her sharply at odds with both McCoy and Branch.

First Aired: 2005-01-05
The investigation into the murder of a wealthy husband leads to the uncovering of a conspiracy involving infidelity and greed and leads to one defendant attempting to evade justice by killing the other.

First Aired: 2004-12-08
When a paroled child murderer is run down, the investigation leads to a terrified social worker and an experimental prison therapy program.

First Aired: 2004-12-01
The prosecution of a drug trafficker responsible for a stash house massacre is hampered when McCoy discovers that the defendant claims diplomatic immunity, and has been working as an undercover operative aiding the U.S. military in Afghanistan.

First Aired: 2004-11-24
When the investigation into the contract killing of a jeweler uncovers his plan to roll over on his Russian mob connections to a federal prosecutor, as well as an unhappy wife whom he refused to divorce, McCoy must determine who financed the hit.

First Aired: 2004-11-17
The detectives are skeptical when a former street activist turned shock jock with a history of staging phony muggings to gain publicity for his causes appears to be the subject of an attempt on his life after publicly assailing a mobster, but they begin to believe his story after they discover that the married jock was involved with the mobster's mistress.

First Aired: 2004-11-10
The investigation into the death of a governor's wife uncovers a web of infidelity, greed, and corruption which forces McCoy to counter a defense based on a ground-breaking interpretation of spousal privilege.

First Aired: 2004-10-27
When a plastic surgeon's greed and narcissism contribute to his failure to care for a patient that ultimately results in her death, Branch insists that McCoy prosecute him for criminally negligent homicide, rather than leave the matter to the civil courts, after an investigation reveals a several instances of the doctor's inattention to patient care.

First Aired: 2004-10-20
After Green goes undercover to gather evidence on the gun dealers who murdered two detectives during a buy-and-bust, McCoy is able to connect the hit men to the attorney who paid them to avenge the death of his gun-running stepson at the hands of the same detectives during a similar buy-and-bust several years earlier.

First Aired: 2004-10-06
McCoy goes after the C.E.O. of a pharmaceutical company who knowingly commissioned further clinical trials on a drug to extend its patent protection yielding millions of dollars of profit without disclosing that previous clinical studies had demonstrated that the drug created a high risk of suicide in its users.

First Aired: 2004-09-29
When a prison gang puts out a contract on a Sing Sing corrections officer and his family, assigning the job to a newly released ex-con, the terrified officer pleads preemptive self-defense after he's brought to trial for the parolee's murder. As the trial proceeds, the gang attempts to affect the outcome of the case by sending a death threat to the presiding judge, who refuses to be intimidated. Shortly after the conclusion of the trial, McCoy discovers that the defendant's fears about the power and the reach of the gang were well-placed.

First Aired: 2004-09-22
When a woman abandoned by her firefighter husband for his partner's widow is threatened with also losing custody of her children, she murders her romantic rival, claiming that 9/11 post-traumatic stress syndrome prompted her actions.

First Aired: 2004-09-22
Detective Fontana is the new partner with Detective Green, and their first assigment is on a woman claiming that she is covered as an enemy combatant under the terms of the Geneva Convention, and murdered a former military policewoman in retaliation for torturing her brother at Abu Ghraib prison.

First Aired: 2004-05-19
Two women are prosecuted for murdering each other's husbands. This becomes hard to prove in court with EADA McCoy and ADA Southerlyn trying to put the pieces of this crazy puzzle together. Detective Lennie Briscoe retires from the 27th Precinct.

First Aired: 2004-05-12
The murder of a caviar magnate leads the Detectives to find that many of the family members are the main suspects.

First Aired: 2004-04-28
A Japanese couple visiting New York are shot during a robbery, the wife was killed while the husband only injured, but the Detectives' investigation leads them to find out that the crime was not random.

First Aired: 2004-04-21
Detectives Briscoe and Green investigate the murder of a man who ruined his baseball team's playoff hopes and the list of suspects is long as a phone book. The detectives find out, however, that the actual killer has a very complicated history.

First Aired: 2004-04-14
The murder of two people at an exclusive restaurant, leads an investigation that reveils greed, treachery, and disrespect.

First Aired: 2004-03-31
The murder of an ADA leads an investigation that uncovers a scandal that threatens the DA's office.

First Aired: 2004-03-24
The murder of the holocaust leads Detectives Briscoe and Green to a former Nazi soldier and a neo-Nazi record producer.

First Aired: 2004-03-03
After the remains of an eldery man are found, the detective's main suspect is a neighbor who has more than one skeleton in the closet.

First Aired: 2004-02-25
When the case of a murdered drug mule gets to court, but the ADA's have a tough time finding witnesses that will testify in court.

First Aired: 2004-02-18
Detectives Briscoe and Green investigate the murder of an insolent anti-war protestor and the suspect is a father of a son killed in the war, claims that he was provoked by the man.

First Aired: 2004-02-11
The murder of a councilman at the City Hall sends EADA McCoy to the chamber doors of a federal court.

First Aired: 2004-02-04
A murder and apparent kidnapping of a young girl is put on trial that challenges the laws of gay adoption and custody battles in a gay relationship.

First Aired: 2004-01-14
The murder of a reformed bookie turned mob informent leads the detectives to an unlikely hit man as the suspect.

First Aired: 2004-01-07
A careless publicist strikes a homeless man and dies, although the detectives find out that this is not a hit and run.

First Aired: 2003-12-03
Detectives Briscoe and Green investigate the murder of the owner of a garment center business and try to track down the victim's midnight visitor.

First Aired: 2003-11-26
The detectives investigate the murder of a conman who is poisoned at a restaurant, who was posing as a grief counselor at the time.

First Aired: 2003-11-19
Detectives Briscoe and Green investigate the murder of a reporter who made enemies while covering the War in Iraq.

First Aired: 2003-11-12
A woman's body that was found in the Hudson River opens a door to a big judicial scandal.

First Aired: 2003-11-05
The murder of a 'family man' leads the detectives on a case of stolen identity and a case of revenge from an elderly man.

First Aired: 2003-10-29
A deadly fire during a rock concert leads Detectives Briscoe and Green to try and solve the origins.

First Aired: 2003-10-22
A young actress is found stabbed in the residence of a Tony-winning Broadway composer.

First Aired: 2003-10-08
After Detectives Brisoce and Green find out about a car that has been stolen that has vials of the SARS virus, they head on a frantic search to find the first person that was infected.

First Aired: 2003-10-01
The murder of a bounty hunter takes Detectives Briscoe and Green to a reporter whose success seems to be the result of affirmative action.

First Aired: 2003-09-24
The public defender of a serial killer risks his career after he refuses to give information about his client's prior victims.

First Aired: 2003-05-21

First Aired: 2003-05-21
Briscoe and Green have their hands full investigating several homicides, including the killing of a husband by his distraught wife and the murder of a woman whose complex relationship with two brothers poses problems for the detectives. To cap it all, they then have to probe the abduction of an expectant mother.

First Aired: 2003-05-14

First Aired: 2003-05-07
Briscoe and Green investigate the death of a Russian model and when the autopsy reveals a host of old injuries, they suspect long-term abuse. Further tests are made on the body and the findings suggest that medical malpractice may have been afoot.

First Aired: 2003-04-30

First Aired: 2003-04-23
In a routine murder investigation, Briscoe and Green think they have got their man when the prime suspect in the case knows every detail about the death. However, when he claims he got his information via a psychic vision, the detectives have their work cut out.

First Aired: 2003-04-17

First Aired: 2003-04-02
Briscoe and Green investigate the murder of a cab driver. The finger of suspicion points toward a celebrated author and his protege - who used to be a child prodigy.

