A criminal makes a startling deathbed confession; Detective Fontana reopens a 10-year-old case file concerning the murder of a 12-year-old girl.
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The owner of a trucking company, Vic Russell, is found dead after a business meeting; detectives uncover information that leads them to believe that Russell had ties to the Russian mob.
When the son and housekeeper of a pair of prominent biologists are murdered, detectives suspect the couple's work on a controversial pharmaceutical study may have made them targets for the killer.
The murder of the plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit against a major airline leads detectives to a defense attorney (Dallas Roberts) who is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure his big payday.
While investigating the murder of two divorce lawyers, detectives Lupo and Bernard uncover a child slave-trade ring.
Cutter is determined to expose misconduct when he realizes an old friend working in the system is obstructing justice in the murder of an environmentalist.
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when the writer of a best-selling memoir is found dead in a community of male prostitutes.
A revered sheriff becomes a possible conspirator in a case involving a murdered tourist.
A crane collapse kills a man, and it may not have been an accident; a rift forms between Jack McCoy and Michael Cutter.
A young woman (guest star Jena Malone) escapes from a polygamous cult.
A bank executive must assist in a robbery in order to save his kidnapped daughter.
Detectives believe vengeance is the motive for the shooting of a private military contractor, found dead in his hotel room.
A mentally challenged man is reunited with his mother, who gave him away after his brother was killed.
A murder victim, a young banking associate, has hundreds of thousands of dollars in a checking account, which may be a clue to the case.
The beating death of a stockbroker causes a battle of epic proportions between the victim's family and the faction responsible for his death.
A woman says she killed her teenage son out of fear that he would follow in his criminal father's footsteps.
The murder of a jeweler leads detectives to an illegal prostitution ring; Jack McCoy's job is threatened.
A promising Hispanic student at a specialist school is strangled; Fontana and Green soon learn the victim was selling test answers and writing papers for more privileged students.
The murder of an automobile mechanic leads detectives to uncover a fraudulent online relationship, a bizarre case of blackmail and money laundering.
When a legal aid striker is killed outside the courthouse, the sand in his wounds leads detectives to investigate a greensman; due to the strike and shortage of defense attorneys, Rubirosa and Cutter must face each other in court.
Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard have reason to believe a cult is involved when a novelist is found dead in her car; Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter has trouble prosecuting when several jury members fear for their own safety.
When a notorious hustler is found dead, Cyrus Lupo discovers that his partner, Ed Green, is the shooter; internal affairs takes over the case, forcing Green to reveal his troubled past.
When an art dealer is found stoned to death, detectives suspect that her killing may be linked to some of the art in her gallery, but a deeper look into her personal life reveals another motive.
Though a journalist's death in a bathtub looks like suicide, hand marks on his shoulders and pills from an ex's prescription suggest foul play.
An officer exacts revenge upon his friend's alleged killer and tries to avoid prosecution by threatening to expose tainted evidence from previous cases.
The police break up a dog-fighting ring and discover a woman's finger inside one of the dead animals; detectives plot to trick an ambitious reporter.
Detectives find no shortage of possible suspects when a psychiatrist who treats disturbed teens is found shot to death in his office.
Religious tempers flare when a man is killed after desecrating a treasured edition of the Hebrew Torah.
When Lt. Van Buren's college friend's daughter is found dead, she leads a no-holds-barred mission to catch the serial assailant who attacked her in the past.
When a high-school girl is found dead, information leads detectives to a drug-addicted prostitute with an affluent past; when the case goes to trial, Connie Rubirosa seems to have an unrelenting admirer in the jury pool.
When detectives investigate a series of seemingly random murders, they find a hit list that includes Jack McCoy; he realizes the people on the list are jurors from trial of a multiple murderer he prosecuted years ago.
When a doctor is found murdered in his hotel room, a surveillance tape reveals that a different doctor might have been the intended target.
An auxiliary police officer makes an overzealous attempt to stop a riot at an immigration rally, but it causes a woman's death.
After a mother and daughter are killed in a hit-and-run accident, Detectives Green and Lupo go undercover to solve the case.
When three roommates are found dead in their apartment, the initial investigation suggests a murder-suicide, but the relationship of one of the victims with a prominent figure shifts the focus to a political fundraiser.
When a teenage boy and a young girl are found dead near a neighborhood playground, Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Ed Green have trouble getting witnesses to talk after they realize the boy was targeted and the girl was killed accidentally.
A dry-cleaning mix-up leads to a murdered attorney and a trail of corporate corruption and greed.
An explosion injures a pregnant guard and exposes a scientist's controversial research.
Detective Cyrus Lupo leaves terrorist regions to return to his own family terror at home.
During a blackout, a panic-button alert sends detectives Green and Lupo to the home of a high-level executive, whose wife and daughter are missing and whose housekeeper has been murdered.
A former senator becomes a suspect when his ex-wife is found dead at her home the night after attending a fundraiser with the family.
Detectives investigate a possible connection between the deaths of two homeless men, who died within a day of each other.
Detectives suspect a former sexual predator of killing young boys.
