When a pregnant loan officer is found in the trunk of her car with fatal gunshot wounds, Detectives Briscoe and Green at first suspect a carjacking or the woman’s fiance…

When a celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

After a teen is found dead in the emergency room, the investigation leads to a case involving a religious ritual and a defendant who claims that the action taken was…

The investigation into a helicopter bombing points to a victim’s wife and her unconventional financial advisers.

When a participant in a TV reality show is murdered, McCoy goes after the producers and network executives for deliberately fomenting hostility among the participants to boost the ratings. All…

The murder of a magazine publishing company’s black CEO leads to a suspect who has a clear streak of racism and whose attorney intends on using that as a mental…

The death of a lab technician and the abduction of 17 infected monkeys lead to a trial involving the treatment of research animals.

The focus of the case returns to a politically influential family and, during the course of the trial, McCoy finds the powerful matriarch to be a formidable opponent. The crossover…

The daring daylight kidnapping of a diamond dealer which results in two murders at the scene uncovers an international dynasty of diamond sales and its links to a foreign civil…

Briscoe and Curtis probe the murder of a popular Harlem community leader while McCoy and Carmichael struggle to prevent a chaotic situation.

Following “”wilding incidents”” in Central Park, a woman’s body is found in the lake and the suspects include the deceased’s wealthy husband.

Investigating the murder of a woman in a rent-controlled apartment, the detectives discover that she was engaged in a long-running battle with her landlord and had been blocking the potentially…

After the bodies of two teens are found, the detectives trace their identities and learn that one of them had a sister who was traveling with the girls.

Briscoe and Curtis race against time to find the killer of a parolee before two bounty hunters find the suspected murderer.

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.

The shooting death of a former singer’s wife leads the detectives to investigate his manager and sons after his explanation of the events surrounding her death have no credibility.

The murder of a stockbroker points to organized crime when a hired hit man kills the prime suspect.

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.””

A gay city councilman is murdered and the trail leads to a bigoted rival politician and a male prostitute.

The case of a teacher’s shooting uncovers a vendetta involving the rape of a mentally challenged coed by three students, whose attorney claims they weren’t aware of her condition.

The fatal stabbing of a man leads to the discovery of his status as a Vietnam war veteran and the truths uncovered about an incident that occured with him and…

After an infant is found dead in his crib, it’s determined he was poisoned, and all evidence points to the child’s au pair.

Bloodstains in an apartment that belonged to a young couple with a baby leads to the separated parents, each of whom claims that the other has the infant.

Evidence points the detectives in the direction of a fascist youth gathering after the brutal beating and murder of a high school girl.

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…

Tabloid journalism comes under scrutiny during the investigations into the deaths of a gossip columnist and a celebrity target he pursued.

Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of a best-selling mystery writer and the death of her accountant, with a love triangle as a possible motive for the crime.

The death of a parolee, who was a hit man, leads to a wealthy widow and daughter and whether they hired him to kill their rich relative.

After Briscoe, Curtis, McCoy, and Kincaid witness the execution of a criminal they brought to justice, their unique reactions to the event culminate in personal tragedies for each of them.

Briscoe and Curtis reopen a case that was closed in the ’60s when a vehicle is dredged from the Hudson River containing the remains of a murdered man.

During the search for a pedophile who raped a 10-year-old, a snitch offers Briscoe a chance to avenge his daughter’s death. Meanwhile, Van Buren learns that her job is in…

The killing of a professional escort leads to a case involving the relationships between a young man and two older women.

Logan relives unhappy childhood memories when a friend is found dead, a presumed suicide, until the investigation reveals recent contact with a former priest, with a history of pedophilia.

A defendant refuses to allow his lawyer to raise the issue of insanity, this complicating matters for the brother who turned him in with hopes of securing medical treatment for…

A former Black Panther, accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer, questions Green’s integrity amidst a politically charged trial.

After a 12-year-old quadriplegic dies at home in his bed, paramedics claim that he was suffocated and the suspects include the boy’s parents and sister.

After sanitation workers find a teenage boy’s body, the investigation leads to a school bully who displays an avid interest in martial-arts weapons, and whose father bought the murder weapon.

The investigation into a taxi driver’s murder involves a loan shark, a forged check, a missing plumber and the victim’s wife.

After a college co-ed’s body is found, the detectives look for a campus rapist, but the medical examiner’s report puts them on a different path, one involving prostitution.

The murder of a corrections officer leads detectives to a women’s prison where a guard was linked to an inmate Carmichael put away on drug charges and a confrontation with…