First Aired: 2003-03-26

First Aired: 2003-02-26

First Aired: 2003-02-19

First Aired: 2003-02-12

First Aired: 2003-02-05

First Aired: 2003-01-15

First Aired: 2003-01-08

First Aired: 2002-12-11

First Aired: 2002-11-27
When the body of a limo driver is found on the side of the road, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) discover the recovering addict was the steroid supplier for regular passenger and superstar baseball player Kevin Seleeby, making the sports icon their prime suspect. Further investigation by Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) reveals the alleged motive for the murder as the enterprising chauffer was also blackmailing his ball player client. Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2002-11-20
When the defense attorney of a recently acquitted cop killer is gunned down outside a Manhattan restaurant, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) set their sights on their fellow officers for a possible suspect -- only to discover the murder might be the work of a white supremacist (guest star Garret Dillahunt). Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) must argue against an unlikely adversary who is his longtime friend and colleague (guest star Tovah Feldshuh) of the slain attorney. Elisabeth Rohm, Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2002-11-13
When a local contractor is found on his living room floor shot in the head in an apparent robbery gone awry, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) believe the homicide to be the work of a professional and set their sights on the victim's well-kept young bride (guest star Gretchen Egolf) and her alleged lover (guest star Bobby Cannavale) as the masterminds behind this conspiracy. The case takes a strange turn when A.D.A. Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) discovers the supposed hit man was residing in federal prison at the time of the murder, slightly hindering Executive A.D.A. McCoy's (Sam Waterston) prosecution. Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2002-11-06
When a disembodied hand found in Hell's Kitchen is found to belong to a woman who reportedly died in the Sept. 11 attacks, the detectives must work to uncover three things: how, where, and most importantly when did she die?

First Aired: 2002-10-30
When a struggling actress is found shot to death in her apartment in an apparent robbery-homicide, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) hope a vacation video shot by a couple from Ohio will lead them to the murderer. However, when the couple tries to make a quick buck by selling the video to a local news station, Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) attempt to side-step the constitution in order give the police access to the tape. Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2002-10-16
When the lead singer of semi-known rock band is found dead, stuffed into a garbage can in the village with a large amount of heroine and cocaine in her system, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) search for the reason why the trouble vocalist left rehab, making her way to the apartment of former boyfriend and disgruntled band mate (guest star) of her late husband. Attempting to prosecute their case, Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) are hampered by ex-cop turned citizen crime-fighter, Mike Foster (guest star) the unconventional research tactics he employs in pursuit of his next best seller. Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2002-10-09
When a female high school English teacher is found stabbed to death, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) uncover a love triangle with both a scorned 16-year-old (guest star Stephi Lineburg) and her faculty lover (guest star Rob Campbell) as prime suspects. Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) hope to turn the two lovers against each other in order to shake loose a confession, but find their love unbreakable. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Thompson also star.

First Aired: 2002-10-02
When Professors Hugh and Louise Murdoch are found shot dead in their apartment, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) must determine if Hugh Murdoch's controversial work in stem-cell research could have motivated a religious zealot to commit the murders. But it soon becomes apparent that it was Louise Murdoch's volunteer work raising money and awareness for women's issues in the Middle East that attracted the attention of a troubled young man, Greg Landen aka Mousah Salim (guest star Wil Horneff). A.D.A.'s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) are left to grapple with Landen's interpretation of the Muslim religion, which may have led him to take extreme measures to exorcise his own personal demons. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Thompson also star.

First Aired: 2002-05-22

First Aired: 2002-05-15
When a doctor is found dead on a residential street, the detctives must probe the prescription drug racket (with its ties to the mob) and the ADA's must decipher which mob entity--father or son--is really behind the murder.

First Aired: 2002-05-08

First Aired: 2002-05-01

First Aired: 2002-04-24
An apparent accidental fall turns out to be murder when it is discovered that the victim, who was both a trophy wife and expecting, was pushed from the balcony of her loft.

First Aired: 2002-04-10

First Aired: 2002-04-03

First Aired: 2002-03-27

First Aired: 2002-03-06

First Aired: 2002-02-27
When a computer worm is found in the hard drive of a murdered state psychologist, McCoy seeks to prosecute the owner of the company who sold the woman's murderer the information-gathering worm.

First Aired: 2002-02-06

First Aired: 2002-01-30
ADA Southerlyn puts her life---and her career---on the line when she is called upon to mediate a hostage situation that leads to a disciplinary hearing.

First Aired: 2002-01-16

First Aired: 2002-01-09

First Aired: 2001-12-12

First Aired: 2001-11-28

First Aired: 2001-11-21

First Aired: 2001-11-14
When new evidence uncovers the true culprits from a case Lt. VanBuren worked 12 years ago, Briscoe and Green take a closer look at the parties involved the first time around---particularly a forensic expert with a questionable method of evidence verification.

First Aired: 2001-11-07

First Aired: 2001-10-31

First Aired: 2001-10-24

First Aired: 2001-10-10

First Aired: 2001-10-03
When a down-and-out Vietnam veteran is murdered, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) find that although the decorated victim was considered a hero, he was conflicted about his involvement in the conflict. But as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) learn about other members of the dead man's fighting unit, they investigate some more successful civilians who once served with him. S. Epatha Merkerson also stars.

First Aired: 2001-09-26
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) are called to the scene of a vicious dog attack in which a woman was mauled to death and as they rush to track down the ferocious animal before it strikes again, they trace the dog's ownership to a prisoner (guest star David Warshofsky) in Attica already serving two life-terms. Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) must determine who among the prisoner's few outside contacts could have aided him in his fight-dog business, and who is ultimately responsible for the dog's trained propensity for deadly violence. S. Epatha Merkerson and Dianne Wiest also star.

First Aired: 2001-05-23
The detectives investigate a woman killed in what appears to be a road rage incident. However, as they retrace her last actions, they suspect she was accidentally murdered by an assassin following the wrong car. The plot thickens when the intended victim turns out to be a reporter who claims to have uncovered a plot to rig an election by a senator, who Briscoe suspects of having connections with the Mafia.

First Aired: 2001-05-23
Briscoe and Green have their work cut out trying to discover who attempted to murder a tough judge, but when the real culprit is found, Carmichael and McCoy have a difficult time building a case.

First Aired: 2001-05-16
Detectives Briscoe and Green investigate when a masked schoolkid opens fire on classmates, killing four and wounding 11. They soon discover more than one student fits the profile of a youth capable of committing such violence. But finding the perpetrator becomes a race against time when an e-mail arrives threatening more murders.

First Aired: 2001-05-09
Briscoe and Green discover a murdered businessman may have been the target of a well-known criminal , but the investigation stumbles when the FBI acts as the suspect's alibi.

First Aired: 2001-05-02
The murder of a prep school student points to a mystery woman who may have been extorting money from the victim's wealthy father.

First Aired: 2001-04-18
When an hispanic male is found dead from a severe chest trauma, Detectives Briscoe and Green discover that he and two other illegal immigrants had been in a staged automobile accident. As evidence mounts linking numerous similar car crashes with the same employer, chiropractor, insurance adjuster, and lawyers, A.D.A.s McCoy and Carmichael must determine who is ultimately responsible for the man's death, from which so many others profited.

First Aired: 2001-04-04
Briscoe and Green investigate a couple murdered in their apartment, which leads them to the wife of a major in the U.S. army who is involved in anti-drug activities in Colombia, leaving McCoy with the awkward job of getting her to testify.

First Aired: 2001-03-21
When the dead body of Karen Hall, an investigator with the State Attorney General's Office Criminal Division, is found in a Manhattan river, Detectives Briscoe and Green find that her boss, Frank Conroy, had written off her disappearance as a random kidnapping from an Albany train station. But as more is learned about Conroy's controlling relationships -- with the dead woman, with his wife and with a long-term girlfriend -- he quickly becomes a suspect.

First Aired: 2001-03-14
When a woman is found strangled to death with a large quantity of the drug Ecstasy in her handbag, Detectives Briscoe and Green have difficulty gathering sufficient evidence for an indictment of their prime suspect, drug-dealer Francis 'Taz' Partell. But when they question one of his former associates, they discover new evidence indicating that Taz is responsible for the earlier murder of a bouncer in Bronx county.

First Aired: 2001-02-28
When a murder happens on a reality television program, investigators try to identify the real culprits.

First Aired: 2001-02-21
Briscoe and Green initially investigate the fiancé of a pregnant woman found dying in the trunk of her car, but the investigation soon turns to professional athlete Cris Cody, who may have had reasons of her own to want the woman and her unborn child out of the way.