The death of a Russian émigré (Michael Aronov) seems to be an act of terrorism until the medical examiner finds traces of a specific drug in the victim's body.
Detectives determine to find out whether a rapper's murder was a random act or connected to her work.
Green and Cassady suspect arson in a string of church fires, but the discovery of a body in the ruins shifts the focus of the investigation to homicide.
A high-profile publisher is found dead after putting out a controversial book.
When an actress is found hanging in her office, detectives quickly discover that she suffered a blow to the head prior to the hanging.
When a gay actor is found dead, evidence points to a popular pastor (Anson Mount) known for speaking out against homosexuality.
Someone in a crowd fires a gun, killing a student, during a question-and-answer session of a controversial speaker (Charlotte Ross).
The adopted infant of a soap opera star and a relative of the baby's biological father are central to a murder investigation.
The son of a model and tabloid queen (Mariel Hemingway) dies of a brain tumor caused by bone replacement in his legs.
An attorney involved in a high-profile wiretapping case is found dead.
When a convicted mass murderer escapes from prison, detectives rush to apprehend him, but not before he murders two more people.
Chris Drake finds his friend dead on a party bus, making him an instant suspect; as investigators dig deeper into the case, more of the story comes to light, leading to an unlikely conviction.
Traffic police pull over a drunken, bloodstained celebrity (Chevy Chase), whose racism becomes apparent after his arrest.
An executive of a body armor company is gunned down while arriving at his daughter's $2 million sweet-16 party; detectives tie the incident to a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq when his vest failed.
A man (A.J. Handegard) dies after being identified on a newsmagazine program that had been luring suspected pedophiles by having staff members pose as young girls.
A young Middle Eastern man dies in an apparent hate-crime, but the suspect hires a high-powered lawyer who tries to have the case thrown out.
An 8-year-old girl dies in the explosion of an Upper East Side brownstone; detectives determine faulty wiring is to blame, but with little evidence it is difficult to prove the case.
An Internet photo of a murdered woman provokes a slew of 911 calls.
Tabloid photography may have played a role in a fatal burglary attempt; ADAs Jack McCoy and Consuela Rubirosa argue the use of shield laws to protect celebrity journalism.
McCoy risks his career when he uses a corrupt DEA agent (Ritchie Coster) to lure psychopathic killers out of hiding.
Detective Falco finds slashed to death in his bathroom the young woman he took home the night before.
A newspaper reveals the identity of an undercover police officer, resulting in her murder, so Detectives Green and Fontana search for the source of the leak.
A diner shooting leads detectives Fontana and Green to a desperate gunman seeking revenge for the death of his baby sister of AIDS at a children's hospital.
A bank executive must assist in a robbery in order to save his kidnapped daughter.
Detectives believe vengeance is the motive for the shooting of a private military contractor, found dead in his hotel room.
A murder victim, a young banking associate, has hundreds of thousands of dollars in a checking account, which may be a clue to the case.
A woman says she killed her teenage son out of fear that he would follow in his criminal father's footsteps.
A promising Hispanic student at a specialist school is strangled; Fontana and Green soon learn the victim was selling test answers and writing papers for more privileged students.
Though a journalist's death in a bathtub looks like suicide, hand marks on his shoulders and pills from an ex's prescription suggest foul play.
An officer exacts revenge upon his friend's alleged killer and tries to avoid prosecution by threatening to expose tainted evidence from previous cases.
Religious tempers flare when a man is killed after desecrating a treasured edition of the Hebrew Torah.
When Lt. Van Buren's college friend's daughter is found dead, she leads a no-holds-barred mission to catch the serial assailant who attacked her in the past.
When detectives investigate a series of seemingly random murders, they find a hit list that includes Jack McCoy; he realizes the people on the list are jurors from trial of a multiple murderer he prosecuted years ago.
Detectives link the owner of a trucking company to the smuggling of illegal aliens and suspect a citizen border-patrol member of his killing.
A single mother is killed, and her baby is stolen; police locate the child with a woman who took the infant while pretending to be pregnant.
A nurse practitioner with a social agenda faces charges when an abusive young mother accused of murder suddenly dies in her jail cell; detectives learn she may have been sterilized, without knowing it.
Detectives learn that a murdered prostitute was actually an undercover reporter trying to expose a brutal gang.
Detectives investigate when a man is killed by a car bomb before he can disconnect his incapacitated wife's feeding tube.
A criminal makes a startling deathbed confession; Detective Fontana reopens a 10-year-old case file concerning the murder of a 12-year-old girl.
Fontana and Green seek the aid of Detective Olivia Benson; they discover a money-laundering scheme involving a mother-daughter team Benson had dealt with in a past case.
McCoy and Borgia consider making a deal with an ex-convict in order to save an abducted five-year-old girl.
A commuter train strikes an SUV parked on the tracks, leaving 11 dead; Fontana and Falco sift through the wreckage in search of clues until they find a depressed construction worker who claims he meant to commit suicide, not homicide.
Fontana and Falco make an arrest after a blaze kills a firefighter; the discovery of a charred pistol leads them to reopen the investigation into an old murder.
