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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A gay city councilman is murdered and the trail leads to a bigoted rival politician and a male prostitute.
The episode was rated 7,38 from 112 votes.
A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous husband.
The episode was rated 7,38 from 114 votes.
The investigation into the killing of an abortion clinic doctor leads to an activist group led by a former priest.
The episode was rated 7,39 from 117 votes.
The killing of a man who had served as a juror in a mob trial leads to a battle of wills between McCoy and his long-time friend, the suspect's attorney.
The episode was rated 7,39 from 137 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7,41 from 107 votes.
A comedy-club owner comes under suspicion for having shot his wife, now comatose with a bullet in her head, after it's discovered he was abusive and she was about to divorce him.
The episode was rated 7,42 from 150 votes.
Among the suspects in a lawyer's murder are a swindler, who conned a woman out of her family fortune, and the woman's once-wealthy son.
The episode was rated 7,45 from 126 votes.
The investigation into a taxi driver's murder involves a loan shark, a forged check, a missing plumber and the victim's wife.
The episode was rated 7,45 from 117 votes.
After the body of a young female junkie is identified as the daughter of a wealthy family, Briscoe and Logan try to find out who left her to die in the yard of a day-care center.
The episode was rated 7,45 from 128 votes.
A woman's death exposes an unorthodox method of treating cancer that Executive Assistant DA McCoy intends to prove is negligent homicide.
The episode was rated 7,48 from 165 votes.
The investigation into a double murder leads to a young alcoholic whose family once lived in the victims' house and who had admitted to his AA group that he's had nightmares about killings.
The episode was rated 7,49 from 106 votes.
A routine investigation uncovers evidence that leads Briscoe and Logan to a long-time fugitive, a radical Vietnam War opponent on the run since a 1971 burglary that left a policeman dead.
The episode was rated 7,53 from 131 votes.
McCoy uses a charge of ""larceny by extortion"" against a councilman, whose former colleague claims he demanded sex in exchange for a law-firm partnership.
The episode was rated 7,53 from 117 votes.
A Wall Street broker accused of murdering his mentor uses the defense of ""black rage"" in court.
The episode was rated 7,54 from 114 votes.
When Lt. Van Buren is the victim of an attempted holdup by two teens, she fires her gun and kills one of them, and the detectives are faced with the fact that she shot an unarmed child in the back.
The episode was rated 7,80 from 123 votes.