First Aired: 2001-02-14
Briscoe and Green investigate the beating death of a gay man and the kidnapping of his adopted son, and their investigation leads McCoy and Carmichael to believe that homophobia was the motive rather than ransom.

First Aired: 2001-02-07
The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teenagers; McCoy and Lewin are forced to decide how young is too young for the death penalty.

First Aired: 2001-01-24
Following "wilding incidents" in Central Park, a woman's body is found in the lake and the suspects include the deceased's wealthy husband.

First Aired: 2001-01-17
The death of a lab technician and the abduction of 17 infected monkeys lead to a trial involving the treatment of research animals.

First Aired: 2001-01-10
An assistant manager at a jewelers discovers four bodies at the store, leading to the prosecution of an amiable murder suspect who insists on representing himself, and winning the admiration of a female juror.

First Aired: 2000-12-20
The killing of a school-hockey coach leads to a case in which the defendant claims that he committed the crime while suffering from "sports rage."

First Aired: 2000-11-29
Under pressure from the department's top brass, a 20-year-old murder case, initally investigated by Briscoe's now retired boss, is reopened involving the slaying of a teen-age girl with the spoiled son of a politically connected family as the prime suspect.

First Aired: 2000-11-22
A former Black Panther, accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer, questions Green's integrity amidst a politically charged trial.

First Aired: 2000-11-15
The murder of a storeowner leads to a case where the suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.

First Aired: 2000-11-08
When a gang leader convicted of brutal crimes is stabbed to death in a prison scuffle, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) find that their victim had numerous enemies on both sides of the law. The investigation -- in which gang members, corrections officers, and undercover cops are all suspects -- results in an eventual indictment that leaves A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) with an uphill battle as he tries to convict the murderer of a vicious criminal. Donna Hanover ("One Life to Live," "Superstar") appears as trial judge Deborah Bourke. Angie Harmon, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Dianne Wiest also star.

First Aired: 2000-11-01
When the star violinist of the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra is found murdered in her dressing room, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) don't have to look beyond the concert hall for an array of leads. The priceless violin she played is missing and the rest of the violin section is found to have been resentful of the recent Juilliard graduate's rapid ascent to stardom. Meanwhile, the brilliant and debonair conductor Carl Reger (guest star Ronald Guttman), whose wife also performs in the orchestra, points the detectives toward a stagehand who may have been rebuffed in his advances toward the victim, as his own relationship with his first chair violinist comes under scrutiny. Sam Waterston, Angie Harmon, Dianne Wiest and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-10-25
When a woman with no identification is found dead from a blow to the head with a pavement stone, the only clues to her past are found in the information stored on her mass-transit pass. More magnetic evidence leads Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) to the current possessor of the dead woman's credit card--but once they have their suspect, the mental state of the attacker calls into question whether the perpetrator alone is responsible for the tragedy. New District Attorney Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest) pursues media glory by encouraging ADAs Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon) to take on the health care system responsible for releasing the emotionally disturbed convict into society.

First Aired: 2000-10-18
A suspicious apartment fire leaves a severely disabled boy dead of smoke inhalation. Though an antique store owner in the same building had been "victim" to several other fires in the past, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) are drawn to suspects closer to home as they discover the tremendous burden the young boy posed to his parents and their failed marriage during his twelve years. As more is learned about the devoted mother (guest star Megan Follows), even A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) begins to question whether his prosecutorial direction is truly in the service of justice. In a guest appearance as himself, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani introduces District Attorney Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest) to McCoy and Carmichael (Angie Harmon). S. Epatha Merkerson also stars.

First Aired: 2000-05-24
The far-reaching probe into an old man's death precipitates Assistant D.A. McCoy's (Sam Waterston) most crucial case when he seeks to prosecute a high-level foreign dignitary for the torture-murder of a New York student 27 years ago, and the passionate McCoy is ready to argue the unprecedented case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is aided by Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin), who discover that the elderly victim fought for decades to investigate the U.S. military's involvement in the slaying of his student son by the Chilean army during a 1973 coup in the South American country. Angie Harmon, Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-05-24
When a wealthy middle-aged woman is found drugged and comatose, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) suspect that her husband (guest star David Dukes) either tried to commit a mercy killing or murder her for her money, but the discovery of a shocking tape swerves their investigation in a new direction. Later, new evidence could implicate another close family member and informs Assistant D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) of the victim's true condition and prognosis. Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-05-17
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) probe the strangulation of a college coed who moonlighted as a stripper, and while they believe a pair of drug-dealing skinheads (guest stars Michael Weaver and Ryan Homchick) committed the murder, they struggle to determine the motive of the strip club owner (guest star Stephen Spinella) who paid them for the hit. However, as they work their way up the ladder of complicity, the cops learn that the slaying is keyed to an insider trading scam that forces Assistant D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) to connect a former porn star with a businessman (guest star Peter Van Wagner). Angie Harmon, Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-05-10
When an Asian-American stripper is found strangled, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) discover that the victim was also operating a brothel that forced illegal Chinese immigrant women into sex slaves -- and they are further saddened to see two fellow detectives (guest stars Paul Regina and Mark Giordano) who were coerced into aiding her. As their trail narrows, they venture into cyberspace to check out an unlikely suspect -- a phantom computer hacker known as "Hotrod." Sam Waterston, Angie Harmon, Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-05-03
When a woman is found murdered with her hands severed, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) discover that the victim was a wealthy patron of the arts -- and their interest is especially piqued when they find that one of her subsidized beneficiaries (guest star Steven Ogg) created a painting much like the grisly crime scene. However, their attention later turns to an agitated stranger (guest star Bruce MacVittie) who was often publicly seen protesting against the controversial artwork during a gallery display. Sam Waterston, Angie Harmon, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 2000-04-26
When a demure female graduate student is found strangled and stuffed inside a car trunk, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) first suspect local gang members until they discover that the married victim, who also worked as a teacher's assistant, was having an affair with one of her college students (guest star Dustin James). However, the detectives are even more curious about her husband (guest star Richard Joseph Paul) -- a preppy psychologist -- when they learn that the woman first met him as one of his patients. Sam Waterston, Angie Harmon, Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-04-05
When a shuttle helicopter crashes killing all six people aboard, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) first suspect a suicidal pilot, but when they learn that a bomb blast was responsible, their probe turns towards a victim's wife (guest star Dana Wheeler-Nicholson) who is influenced by two married, New Age financial advisers (guest stars and real-life husband-and-wife Annette O'Toole, "Dead By Sunset," and Michael McKean, "The Brady Bunch Movie"). After finding the wife's fingerprints on the bomb, the detectives and prosecutors begin to investigate her connection to the oily money gurus, who also dispense personal advice -- but only to nouveau riche millionaires like themselves. Sam Waterston, Angie Harmon, Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-03-22
When a white teenager is found murdered in Harlem, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) backtrack through several possible suspects, including the two most likely who bragged about killing the youth and were seen wearing his jacket that night. However, when Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) take the case, they discover that two patrol officers (guest stars Danny Johnson and James Georgiades) are partially to blame for the tragedy -- thereby widening the political scope of their prosecution. Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-03-01
A seemingly random murder-shooting of a stockbroker takes on new dimensions when Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) discover that the suspected killer was in turn executed by a professional hitman. As Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) sniff around the victim's respected stockbroking firm -- and its e-mail transactions -- they catch a whiff of organized crime that could complicate or simplify their case. Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-02-23
While Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) search for the killer of two underaged teenage girls who were drugged, bound and raped, they discover that one victim's older sister (guest star Ellen Pompeo) is also missing, but if found alive, could be the key piece of evidence against their prime suspect (guest star Sam Ball). When the beaten young woman is recovered but is reluctant to testify against her "boyfriend," Assistant D.A. Carmichael (Angie Harmon) contests her story while fellow A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) tries to keep the state's rapidly dissolving case intact. Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star. Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni of NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" guest-star as their respective characters, Detectives Benson and Stabler.