The shooting of a Panamanian jockey sends Fontana and Falco into the colorful world of horse racing; they learn that the animal's owner used stolen funds for the purchase.
Fontana and Falco (Michael Imperioli) must tread lightly when they discover links between a powerful police commissioner and the murders of an infamous porn actress and a maverick publisher.
A promiscuous lawyer ends up bludgeoned to death in her office, and detectives treat her former lovers as suspects until DNA evidence points to a co-worker.
While investigating a woman's murder, Fontana and Green uncover a cult that encourages sexual relations with children, and Borgia determines to put away its mesmerizing leader (Deborah Hedwall).
A celebrity chef comes under suspicion in the murder of a TV network executive when Fontana and Green learn that the two were having an affair and the chef's cooking show was about to be canceled.
While investigating the murder of a TV reporter, detectives learn that she was involved in a love triangle.
McCoy and Borgia target the unlikely hero who pursued a mass murderer through the streets of Manhattan in a deadly car chase that left one dead and one injured.
A man strangled in his rent-controlled apartment leads detectives to the building's owner, who wants to convert the building to a co-op, but a basketball player's fingerprints are found at the scene.
When a controversial conservative talk-show host is shot to death, detectives sift through many possible suspects, eventually focusing on the man's widow and a woman who may have been stalking her.
When nine flu victims suddenly die, Green and Fontana learn that all had been injected with a fake vaccine, which leads to the arrest and prosecution of a longtime con man.
Evidence in the shooting death of a rap legend seems to point to his young protege (Sean Nelson), who has been cutting his own music on bootleg CDs, so Fontana and Green listen for clues in the lyrics.
When a wealthy venture-capitalist is found dead in his home, Fontana and Green zero in on the victim's young wife (Andrea Roth) and her contractor boyfriend (Daniel Sunjata).
Fontana and Green reluctantly investigate after a motorist strikes a child-murderer and leaves him for dead, and the evidence they uncover leads McCoy to a startling discovery.
After a bloody massacre of heroin dealers, Fontana and Green pinpoint a drug-dealing Afghan warlord as their primary suspect, and McCoy and Southerlyn prosecute despite pressure from the State Department.
A philandering jeweler with ties to the Russian mob is one of four people shot to death on a sidewalk, and Fontana and Green learn the victim was cooperating with federal authorities until his murder.
The detectives proceed with skeptical caution when a radio personality, known to stage fake muggings for publicity, claims to have been shot and almost killed.
McCoy takes the issue of gay marriage before the state's Supreme Court when he is unable to compel a man to testify against a crooked developer because the two say they are married.
Detectives suspect a former sexual predator of killing young boys.
McCoy must determine whether charges should be filed in civil court or in criminal court when a novelist's death seems to have been caused by careless liposuction, but Branch finds a recurring pattern of negligence by the doctor.
An illegal firearms sting backfires when two officers are slain, and Green poses as a gun buyer to try to capture the killers, who were able to identify the officers via a Web site identifying undercover cops.
Detectives investigate the deaths of two college students and find both were participating in a pharmaceutical company's secret testing program for an antidepressant that has resulted in many suicides.
The death of a prison gang member leads Fontana and Green to suspect the victim's former associates until they learn the deceased also had a running battle with a hard-nosed corrections officer.
Terms of the Geneva Convention come into play when the sister of a former inmate at Abu Ghraib prison is suspected of murdering a female Guardsman in the second Gulf War.
The ex-wife of a firefighter who married a rich Sept. 11 widow is suspected of murder.
When a deliveryman is gunned down on his route, Briscoe and Green discover that he was active on a Web site for arranged liaisons and that his wife had just bought a gun.
The death of a Russian émigré (Michael Aronov) seems to be an act of terrorism until the medical examiner finds traces of a specific drug in the victim's body.
The detectives believe a bride, motivated by greed, killed her groom after the wedding, until they find the murder weapon in her daughter's room.
A female Japanese tourist is shot to death, prompting an investigation that leads the police to the victim's husband.
When New York's most infamous baseball fan is stabbed to death in a bar, detectives suspect the killer is probably a sports aficionado.
Detectives investigate a slain Hollywood producer's involvement with a mob movie to find a motive for his murder.
Jack McCoy learns that his old colleague, ADA Daniel Tenofsky, has been murdered, and detectives discover he was living and working under a false identity.
After an elderly woman is found beaten to death in her apartment, detectives discover she was the lead witness in the deportation prosecution of a reputed Nazi war criminal.
Briscoe and Green search for a killer and a motive when parts of an East Village resident's body are discovered in different trash piles.
A woman witnesses the shooting of a low-level drug dealer, then she is murdered before she can identify the killers.
Detectives investigate the strangling of a peace activist who had a very confrontational approach.
Detectives uncover an extensive list of suspects after a gunman storms City Hall, killing a councilman and a water inspector.
A motivational speaker is pushed off a hotel balcony, then her daughter is abducted.
Detectives investigate the murder of a mob informant who sent a kingpin to jail.
Prosecutors go after a driver who struck a homeless man, went home with the victim trapped in her windshield and let him die in her garage.
When the owner of a clothing company is beaten to death in his office, Briscoe and Green believe the prime suspect entered the factory just before the murder.
