In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Written by Sophie and last updated on Apr 24, 2024.
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Cerreta and Logan investigate the accusation that a nun in charge of a shelter for teens molested a young addict.
The episode was rated 7,30 from 129 votes.
An obsessive fan pleads temporary insanity when he is charged with attempting to murder the soap-opera actress who is the center of his life.
The episode was rated 7,34 from 140 votes.
The conviction of a homeless man for murder is threatened on appeal based on the lack of a search warrant for his "home", which was a lean-to in Central Park.
The episode was rated 7,35 from 142 votes.
A politician opposes the prosecution of his son's murderer because it might mean revealing that his late son was gay.
The episode was rated 7,35 from 126 votes.
Stone faces an old rival in court as he tries to link a hit man and three murders to a sleazy lawyer and a powerful man behind bars.
The episode was rated 7,41 from 131 votes.
The mugging of a pregnant legal secretary leads to a case involving her lover, her boss and charges of murder when she loses the baby.
The episode was rated 7,43 from 162 votes.
A hit-and-run investigation leads to the discovery of a schoolteacher carrying on an affair with one of her students. Cerreta and Logan suspect that she may have manipulated him into killing her husband.
The episode was rated 7,43 from 142 votes.
The discovery of a dead baby leads to a case involving a slumlord who would not provide any heat and who defends her actions by blaming the rent laws.
The episode was rated 7,43 from 132 votes.
The parents of a murdered woman contest Stone's prosecution of her killer so that he can be extradited to their home state, where the death penalty still exists.
The episode was rated 7,46 from 135 votes.
A lethal drug overdose leads the detectives to an aggressive stage mother and a pornographic movie producer.
The episode was rated 7,46 from 174 votes.
The renovation of a brownstone uncovers the remains of a boy who disappeared 31 years earlier, reviving a wrenching and long-suppressed memory in his childhood friend and neighbor.
The episode was rated 7,48 from 164 votes.
A double homicide casts suspicion on both the ex-wife and the former boyfriend of the murdered duo, with the dead man's murdered son holding the key to the mystery.
The episode was rated 7,49 from 179 votes.
A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs.
The episode was rated 7,52 from 155 votes.
Stone is determined to see that a teenage boy doesn't get away with murder twice when the young man is brought to trial for the shooting death of one of his friends.
The episode was rated 7,56 from 128 votes.
Logan crosses the line in order to obtain a confession from the man suspected of murdering Max Greevey. Stone finds that his prosecution is placed in jeopardy because of Logan's actions.
The episode was rated 7,58 from 192 votes.