First Aired: 2000-02-18
In the second part of a crossover episode featuring the casts of "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," the police probe the gunshot murders of two men but their prime suspect -- a serial killer who previously eluded Detective Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) years before -- confesses to only one of the slayings. The cops re-focus their investigation of the wayward socialite daughter (guest star Noelle Beck) of a wealthy, politically connected -- and threatening -- grande dame (Emmy and Tony Award winner Jane Alexander), but the missing link to D.A. McCoy's (Sam Waterston) case may lie in finding a mob hitman (Steve Mones) who appears to be linked to both murders. Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Angie Harmon, Steven Hill, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Dann Florek and Richard Belzer also star.

First Aired: 2000-02-16
When a best-selling author (guest star Ruthie Henshall) is gunned down on the street along with another victim who is killed, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) ignore the writer's contention that the gunman was an obsessed fan and concentrate on a possible love triangle that includes an FBI agent (guest star and Golden Globe winner Tom Berenger, "Platoon") and his wife (Linda Emond). However, just as Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) begin their case, new evidence suggests a revolving door of most likely suspects. Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-02-09
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) search for a missing baby between two young separated parents (Tessa Ghylin; Michael C. Williams, "The Blair Witch Project"), each of whom says the other has the baby -- until police make a grim discovery in a backyard. When the tot is unearthed and determined to have expired due to chronic starvation, Deputy D.A. Carmichael (Angie Harmon) is determined to prosecute the mother, the child's primary caregiver, instead of the father. Sam Waterston, Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 2000-01-26
When a delusional homeless woman is found strangled, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) comb through the city's psych wards in search of a disruptive suspect (guest star Seth Barrish) but finally appeal to the man's agonizing parents (guest stars Joseph Hindy and Marcia Jean Kurtz) to help arrest him. However, Assistant D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) have a major handicap to overcome in prosecuting the accused when he suddenly refuses to take his antidepressant medicine -- thereby rendering himself mentally incapable of standing trial for murder. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 2000-01-05
When a teenager is found slashed to death, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) focus their attention on a fellow high school classmate (guest star Jacob Pitts) known for bullying the victim and for his interest in violent video games and brutal martial arts weapons. However, after evidence is disallowed and a fearful young witness begs off, prosecutors McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) consider flushing the case until the enterprising McCoy tries a new gambit. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-12-15
When a fiftysomething wife and mother is found beaten to death in a hospital, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) search for an elusive silver-haired gigolo (guest star Mark Pinter) who romances a string of rich elderly women and receives expensive gifts -- including the victim's heirloom jewelry. But the investigation takes a startling turn when prosecutors McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) begin interviewing potential witnesses, including the victim's contentious son (guest star Bradley White, "Mad About You"), daughter (guest star Missy Yager, "The Mike O'Malley Show") and Alzheimer's-afflicted husband (guest star George Martin). S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-12-01
When a murdered elderly man is found to have been both stabbed and shot, perplexed Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) discover that the victim was a life insurance salesman who sold bogus policies to Holocaust victims during World War II -- a fact that could prove costly to the company now holding title to the old claims. While assistant D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) thinks they have the culprit who stabbed the man, they look deeper for the shooter's motive and learn that the victim possessed valuable information about specific policy numbers. Angie Harmon, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-11-24
When a young woman is found bludgeoned into a coma, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) believe that an employee (guest star Sebastian Roche) in the state comptroller's office is the prime culprit -- especially when they discover that their suspect was the boyfriend of the victim's sister who disappeared three years earlier. But as a confident McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) sift through the puzzle, their key piece of evidence -- matching DNA found at the crime scene -- may not be enough for a conviction when another witness steps forward. Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 1999-11-17
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) are frustrated with their fruitless investigation of an elderly lady's public murder but tensions mount between the two partners when Briscoe flares at being second-guessed by fellow cops after he claims to hear a prime suspect confess. In addition, while the veteran detective bristles at veiled suggestions that he is too old to do the job, he and Green must put aside their differences to search for the small handgun that could make their case against the taunting suspect. Meanwhile, a silent Briscoe can't help but notice that his partner has picked up a dangerous habit on his own personal time. Sam Waterston, Angie Harmon, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-11-10
When a lawyer is murdered, assistant D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) believes the slayer is also responsible for a previous killing but as he struggles to link the two crimes, he is surprised to be opposed by his former colleague, Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell, reprising her "Law & Order" role). Ross, who has been counsel for an international war crimes tribunal, shocks her former cohorts when she curiously represents a detestable client; if she succeeds, a man already wrongly convicted of the crime will be executed in spite of McCoy's dogged efforts. Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Angie Harmon, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-10-13
When a drug-addled 15-year-old girl is found murdered, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) find a host of likely suspects among her mega-wealthy family as well as their equally monied friends next door -- but they can't eliminate any male until they get a judge's permission to test DNA from previously donated blood of one family's son. However, once Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) begin their case, a festering family scandal unfolds that might affect their chances for proving first-degree murder. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-10-06
A fast-rising civil court judge (guest star Lindsay Crouse) is carjacked and gunned down in her garage, but as Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) begin to connect the dots, they consider the crime to be a botched murder-for-hire scheme -- and the primary suspect is her architect husband (guest star John Heard). While the suffering victim lingers near death and asks to be allowed to die without any more medical assistance, she steadfastly maintains her husband's innocence and threatens to testify on his behalf, which would ruin D.A. McCoy's (Sam Waterston) case. Angie Harmon, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-09-29
When a young boy is found murdered at a construction site, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) converge on an auto mechanic (guest star Alan Davidson) as their prime suspect based on the eyewitness accounts of two unusual girls whose stories don't mesh, thereby arousing the curiosity of the veteran investigators. More probing reveals that one of the little girls might be to blame, making it a tough case for McCoy (Sam Waterston), who fears that unless the 10-year-old child is proven to be responsible for her increasingly violent acts and isolated, other children will suffer. Angie Harmon, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-09-22
When an angry misogynist murders 15 people - mostly women - on a shooting spree in Central Park, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and his new partner, Detective Green (new series regular Jesse L. Martin from "Ally McBeal") try to trace the origination of the illegal automatic gun. As they close in on the suspect (guest star Neal Huff), Briscoe voices doubts about Green's questionable modus operandi both on and off the job. When the case arrives on D.A. McCoy's desk (Sam Waterston), he makes a personal crusade to prosecute not only the killer, but also the corporate gun manufacturer who legally produces semi-automatic weapons that can be converted for mass destruction. Angie Harmon, S. Epatha Merkerson, Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-05-26
Assistant DA's McCoy and Carmichael become entangled in the dangerous world of the Russian Mafia when witnesses are found dead and evidence is destroyed. In order to safely investigate, McCoy (Sam Waterston) puts the suspects behind bars without sufficient evidence, and risks violating their civil liberties. As the grim situation continues to unravel, McCoy and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) must prove the connection between the Russian defendants and a large-scale money laundering enterprise before they are released on technicalities. Benjamin Bratt, Jerry Orbach and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 1999-05-26
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are off to a challenging start when they arrive at the latest crime scene to find both the victim and the perpetrator dead. With little evidence to go on, the trail of clues leads the detectives to a speechless 10-year-old witness, thus introducing them to the dangerous web of the Russian Mafia. When assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) begin to prosecute, the mafia-connected defendants 'miraculously' silence the witnesses and endanger the lives of the attorneys. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-05-19
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) find themselves in college when a promising mathematician is found strangled and stabbed. The detective's investigation uncovers the young woman's turbulent relationship with a professor, but they fall short on evidence that links the crime to the affair. When Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) intercede, they become suspicious of two friends of the victim who seem determined to protect each other's stories. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-05-12
As Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate the death of an audio installation salesman, their search introduces them to a web of players who are all linked to the murderer, and consequently, the mafia. When Assistant DA's McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) go to work, they face a remorseless suspect who has plenty of 'friends' who will give anything to keep him out of prison. To build a strong case against the suspect, McCoy and Carmichael face the challenge of convincing witnesses to testify and ensuring their safety. Later, District Attorney Schiff (Steven Hill) is forced to step in to adjust McCoy's ideas of proper punishment for the accused. S. Epatha Merkeson also stars.