Detectives investigate the poisoning death of a grief counselor who claimed to communicate with the dead in order to comfort clients.
A war correspondent who reputedly endangered U.S. troops in Iraq gets shot in the back with a military-issue handgun.
The detectives attempt to identify a body that was found floating in the Hudson River; after the victim is identified, her husband becomes the prime suspect.
An unemployed executive deposits $400,000 in his savings account before being gunned down in his upscale brownstone.
Detectives investigate a fire that ripped through a 300-plus audience at a rock concert, killing 23 fans.
Detectives link the murder of an actress to a member of her therapy group, then focus their attention on a Tony-winning songwriter.
A carjacking involving SARS forces detectives to search for the initial patient infected to prevent an outbreak.
A bounty hunter turns up dead while trailing a fugitive rapist and bookstore heir.
The detectives stumble upon a serial killer while investigating the rape and murder of a teenage girl.
The detectives follow a string of mysterious homicides; a woman runs over her unfaithful husband; a murdered woman has an uncertain relationship to her brothers.
A comic's infant son dies after being dropped from a high-rise window, leading detectives to a dark secret.
A sniper shoots four people at random in Manhattan and causes a citywide panic; Jack and Serena uncover a shocking truth behind the shootings.
The corpse of a Russian model shows many old injuries, convincing the detectives that she had been the victim of abuse.
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Investigators identify multiple suspects in the murder of the admissions director at an ultra-elite private school, including its headmaster (guest star Roger Rees).
The lead suspect in the murder of a Manhattan executive claims his knowledge of the crime came from a psychic vision.
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After a woman's body turns up in the East River, the detectives discover she recently had attended a professional football player's birthday party.
Detectives investigating a cabdriver's death discover his last fare was a gifted writer with a violent streak.
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A media-savvy attorney (Gregory Hines) defends a black teenager accused of shooting an off-duty police officer.
A media-savvy attorney (Gregory Hines) defends a black teenager accused of shooting an off-duty police officer.
A cosmetics tycoon (Lucie Arnaz) is involved in controversial stock transactions, scandalous affairs and hormone-replacement therapy.
A cosmetics tycoon (Lucie Arnaz) is involved in controversial stock transactions, scandalous affairs and hormone-replacement therapy.
When a car salesman is found bludgeoned to death, Detectives Briscoe and Green search for his last customer.
When a car salesman is found bludgeoned to death, Detectives Briscoe and Green search for his last customer.
Two seemingly unrelated murders, stolen jewels and a case of mistaken identity lead to a defendant being tried for a crime without being present at the trial. Mandy Patinkin and Andrew McCarthy guest star.
Two seemingly unrelated murders, stolen jewels and a case of mistaken identity lead to a defendant being tried for a crime without being present at the trial. Mandy Patinkin and Andrew McCarthy guest star.
A vigilante priest kills a notorious drug dealer in the name of God; Briscoe is reminded of his daughter's death at the hands of a trafficker.
A vigilante priest kills a notorious drug dealer in the name of God; Briscoe is reminded of his daughter's death at the hands of a trafficker.
When half of a two-man gambling operation is found murdered, the detectives finger his partner as the prime suspect.
When half of a two-man gambling operation is found murdered, the detectives finger his partner as the prime suspect.
Detectives suspect foul play when a teenager dies after being struck by a vehicle in front of a coffee shop.
Detectives suspect foul play when a teenager dies after being struck by a vehicle in front of a coffee shop.
The smoldering corpse of an Asian girl is found outside the Chinese consul general's apartment, and detectives suspect she immolated herself as a political statement.
The smoldering corpse of an Asian girl is found outside the Chinese consul general's apartment, and detectives suspect she immolated herself as a political statement.
Detectives accuse a professional ballplayer of killing the limousine driver who supplied him with steroids.
Detectives accuse a professional ballplayer of killing the limousine driver who supplied him with steroids.
The acquittal of an alleged cop-killer leads to the murder of a defense attorney and a suspect who may belong to a white supremacy group.
The acquittal of an alleged cop-killer leads to the murder of a defense attorney and a suspect who may belong to a white supremacy group.
Detectives suspect a young bride and her reputed lover (guest stars Gretchen Egolf and Bobby Cannavale) hired a hit on her husband.
A diamond ring identifies the skeletal remains of a murder victim who was believed killed in the World Trade Center collapse.
Detectives hope vacation video shot by a couple will help lead them to the murderer of an actress found shot to death in her apartment, but matters get complicated when the tourists decide to make a quick buck by selling the tape to a TV station.
A rock singer's body is found in a garbage can with large amounts of heroin and cocaine in her system.
The murder of a high-school English teacher reveals a love triangle involving a 16-year-old and her faculty lover.
A troubled young man (guest star Wil Horneff) motivated by his religious beliefs becomes the prime suspect in a double homicide.
When a man suspects a neighbor is a terrorist waiting to strike, he resorts to vigilantism, then says he acted in self-defense.
Deals complicate a murder investigation when a mob boss' son offers to incriminate his father, while the father counters with information.