First Aired: 1999-05-05
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate the fatal heart attack of a New York City corporate mogul caused by an overdose of a sexual performance-enhancing drug. Detective Curtis puts his personal and professional life on the line when Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) ask him to take the stand in order to link the scandalous sex crime to a motive. Julia Roberts ('Pretty Woman') guest-stars. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-04-21
After a philosophy professor is pushed in front of a subway and killed, the investigation leads to a suspect who, following a divorce, changed his identity and disappeared with his daughters.

First Aired: 1999-04-14
The investigation into the shooting of a newspaper columnist leads to a murder case from two decades earlier and involves a suspect who at that time had been a juvenile.

First Aired: 1999-03-24
Detectives Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a police officer who was shot while on an undercover stakeout.

First Aired: 1999-03-03
When Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are called to investigate an assault on a retired divorce attorney, they find themselves investigating a sticky divorce that points them in the direction of a possible homicide. Assistant District Attorney Carmichael (Angie Harmon) is determined to bring this complicated case to court to prove that no one is above the law. Sam Waterston, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-02-24
A young girl is found dead amongst the hustle and bustle of an ER waiting room. When no one in the ER claims to be with her, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are called in to determine the identity of the girl and investigate how she managed to get to the waiting room of the ER. As the case starts to unravel, District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) must fight to uphold the people's right to religious freedom while convincing a jury that strong beliefs in God doesn't exempt anyone from the basic moral code of humanity. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-02-17
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are called to investigate the death of a woman found dead in Battery Park. They soon discover that she is a government official from Baltimore, and are reunited with members of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide unit. The New York detectives team up with Detectives Munch (guest star Richard Belzer) and Sheppard (guest star Michael Michele) to uncover the mystery and secrets behind what seems to be a Washington sex scandal cover-up. Assistant District Attorney McCoy (Sam Waterston) is hindered in building evidence against the murderer when he is subpoenaed to appear before an Independent Council to reveal information that he has gathered on the case. He and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) work tirelessly to bring their case to court and to get a conviction without the Independent Council stepping in. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-02-10
When a parolee is found dead in the trunk of a car, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) find themselves in a race against time when two bounty hunters seem to be hunting down the same 'suspect' - dead or alive. District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) prosecute the case but run into problems when details of the deadly shootout make their argument deceptive.

First Aired: 1999-02-10
A Harlem neighborhood is shaken when two young boys stumble on the body of a popular community leader beaten to death in his community center. Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate possible enemies the victim could have had and quickly learn that he may have had more than just 'friends' in the community who owe him favors. District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) struggle to prevent a political disaster by convicting the correct murderer before the community turns itself upside down in anger and grief. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1999-01-13
While investigating a shooting on the shores of the Hudson River, an NYPD diver fishes up a 1968 Volkswagen bus with a young man's remains, including a skull with a gunshot hole. Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) reopen a case that has long been closed and end up investigating controversial university protests from the 1960s. When new evidence and suspects surface, Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) realize they strike a sore nerve with the Bureau of Special Services.

First Aired: 1999-01-06
A young high school girl is found severely beaten and tied to a tree in the middle of Central Park. Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) find evidence that leads them straight to a Hitler youth gathering. Is the young lonely girl a victim of her own hatred? District Attorney's McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) try desperately to convict not only the murderer, but also the person provoking the hatred. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-12-09
When a man hears gun shots in his neighbor's home and calls 911, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) find themselves investigating the murder of a wealthy man and his very young daughter. The wife and mother of the deceased seems to know a lot more than she lets on. District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) hit a snag in the case when important evidence cannot be obtained because of unusual circumstances. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-11-25
When two boys find the dead body of a middle-aged man in a park, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are called to investigate. The detectives learn that the murdered man was a corrections officer at a women's prison who took particular interest in an inmate that Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon) put away on a drug charge three years earlier. McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael are left to untangle a web of secrets and lies and end up face-to-face with defense attorney Danielle Melnick (guest star Tovah Feldshuh, 'Holocaust'). S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-11-18
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate the life of a New York City 'escort' when he is shot dead in a theater alley during an intermission at a high profile benefit concert. The detectives interrogate his high society clients and search for any enemies the young man might have had who could be responsible for his violent death. District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) quickly realize that this may be a case of foul play, as unanswered questions and lies surface. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-11-11
When a female embryologist is found dead in a fertility clinic storage room, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) search for the killer who has also mysteriously damaged other frozen embryos from a storage freezer -- making the embryos useless. The evidence left behind leads the detectives to believe that the killer was desperate enough to kill anyone who got in the way. Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) must figure out how they can convict the young woman's killer without sacrificing their own beliefs. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-11-04
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are thrown into a search for a disturbed killer when a murdered mailman and a severely tortured woman, hanging on for her life, are found. They arrest a serial killer who confesses to the crimes and is eager to make a deal to avoid the death penalty, but Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) find themselves in a moral dilemma when they discover that the wrong killer is in custody. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-10-21
The sudden death of a kindergarten boy from a rare and lethal flu sends Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) frantically searching New York City for the source of the virus. They quickly realize the young boy contracted the flu through lethal injection, and Assistant District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Carmichael (Angie Harmon) must link the murderers to the source of the deadly serum and bring them all to justice before another potential outbreak. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-10-14
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) struggle to unravel a chain of half-truths given to them by a victim who was taken to the hospital after being robbed, shot and wounded in the East Village - far from his suburban Connecticut home. As they try to draw the truth from their victim, they stumble on the cold-blooded murder of a young girl. Will Briscoe take the stand to help Assistant District Attorney McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Assistant District Attorney Carmichael convict the murderer or will police legalities interfere with the case? S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-10-07
Detectives discover a shocking twist involving unlikely suspects when they investigate the brutal beating of a black man dumped near the highway.

First Aired: 1998-09-23
The investigation into the death of an adopted baby girl leads Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) to uncover secrets an adoptive family was desperately trying to hide. When the baby's brother turns out to be an abusive and disturbed young boy, Assistant District Attorney McCoy (Sam Waterston) and his new headstrong partner, Assistant District Attorney Abbie Carmichael, try to prove it was murder. They soon realize things don't always appear as they seem. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-05-20
In this season finale, a young African-American girl is found sexually abused, badly beaten and near death in the basement of an apartment building. Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) must search for the 'monster' who committed the vicious assault. Their investigation is slow, due to a lack of cooperation from 'the bosses' that may have to do with Lt. Van Buren's (S. Epatha Merkerson) lawsuit against the department. While the young girl hangs on to life, District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) must find a way to work within the law to convict the abuser. Will the judge be fair, or will his past conflicts with McCoy and his attempt to unseat Schiff (Steven Hill) as District Attorney in the upcoming re-election get in the way? Meanwhile, Ross is torn between her career and having custody of her daughter, and Briscoe struggles with the death of his daughter.

First Aired: 1998-05-13
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate when a female law professor who is a noted public figure is chased by a tabloid journalist into the street and killed by a car. Her husband, who is also from a well-known 'Kennedy-esque' family, fights to keep some of his own family secrets out of the press. Sam Waterston, Carey Lowell, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steve Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-05-06
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate when two teachers are shot in a high school parking lot and a group of male students have sex with a developmentally disabled girl in an unused part of the school. McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) must prove the case involves rape instead of consensual sex because they believe the girl did not have the sense to say no. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-04-29
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate the murder of a police officer found stabbed in Central Park. The killer's sudden religious 'conversion' forces McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) to battle over the death penalty. The outcome of the case and an old enemy's (guest star Robert Vaughn) grudge endanger Schiff's (Steven Hill) chances for re-election. Meanwhile, Briscoe finds himself in a tough spot after his daughter is arrested for dealing drugs. Cliff Gorman also returns to guest-star as Judge Gary Feldman. S. Epatha Merkerson also stars.