When murder strikes the family of a defense attorney, the detectives compile a list of suspects that includes a disgruntled client (Lord Jamar) and a former lover (Annie Parisse) with a dangerous ex-boyfriend.
A coach, a youth-baseball player and a desperate father are the prime suspects in the murder of a private investigator.
When the young wife of an investment banker plunges to her death, the discovery of a controlled substance in her system leads the murder investigation to several people displeased with the marriage.
Briscoe and Green probe the stabbing death of a young activist who was investigating a beef supplier known for operating in unsanitary conditions.
The detectives investigate the murder of an investment analyst who was recommending stock in a company now in high-profile bankruptcy.
When a teenager is murdered, the detectives suspect two male classmates who resented her exposing their pornographic Web site.
A troubled girl suffocates when her adoptive mother and an unlicensed counselor resort to an extreme therapy simulating birth.
The Internet and computer files are linked to the vicious stabbing death of a female psychologist during a probe by Detectives Briscoe and Green.
Frantic parents urge detectives to find their missing 24-year-old daughter, who worked as an aide to a state senator.
Southerlyn risks her life and career to negotiate the release of a murder suspect's hostage.
The detectives uncover new evidence implicating a wealthy scion in the murder of a teenage girl 20 years earlier.
A former Black Panther accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer questions Detective Green's integrity while a politically charged trial ensues.
A murder suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.
The stabbing death of a gang leader in a prison scuffle has Briscoe and Green looking at both inmates and corrections officers as possible suspects.
Briscoe and Green investigate the murder of a young violinist whose fellow musicians resented her rapid rise to fame.
A woman is found dead of a head wound with no clues to her identity other than her mass-transit pass.
A boy with severe disabilities dies from smoke inhalation in a suspicious fire in an apartment building.
The detectives suspect a comatose woman's husband tried either to commit a mercy killing or to kill her for her money.
McCoy seeks to prosecute a high-level foreign dignitary for the torture and murder of a New York student 27 years earlier.
The detectives struggle to determine the motive of a club owner who hired two men to kill a stripper.
The detectives' investigation into the strangulation of an Asian-American stripper leads them to corrupt officers.
Briscoe and Green learn that a murdered woman was not only a patron of the arts, but that an artist she supported created a painting similar to the crime scene.
Briscoe and Green first suspect gang members when a woman is found stuffed inside a car trunk, until they find out that she was married and having an affair.
When a bomb kills six on a helicopter flight, evidence points to a victim's wife who is influenced by two financial advisers (Annette O'Toole, Michael McKean).
McCoy and Carmichael find two patrolmen partially responsible for the killing of a white teenager in Harlem.
The murder of a stockbroker points to organized crime when the prime suspect is killed by a hired hit man.
McCoy has trouble holding a case against a teenager's boyfriend suspected of killing two girls when she refuses to talk about his abuse.
The detectives continue searching for a shooter who may be responsible for several unsolved murders years earlier.
Briscoe and Green believe a possible love triangle was the motive behind the attempted assassination of a best-selling author.
The parents of a missing child accuse each other of having the baby until a gruesome discovery is made.
A mentally disturbed suspect refuses to take his antidepressant medicine, rendering him incapable of standing trial for murder.
When a teenager is found murdered, Detectives Briscoe and Green suspect a school bully who displays an avid interest in martial-arts weapons.
Briscoe and Green track a gigolo and con artist who is suspected of murder, but they run into problems when McCoy and Carmichael interview a victim's family.
Briscoe and Green think a life insurance salesman's valuable information about his policies was a motive for his murder.
Even with key DNA evidence, a new witness jeopardizes the conviction of a man suspected of bludgeoning a woman into a coma.
Briscoe, resentful at being second-guessed by fellow officers, feuds with Green over an exasperating murder case.
McCoy opposes his former colleague, Jamie Ross, in the murder of another attorney for which a man may be wrongly convicted.
A scandal involving two wealthy families threatens McCoy and Carmichael's chances of a conviction in the murder of a drug-addicted girl of 15.
A judge maintains her husband's innocence after a botched murder attempt leaves her mortally wounded.
The detectives suspect a 10-year-old girl is responsible for the death of a boy at a construction site.
McCoy aims to prosecute both the suspect and the gun manufacturer after a shooting spree in Central Park kills 15 people.
Briscoe and Curtis become entangled in the Russian mafia while investigating two murders with a speechless child as the only witness.
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the death of a promising mathematician who was involved in a turbulent relationship with a college professor.
When the murder of an audio-system installer links to the mob, McCoy's office must ensure witnesses' safety.
Briscoe and Curtis investigate a corporate mogul's death, caused by an overdose of a drug that enhances sexual performance.
Family secrets unravel when detectives look for motives for a college professor being thrown into the path of a subway train.
Detectives link the shooting of an investigative reporter to a sensationalized murder case, closed 20 years earlier.
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a police officer who was shot while on an undercover stakeout.
Briscoe and Curtis investigate a possible homicide while probing the assault of a retired divorce attorney.
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the death of a girl who managed to die, unnoticed, amid the hustle and bustle of an ER's waiting room.
Discovery of a corpse in Battery Park reunites squads when the victim turns out to be a Baltimore official. (Concluding on ``Homicide: Life on the Street.``)
Briscoe and Curtis probe the murder of a popular Harlem community leader; McCoy and Carmichael struggle to prevent a chaotic situation.
Discovery of a parolee's corpse in a car trunk sends detectives after a suspect that bounty hunters also want, dead or alive.
A shooting sends police divers into the Hudson River where they find a VW bus linked to a murder case closed in the 1960s during student uprisings.
Evidence points Detectives Briscoe and Curtis in the direction of a fascist youth gathering after the brutal beating and murder of a high-school girl.
Detectives feel a woman is withholding information when they probe the murder of her wealthy husband and very young daughter.
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.
The shooting death of a young escort prompts an investigation into high society in New York, while McCoy and Carmichael track down career criminals.
The death of a female embryologist at a fertility clinic leads Briscoe and Curtis on a search for a desperate killer.
A serial killer confesses to new crimes, and McCoy and Carmichael face a moral dilemma when they learn they have the wrong man.
The death of a boy from an injection of a lethal flu sends detectives Briscoe and Curtis and prosecutors McCoy and Carmichael after the murderer.
A robbery/assault victim feeds the police half-truths leading to the discovery of the cold-blooded murder of a young girl.
Detectives discover a shocking twist involving unlikely suspects when they investigate the brutal beating of a black man dumped near the highway.
The investigation into a girl's death reveals secrets the adoptive family was desperately trying to hide.
Opponents of Adam Schiff question the handling of a sexual-assault case by the police and the D.A.'s office.
When a well-known law professor is killed while being chased by a tabloid journalist, the victim's husband tries to keep family secrets out of the press.
Detectives Briscoe and Curtis take on a double shooting case; McCoy and Ross prosecute the alleged gang rape of a girl with disabilities.
Schiff's re-election may hinge on the stabbing death of a police officer; Briscoe's daughter is arrested for dealing drugs.
The death of a disabled teenage boy raises questions about whether a suspected killer was motivated by mercy or something more sinister.
McCoy and Ross must negotiate with an informant to get information about a missing couple and the main suspect in the disappearance.
Detectives try to find out what happened to a woman who was found unconscious at the bottom of her apartment stairs.
A girl's death at a party provides a puzzle for Briscoe and Curtis; McCoy and Ross work around the margins of law.
The stabbing death of a psychologist draws Detectives Briscoe and Curtis into a heated divorce case and pits McCoy and Ross against a manipulative attorney.
The detectives link a dead FBI witness to an overeager hit man and a gangster; Schiff pushes to prosecute the mob for the murder.
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Detectives seek a motive for a man's brutal beating; Ross uncovers an unlikely accomplice in the assault case.
A forensic specialist is targeted by killers, challenging Briscoe and Curtis to find a suspect; McCoy and Ross turn up evidence on the victim.
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An accident that kills three people hits close to home for Curtis and brings back painful memories for McCoy.
A killer's confession prompts detectives to reopen a deadly arson case involving a family with ties to Schiff.
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A bail bondsman's death leads detectives to a corrupt lawyer with a connection to the district attorney's office.
Briscoe and Curtis investigate a new mother's death and the disappearance of her baby, leading prosecutors to probe the husband's role in the affair.
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A deadly robbery leads to a suburban militia; McCoy questions his safety when he faces the group leader in court.
Prosecutors question a gunman's culpability when a medical report on the victim of a drive-by shooting raises suspicions about a doctor.
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Briscoe and Curtis crack a killing ring during the investigation of a Navy officer's murder; McCoy and Ross fight for prosecution authority.
The detectives follow the trail of a stolen credit card to locate two teens they suspect may have killed their newborn baby.
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A delivery man's route leads detectives to his killers; prosecutors try to strike a deal when a confession is protected in the name of religion.
Probing an anti-Semitic shooting spree at a posh fund-raiser, Briscoe and Curtis unearth more-personal motives.
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The death of a former cover girl leads detectives to unearth secrets the woman was desperately trying to hide.
The death of a former cover girl leads detectives to unearth secrets the woman was desperately trying to hide.
McCoy and Ross must sort it out when the death of an editor points to a scorned girlfriend but might be a cover-up.
McCoy and Ross must sort it out when the death of an editor points to a scorned girlfriend but might be a cover-up.
After being a suspect himself, a key witness becomes uncooperative with prosecutors when his wedding is ruined by his arrest.
After being a suspect himself, a key witness becomes uncooperative with prosecutors when his wedding is ruined by his arrest.
McCoy tries to sidestep a plea bargain he made with a dangerous suspect in order to see justice done.
McCoy tries to sidestep a plea bargain he made with a dangerous suspect in order to see justice done.
McCoy tries to return a parolee to prison when he believes the serial rapist committed a murder after his early release.
Law clerks discover a tape that incriminates a new suspect; Ross tricks her ex-husband into discussing a plea.
The murder victim's ex-husband enters rehab just as police are about to arrest him; McCoy butts heads with a judge in Los Angeles.