First Aired: 1998-04-24
When Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are called in to investigate the death of a 13-year-old quadriplegic boy, they are puzzled by the clues. After a suspect is found, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) find evidence that questions whether the murder was motivated by mercy -- or thrills. Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 1998-04-22
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) try to unravel the mystery of a high-class couple who disappear from their apartment. When their key suspect also vanishes, their only lead is a man cautious about divulging any information before he makes a deal with Ross (Carey Lowell). Facing a choice that could cost Ross her reputation, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross try to honor their informant's request -- and serve justice at the same time. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star. Donna Hanover reprises her role as Judge Deborah Bourke and Tovah Feldshuh reprises her role as defense attorney Danielle Melnick.

First Aired: 1998-04-15
A young delivery man is found shot to death and the murder trail leads Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) to the two teenagers who placed the order. When McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) realize that one of the suspects' confession is protected in the name of religion, they strike a deal to ensure that justice is served. Donna Murphy ('Murder One') guest-stars as defense attorney Carla Tyrell. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-04-01
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) find themselves in a dilemma about who is responsible for a young girl found shot to death in her bedroom following a wild party. Is the suspect the one who pulled the trigger or is there someone else who needs to be stopped from murdering more innocent women? McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) must work around the law without destroying what they stand for -- the right to privacy. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-03-04
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) unwittingly become embroiled in a messy divorce case when a psychologist is found stabbed to death only days before she was to present an annulment evaluation. Later, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross' (Carey Lowell) proceedings are manipulated by the suspect's ethically challenged lawyer (guest-starring two-time Oscar nominee Jill Clayburgh, 'An Unmarried Woman'). S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-02-25
When a partially dressed corpse is discovered, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) find themselves faced with a dead FBI witness, an overeager hitman and a Mafia capo who's finding it hard to remember his own name. Schiff (Steven Hill) pushes to prosecute the mob for murder but complications force McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) to find other alternatives. S. Epatha Merkerson also stars.

First Aired: 1998-02-04
When a man is found brutally beaten, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) must piece together a motive before they can find the culprits. A pair of protective brothers shed light on the case but confusion ensues as to who should be prosecuted for what crime. Later, Ross (Carey Lowell) discovers a shocking twist involving an unlikely accomplice. Sam Waterston, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-01-28
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) find themselves tracking a charismatic serial killer when they investigate the shooting of a doctor with a shining reputation -- and a dangerous sex life. Later, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) go up against a lawyer with a unique defense -- the murders are the result of too much television. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-01-21
When a forensic expert is the target of a botched assassination in a restaurant bathroom, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) must piece together the motive of a seemingly unassociated suspect. Later, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) stumble upon evidence that questions the ethics of the good doctor. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1998-01-07
A hit-and-run accident that claims the lives of an elderly millionaire and a father and his young son hits Detective Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) close to home and brings back painful memories for McCoy (Sam Waterston). In court, McCoy's motives and a judge's political agenda make Ross (Carey Lowell) uneasy. Jerry Orbach and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 1997-12-17
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) jump to the wrong conclusions when an Egyptian man is found murdered. But the case turns more bizarre when Ross (Carey Lowell) discovers that the prime suspect, a visiting doctor thought to be a terrorist, specializes in female circumcision. Later, McCoy (Sam Waterston) faces a moral dilemma when the case comes to trial. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1997-12-10
A murder confession left on the wrong answering machine prompts Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) to reopen a two-year-old arson case that claimed the life of a little girl. The evidence leads to the victim's teenage stepbrother -- an unstable kid sheltered by his politically connected grandfather (guest star Robert Vaughn, 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'), a longtime friend of D.A. Schiff's (Steven Hill) with a secret of his own. Anne Jackson guest-stars as Judge Simons. Carey Lowell, Sam Waterston and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

First Aired: 1997-11-26
The murder of a bail bondsman leads Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) to discover a dirty lawyer who bribes his clients. McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) teeter on the brink of good judgment when they set up a mock trial to nab the lawyer and uncover his connection within the District Attorney's office. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1997-11-19
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are called to the scene when a new mother takes a leap off her balcony. The case becomes complicated when the baby is nowhere to be found -- and the evidence seems to show that the victim was pushed. When McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) dig deeper, they discover a husband with a dark secret and an ex-wife with a serious problem. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1997-11-12
Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate the death of a 14 year-old fashion model and find that the cause of death was toxic shock syndrome. It is later discovered that although the girl died in New York, the toxic shock was triggered by a violent sexual assault that may have taken place at the victim's home in Baltimore. While the victim's parents retain an attorney (guest star Dan Hedeya, 'Cheers') to protect themselves, Detectives Briscoe and Curtis enlist the help of Baltimore Detectives Munch (Richard Belzer, 'Homicide: Life on the Street') and Falsone (Jon Seda, 'Homicide: Life on the Street') to assist in the Baltimore end of the investigation. The story continues on 'Homicide: Life on the Street' Friday, Nov. 14 (10-11 p.m. ET). S. Epatha Merkerson, Carey Lowell, Sam Waterston and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1997-11-05
A security guard is killed and another is injured when a New York State betting facility is robbed by three masked gunmen. Upon investigation, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are led to a quiet suburb -- and a militia that does its recruiting over the Internet. Later in court, McCoy (Sam Waterston) is pitted against the outspoken leader of the group and finds himself questioning his beliefs -- and his and Ross' (Carey Lowell) safety. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1997-10-29
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are called in to investigate a random drive-by shooting, but the victim's husband seems to know more than he's telling. Later, after the shooter is found, McCoy (Sam Waterson) and Ross (Carey Lowell) discover a discrepancy in the medical reports that unleashes a bevy of questions, like who's to blame - - the gunmen or a doctor (guest star Michael Nouri) with a growing 'God complex'? S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill co-star.

First Aired: 1997-10-15
An investigation into the murder of a Navy officer helps Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) crack a rash of murder/muggings. But when the two cases are proved unrelated they find themselves up against the Navy. Later, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) do battle to win jurisdiction and confidential information. Patti LuPone reprises her role as defense attorney Ruth Miller. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1997-10-08
Two maids disacover a bloody hotel room and a credit card leads the police into a wall of denials even if the victim is a newborn child.

First Aired: 1997-09-24
A young delivery man is found shot to death and the murder trail leads Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) to the two teenagers who placed the order. When McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) realize that one of the suspects' confessions is protected in the name of religion, they strike a deal to ensure that justice is served. Donna Murphy ('Murder One') guest-stars as defense attorney Carla Tyrell. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1997-05-21
The investigation into a shooting spree at a posh fund-raiser seems to lead to the work of anti- Semitic fanatics, until Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) realize that the killings were far more personal in nature. When the real killer is caught, fireworks fly as Schiff (Steven Hill) and McCoy (Sam Waterston) find themselves in a battle with the Governor to keep their jobs.

First Aired: 1997-05-14
The investigation into the murder of a 'has-been' cover girl leads Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) to uncover old secrets the deceased was desperately trying to hide. Drug addicts, illegitimate children and a blackmailing lawyer head the list of suspects, and attorney-client privileges force McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) to offer a solution so that everyone 'wins.' S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

First Aired: 1997-05-07
When the young, beautiful editor of an up-and-coming writer is murdered in the writer's apartment, the trail leads Briscoe and Curtis to the writer's scorned and abused girlfriend. However, once she is arrested a complex game of cat and mouse begins between her and the D.A.'s office, leaving McCoy and Ross to untangle the lies and try to find out who is covering for whom and who is the real murderer.

First Aired: 1997-04-30
A man is found shot to death shortly after receiving help with a flat tire. Briscoe and Curtis find the "Good Samaritan", a hard-working suspect whom they arrest just minutes before his wedding. However, they arrest the wrong man and their first suspect turns out to be McCoy's only witness to the real killer. Between the cops ruining this man's wedding and the death threats if he testifies, McCoy's perfect witness refuses to come forward.

First Aired: 1997-04-16
When a liquor store robbery goes bad, an off-duty copy is caught in the crossfire. Detective discover the robbers stole a vehicle, but the driver and vehicle are still missing. Once a suspect is apprehended his attempts to bribe the district attorney's in exchange for evidence only get him deeper in trouble. Edie Falco (The Sopranos) guest stars.