The detectives' murder case involving a high-powered studio executive leads them to Hollywood; back East, Ross learns the suspect has hired her ex-husband.
Evidence in a former police officer's murder leads to a suburban housewife represented by women's rights attorney Lanie Stieglitz.
Several suspects stand to gain from the untimely death of a very young woman's wealthy elderly husband.
A case of mistaken identity results in the murders of two women; tensions arise between McCoy and Ross when a hunch helps McCoy nab a loan shark.
The detectives seek evidence to prove an apparent suicide is really a murder linked to an insurance scam.
The assassination attempt on a family man forces detectives to reopen a 5-year-old case once ruled accidental.
The FBI intervenes in the detectives' investigation of the attempted murder of an African-American Congress leader.
Briscoe and Curtis become embroiled in a bitter case of family rivalry when they investigate the murder of a wealthy department store owner's son-in-law.
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of an underhanded used-car salesman who was wanted for unpaid child support.
A mentally ill college student participating in experimental drug research becomes a suspect in a janitor's murder.
A crooked cop testifies against Briscoe after the detectives are involved in a botched drug-bust leading to a drug-dealer's death.
In a twisting, turning whodunit, Briscoe and Curtis (Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt) investigate the murder of a rare-coin dealer. With Sam Waterston, Carey Lowell, S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill.
A young woman of Italian descent changes her story when her fingerprints turn up at the apartment of a murdered black college student.
The detectives investigate a case involving a woman who was killed for her identity by her own sister.
McCoy and his new partner, D.A. Jamie Ross, handle a difficult case involving a carjacking and murder.
Briscoe, Curtis, McCoy and Kincaid witness an execution and try to come to terms with their roles in the killing of another human being.
Briscoe and Curtis (Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt) investigate the poisoning of an infant in a wealthy neighborhood.
Multiple murders lead detectives to a homeless schizophrenic who has been off medication for some time.
A father and daughter running a prostitution ring become prime suspects when Briscoe and Curtis investigate the death of a college student.
A shooting incident leads Briscoe and Curtis to a teen who had been given to a drug dealer to settle his mother's drug debts.
A model's death seems to be an open-and-shut case until the prime suspect claims he suffered an extreme emotional disturbance and that he loved the victim.
The investigation of a gay man's murder leads the detectives to his former employer who sexually harassed him.
Briscoe and Curtis' investigation of the murders of a mother and son leads to the father, but Kincaid uncovers the real killer.
Paul Robinette returns as a defense attorney representing a crack-addicted black woman accused of kidnapping her son from his adoptive parents.
Michael Dobson, a sleazy nightclub owner, crosses the detectives' path again when his second wife is killed.
A subway-station bombing prompts the squad to seek help from detectives in Baltimore where their prime suspect is wanted.
Detectives link the murders of two male teens to a case that occurred five years earlier; McCoy fears he convicted the wrong man for the earlier murders.
Curtis and Briscoe's investigation into the death of a horse leads to a killer who may target more than animals.
An arson suspect, hoping to make a deal, feeds detectives false information that may lead to the release of a convicted rapist.
An art teacher's murder leads the detectives to an anti-Semitic student and exposure of a pay-for-grades scandal.
The detectives investigate a kidnapping case involving a woman's claim that her infant vanished from a church while she was in the confessional.
Kincaid prosecutes a case alone when she is certain that a prominent plastic surgeon who is accused of murdering a prostitute is guilty.
Briscoe and his new partner investigate murder at a college; McCoy risks a lawyer's disbarment to win a case.
When Briscoe and Curtis capture a couple after a violent crime spree, the woman claims she was forced to commit the crimes against her will.
When a triple murder case ends with the suspect's acquittal, McCoy and Kincaid investigate the judge assigned to the trial.
When McCoy and Kincaid disagree, Schiff must decide whether or not to ask for the death penalty in the murder of an undercover drug agent.
Curtis seeks someone on the Internet with information about a wealthy collegian's murder in a biker bar.
A murder victim's mother fatally wounds the prime suspect in the case; then evidence suggests the woman hired her daughter's assailant.
A newly elected, gay councilman's companion and his ousted opponent are suspects in the politician's murder.
The detectives arrest the father of a woman with multiple personalities for the murder of a psychiatrist.
The investigations of seemingly unrelated murders of a cab driver and a hit man lead Briscoe and Logan to the cabbie's wife.
When a high-school girl is found dead, information leads detectives to a drug-addicted prostitute with an affluent past; when the case goes to trial, Connie Rubirosa seems to have an unrelenting admirer in the jury pool.
The death of a fellow detective and childhood friend forces Logan to deal with repressed memories about the school he attended.
After learning controversial therapy may have caused an autistic's death, McCoy must discredit the main witness.
When a doctor is found murdered in his hotel room, a surveillance tape reveals that a different doctor might have been the intended target.
The stabbing murder of a husband and wife prompts Briscoe and Logan to investigate Steven Bartlett, an alcoholic who was abused as a child.
When an explosion at a construction site kills a boy, McCoy and Kincaid try to exonerate a demolitions expert wrongly convicted of the crime.
Expelled from an exclusive boys school, an underprivileged youth, a gifted student, is suspected of a trustee's murder.