First Aired: 1997-04-02
McCoy (Sam Waterston) testifies at the parole hearing of a convicted serial rapist and is enraged when the perpetrator, Lewis Darnell (guest star Burt Young), is released after serving only 18 years of a 30-year sentence. Later a 17-year-old girl is found suffocated in her home, and McCoy, sensing that Darnell is the murderer but short on evidence, sets out to find a legal loophole to ensure Darnell's speedy return to prison. McCoy's persistence -- from 24-hour surveillance to the use of 'Megan's Law' -- brings him dangerously close to abusing his prosecutorial authority.

First Aired: 1997-03-27
In the final part of the trilogy, the case against a murdered studio head's ex-husband -- who happens to be a famous director -- goes to trial. However, a recording of an executive meeting reveals that the victim was about to testify in a sexual harassment suit against one of her film studio's most powerful executives, which casts doubt on the ex-husband as a suspect. Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls), Janeane Garofalo (Mystery Men) and Michael Zaslow (One Life to Live) guest star.

First Aired: 1997-03-20
In Part Two, while in Los Angeles investigating the brutal slaying of a studio mogul, Briscoe and Curtis begin to belive that their main suspect would not have been able to commit such a crime on his own. The detectives must return to New York to follow up on a new lead, which then allows Ross and McCoy to indict a new suspect. Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and Paul Hecht (Private Parts) guest star.

First Aired: 1997-03-13
In Part One of a Law & Order trilogy, Curtis and Briscoe find the body of a woman who has been decapitated, as well as having had her hands and feet cut off. When she is finally identified as the head of a major film studio, the detectives travel to Los Angeles to question a physical trainer to the stars who's doing more with his clients than just lifting weights. Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and Janeane Garofalo (Mystery Men) guest star.

First Aired: 1997-02-26
The shooting of an ex-cop in a neighborhood notorious for prostitution leads Briscoe and Curtis to two suburban housewives who are secretly high-class hookers. When one of the housewife's specialty lipstick is matched to a lipstick sample taken from a very private spot on the victim, it seems like McCoy has an open and shut case. However, the accused soon claims rape and hires a famous women's rights attorney to defend her. Felicity Huffman (Sports Night) guest stars.

First Aired: 1997-02-19
A wealthy elderly man is murdered and detectives instantly suspect his much younger wife, a former stripper. McCoy and Ross, believing that the estate lawyer also had a role in the man's killing, desperately find a way to implicate the conspiring duo.

First Aired: 1997-02-12
Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate the shooting of a member of a local co-op board and suspect it's a case of mistaken identity. They go on to link the crime to a sleazy loan company, but not before another victim surfaces. ADA McCoy (Sam Waterston) is also convinced that he's got the right man, but evidence doesn't support this claim.

First Aired: 1997-02-05
An apparent suicide turns out to be murder as Briscoe and Curtis investigate the death of a woman who jumped from a bridge (in front of numerous bystanders) to avoid a crazed attacker with whom she was apparently involved in a fender-bender. When they are unable to convict, McCoy and Ross dig deeper and discover that the 'accident' might not have been so accidental after all. Meanwhile, Detective Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) is tossed out of his house after admitting to his wife that he had an affair.

First Aired: 1997-01-15
The investigation of a seemingly random shooting leads Briscoe and Curtis to a brazen, cold-blooded hitman, and the only way to bring him down is for Briscoe to pose as his competition. The case is complicated during trial when we learn that the victim was shot as revenge for a murder he committed himself just three years ago. Bradley White (Pay It Forward) and Frances Sternhagen (ER) guest star.

First Aired: 1997-01-08
The shooting of a black community leader is linked to a two-year old crime. Briscoe and Curtis butt heads with the FBI during their investigation which implicates an FBI informant. Meanwhile, McCoy and Ross must battle a hostile and distrustful black community while sorting through the labyrinth of half-truths and cover-ups to determine who the real killer is.

First Aired: 1996-11-20
The murder of the president of New York's most popular (and expensive) department store leads Briscoe and Curtis to two feuding daughters of the store's elderly owner, in this modern day 'King Lear.' McCoy and Ross try to play the estranged sisters off each other for a conviction, however they might be too tricky for their own good as they are out-maneuvered at every turn by the family patriarch.

First Aired: 1996-11-13
A car broker's murder reveals that he was a deadbeat dad, but was his ex-wife or ex-father-in-law to blame for his death? When the father-in-law refuses to plea bargain, McCoy grows suspicious of his self-defense claim. Jerry Stiller (The King of Queens) guest stars.

First Aired: 1996-11-06
The shooting death of a likable janitor leaves no visible evidence and no motive. The only peculiarity about the killing is that the murderer used mercury-tipped homemade bullets -- which leads detectives to turn to an aging criminal for help.

First Aired: 1996-10-30
A fellow detective claims he shot a suspected drug dealer in self-defense, but none of his fellow officers can corroborate his story. As the detectives dig deeper, they begin receiving threats from the accused detective -- which leads ADA Ross (Carey Lowell) to have him arrested. Skipp Sudduth (Third Watch) makes a guest appearance.

First Aired: 1996-10-23
The robbery and murder of an antiques and coin dealer leads detectives to a fellow coin dealer. With only circumstantial evidence, Ross and McCoy further investigate the stolen coins, tracing them to another of the victim's clients. Karen Allen (The Perfect Storm) guest stars.

First Aired: 1996-10-07
The murder of a black college student leads Briscoe and Curtis to the doorstep of a 'good' Italian girl who claims she would have nothing to do with a black man. When her fingerprints turn up in the dead man's apartment she changes her story and says she was raped and had to kill the boy in self-defense. McCoy tries to prove otherwise, but pressure from the murder victim's parents forces him to go to trial sooner than expected. His job gets harder when the defense claims reverse discrimination and puts Van Buren on the stand claiming she was guilty of over zealously pursuing a white girl for prosecution.

First Aired: 1996-09-25
The discovery of a naked dead woman in a high-rise elevator sends Briscoe and Curtis on a classic who-dunnit. Before they can solve the crime they have to identify the victim. In the end they learn the woman was killed for her identity - by her own sister. McCoy and Ross must battle a lecherous and vindictive judge over two separate trials to finally bring this bizarre case to a close. Jerry Adler (Manhattan Murder Mystery) and Aida Turturro (The Sopranos) guest star.

First Aired: 1996-09-18
In this ripped-from-the-headlines plot, Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate the carjacking/murder of a young mother who leaves behind a husband and four small children. The case seems cut and dry when they discover the woman covertly recorded her own murder on a pocket tape recorder, even getting the murderer to say his name. When the tape and murder weapon get thrown out of court on a technicality, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and his new partner, Asst. D.A. Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell, 'Leaving Las Vegas'), must pull out all the stops to keep a cold-blooded murderer from going free.

First Aired: 1996-05-22
After witnessing the lethal injection of Mickey Scott, Briscoe, Curtis, McCoy and Kincaid react in four very different ways. This form-breaking episode follows the four main characters individually through their day to capture the unique and personal effect the execution has on each of them. Jennifer Garner (Alias) guest stars.

First Aired: 1996-05-15
A baby boy's poisoning leads detectives to a baby food manufacturer, but the real culprit might be in the family. Poison is found in the nanny's room, leading to her arrest. During the trial, however, Kincaid and McCoy discover that the baby's older half-brother -- jealous of the attention paid to the new baby -- killed him. Patti Lupone (Life Goes On) guest stars.

First Aired: 1996-05-08
After being accused of brutally murdering three people, a schizophrenic homeless man decides to represent himself in court. When the case is brought to the District Attorney's office, Kincaid (Jill Hennessy) realizes that the suspect is the same man who she plea bargained with on a harassment charge over a year ago.

First Aired: 1996-05-01
A college coed is murdered and the crime is meant to look like a rape, though it is later proven that no sexual assault took place. Briscoe and Curtis soon learn that the student was part of a campus call-girl ring and go to arrest the "madame" -- who has fled the country. McCoy and Kincaid then target the madame's father, who has helped his daughter work her way through college. Cara Buono (Next Stop Wonderland) and Jame Naughton (The Cosby Mysteries) guest star.

First Aired: 1996-04-21
The murder of an older woman is linked to a local drug dealer, although the victim was not a drug user. Detectives soon learn that a heartless mother, hooked on drugs had sold her son to the drug dealer as payment. Her son forced to work with the drug dealer was involved in the killing, but refuses to testify in order to protect his mother.

First Aired: 1996-04-10
Detectives Briscoe and Curtis investigate the disappearance of a model, who they suspect was murdered even though her body hasn't been recovered. The model's busy nightlife leads detectives to a drug dealer and a shady photographer. Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) guest stars.

First Aired: 1996-03-27
An affluent, gay lawyer is killed leading detectives to his lover, who works as a female impersonator. A blackmail plot is revealed and the lover is accused -- but is he just protecting his embittered wife? Mary Beth Hurt (The Age of Innocence) guest stars.

First Aired: 1996-03-13
In an apparent jewlery theft a woman, her ten-year-old son and her teenage daugther are shot, killing the mother and son. Detectives target the devastated husband/father, but evidence soon links the murders to the surviving victim and her deadbeat boyfriend.

First Aired: 1996-02-28
A dead jogger leads to a suspicious husband. The man, previously a prime suspect in his first wife's murder, is off the hook when a witness identifies someone else; however, McCoy and Kincaid soon prove that the killer was hired by the husband -- who desperately needed the life insurance money. Larry Miller (The Nutty Professor) guest stars.

First Aired: 1996-02-21
When a social worker is killed, his gambling habit and scam of the foster-care system are revealed. A drug-addcited mother desperate to reclaim her baby becomes a suspect, but her lawyer -- former ADA Paul Robinette -- proves to be a challenge to McCoy and Kincaid.

First Aired: 1996-02-02
Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) team up with Baltimore Detectives Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Bayliss (Kyle Secor) to help catch a man accused of setting gas bombs in New York and Baltimore. However, the NY detectives quickly discover that their methods of investigation strongly conflict with those of the Baltimore guys.

First Aired: 1996-01-31
When a thirteen-year-old boy is killed and evidence points to an imprisoned serial killer, Briscoe and Curtis are forced to reopen the five-year-old case. Has the wrong man been in jail all this time? Laila Robins (True Crime) guest stars as one of McCoy's former associates.

First Aired: 1996-01-17
The death of a show horse seems a more likely case for the ASPCA then Briscoe and Curtis, until a shady horse dealer is accused of selling sick horses to unsuspecting, older investors. Later, Kincaid and McCoy push for a conviction when the horse's owner disappears and is presumed dead.

First Aired: 1996-01-10
An infamous stabbing case is brought to trial again after thirty years when new evidence implies the wrong man is sitting in jail. District Attorney Schiff (Steven Hill) allows McCoy and Kincaide to requestion those involved in the case and prosecute the new suspect; however, things don't go exactly as planned.

First Aired: 1996-01-03
When a Jewish art teacher is killed in her classroom, Briscoe and Curtis question a fellow teacher with whom the victim had argued. However, further investigation reveals an undercurrent of anti-Semitic hate among the student body. Chris Cooper (The Patriot) guest stars.

First Aired: 1995-11-29
A baby girl abducted from church leaves little clues; however, Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) instructs Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) to investigate the girl's devout mother. The mother confesses, claiming God told her to kill her baby. ADAs McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Kincaide (Jill Hennessy) are left to prosecute against divine intervention.

First Aired: 1995-11-22
A street hooker known to hustle blackmail out of her clients is killed and a Neighborhood Watch leader easily provides the license plate numbers of her frequent customers. Did a prominent doctor's wife kill the prostitute to stop a blackmail attempt?

First Aired: 1995-11-15
A college student is stabbed in her dorm room, which at first seems to be the result of another student's obsession. However, when the girl's roommate attempts suicide her deadly past is revealed. Sandy Duncan (The Hogan Family) guest stars.

First Aired: 1995-11-08
A young woman, kidnapped and sexually abused by a street thug, is forced to join her captor in a robbery and killing spree. Their rampage leads to a confrontation in which the thug is killed and the woman's true motives are questioned. Amanda Peet (Studio 60) guest stars.

First Aired: 1995-11-01
A dead editor reveals a family dispute over the family business. Detectives find out that the victim's brother tried to sabotage the victim's reputation and business in order to gain new clients for his own, competing business -- but when forensics evidence is ruled inadmissable, McCoy and Kincaid must refocus their case.

First Aired: 1995-10-18
The murder of an undercover narcotics agent splits Kincaid and McCoy over whether or not to ask for the newly reinstated death penalty. Ultimately, District Attorney Schiff must make the call. Victor Garber (Alias, Justice) guest stars.

First Aired: 1995-09-27
With tensions high between new partners Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt), they investigate the murder of a rich NYU student who frequented biker bars. Detectives soon learn that the the victim's father had offered him $10,000 to drop his biker hobby -- and his biker girlfriend.

First Aired: 1995-09-20
Detective Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and his new partner, Detective Reynaldo Curtis (Benjamin Bratt, Pinero) investigate the death of a young girl who was abducted on her way to piano lessons. They apprehend a suspect, but when the victim's distraught mother shoots and kills him at the arraignment, ADAs McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Kincaid (Jill Hennessy) look into whether or not the mother and suspect were actually partners in crime.

First Aired: 2006-05-14
Goren and Eames investigate the arson that led to the death of a church employee while Deakins is faced with a dirty cop trying to get his revenge.

First Aired: 2006-05-14
Logan and Barek investigate a troubled young man after his family is found murdered in their suburban home while Deakins wonders what his future holds.

First Aired: 1995-05-24
Controversial gay city councilman Richard Durban is shot dead after a forum to discuss gay/lesbian medical issues. The murder weapon is soon traced to a missing piece of evidence from a 1985 gun shop robbery -- meaning someone with access to the police department is to blame. Daniel Hugh Kelly (Star Trek: Insurrection) and Peter Gerety (K-Pax) guest star.

First Aired: 1995-05-17
A psychiatrist killed by a blow to the head was treating a patient with multiple personalities, but which one killed her? Detectives get access to the patient's diary and try to narrow the killer down to one out of three personalities.

First Aired: 1995-05-03
A cabbie is found murdered in what appears to be a robbery; however, Briscoe and Logan uncover his involvement in a number of get-rich-quick schemes. During the trial, much of the evidence appears to be circumstantial against one of the victim's partners -- until McCoy and Kincaid find a surprise witness at the last minute. Lisa Gay Hamilton (The Practice), Michael Beach (Third Watch) and Dominic Chianese (The Sopranos) guest star.

First Aired: 1995-04-26
Detective Logan's childhood friend, and fellow detective, is found shot in an apparent suicide. The investigation leads detectives to a neighborhood priest, who has a history of molesting choir and altar boys -- including the dead man.

First Aired: 1995-04-19
After a physical altercation, an autistic 18-year-old is arrested and later dies in police custody. Further investigation reveals that the victim had left a behavorial control clinic in anger because the head doctor uses unethical electroshock therapy and an illegal sensory deprivation helmet to "cure" his patients.

First Aired: 1995-04-05
After a drunken binge and car wreck, a man returns to his childhood home and kills the couple asleep in the master bedroom. He claimes he thought he was stabbing his parents, and hypnosis reveals a history of abuse. But is self-defense a viable claim?

First Aired: 1995-03-22
When a building under construction is blown up and a child dies as a result, Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Logan (Chris Noth) question the developer and general contractor. Later, after one man is sent to jail, ADAs McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Kincaid (Jill Hennessy) must rethink their actions when a new suspect emerges.

First Aired: 1995-03-15
A man is shot and killed in front of his house after his son's schoolmate is expelled for threatening his son with a gun. However, detectives soon discover that the expulsion had less to do with a gun and more to do with the boy not being socially acceptable by the school's stuffy standards. The accused boy's father tries to plead guildty to the crime in order to spare his son the humiliation of jail.