A former senator becomes a suspect when his ex-wife is found dead at her home the night after attending a fundraiser with the family.
The probe of a woman's attempt on her husband's life leads to a fertility doctor with a high rate of success.
Detectives investigate a possible connection between the deaths of two homeless men, who died within a day of each other.
The investigation of a pornographer leads to a gang of teens who videotape their sexual exploits with female classmates.
Detective Cyrus Lupo leaves terrorist regions to return to his own family terror at home.
The probe of a Wall Street executive's murder leads to a top broker who has a history of criminal behavior.
Kincaid and McCoy are determined to convict both the man who shot an abortion doctor and the activist whose rhetoric may have encouraged the incident.
When a wealthy socialite's estranged daughter is killed, the detectives are led to the accountant responsible for the young woman's trust fund.
A juror bribed to throw the trial of a crime boss is murdered; the mobster's attorney is arrested for the crime.
A juror bribed to throw the trial of a crime boss is murdered; the mobster's attorney is arrested for the crime.
A corporate raider is linked to the murder of a sleazy lawyer who planned a class action suit against him.
A corporate raider is linked to the murder of a sleazy lawyer who planned a class action suit against him.
McCoy and Kincaid find themselves in a unique situation when a high-powered city attorney accuses a city councilman of sexual harassment.
McCoy and Kincaid find themselves in a unique situation when a high-powered city attorney accuses a city councilman of sexual harassment.
A girl found dead in a cooler may have been the victim of parents suffering from an unusual psychological illness.
A girl found dead in a cooler may have been the victim of parents suffering from an unusual psychological illness.
Briscoe, Logan, McCoy and Kincaid try to clear Van Buren's name after she shoots a pair of young men who accost her at an automated teller machine.
Briscoe, Logan, McCoy and Kincaid try to clear Van Buren's name after she shoots a pair of young men who accost her at an automated teller machine.
A safe-deposit-box company eventually exposes a political activist who went underground 20 years earlier to avoid a murder charge.
A safe-deposit-box company eventually exposes a political activist who went underground 20 years earlier to avoid a murder charge.
After the body of a wealthy woman is found in the East River, her daughter and her husband become murder suspects.
After the body of a wealthy woman is found in the East River, her daughter and her husband become murder suspects.
A young actress claiming to have been the victim of a white slavery ring becomes the prime suspect when a wealthy Japanese businessman is murdered.
A young actress claiming to have been the victim of a white slavery ring becomes the prime suspect when a wealthy Japanese businessman is murdered.
Kincaid and McCoy have to decide whether to risk killing a comatose woman to recover the bullet they need as evidence.
Kincaid and McCoy have to decide whether to risk killing a comatose woman to recover the bullet they need as evidence.
A doctor is charged with murder for prescribing a treatment that caused toxic fumes to emit from a breast-cancer patient's body.
A doctor is charged with murder for prescribing a treatment that caused toxic fumes to emit from a breast-cancer patient's body.
Stone contemplates resigning when the mob retaliates against his prosecution of a member of a notorious crime family.
An investigation reveals a strange plot when a professional tennis player's wrist is broken after she finishes a practice session with a former rival.
A 10-year-old disappears after being taken from her alcoholic mother and placed with an abusive couple.
Racial tensions explode into violence after a middle-aged Jewish man leaves the scene of an accident involving a 12-year-old African-American boy.
The detectives investigate the death of a famous baseball player's father, who gambled his son's earnings on sporting events.
Briscoe and Logan (Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth) investigate five homicides in one chaotic day at the 27th Precinct. Guest stars: Alice Drummond, Victor Colicchio.
A physicist is linked to a package delivered through the mail that exploded and killed a rival's wife.
Briscoe finds it difficult to arrest the son of his former partner when the teen is charged with the murder of a boy in a drive-by shooting.
Stone faces a tough court battle when a judge is placed on trial and claims the case against him is the vendetta of a former lover.
Briscoe and Logan help a young mother who claims her newborn baby was stolen from her after she gave birth in a taxi on the way to the hospital.
Kidnappers abduct the son of Schiff's friend and entomb him in the basement of an abandoned building.
An emaciated elderly woman is found dead of an apparent heart attack; her granddaughter is charged with neglect and grave indifference to human life.
Briscoe and Logan's (Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth) investigation into a man's death leads them to a Russian mail-order bride (guest star Natalya Negoda). With Michael Moriarty.
Defense attorneys for a foster child who killed argue that he was genetically predisposed to violence.
Stone and Kincaid (Michael Moriarty, Jill Hennessy) investigate further when a businessman (guest star Zeljko Ivanek) is acquitted of murder.
Briscoe and Logan bring a religious cult's leader to court after a woman is killed while planting a car bomb.
Briscoe and Logan investigate when a man is killed after being emotionally and physically abused for years by his gifted son.
Logan and Briscoe investigate the children and widow of a tycoon after evidence is uncovered that he may have been murdered.
Briscoe and Logan search for a serial killer after an African-American woman's murder matches a pattern of recent racial attacks.
A heavy-metal rock star known for videos that are degrading to women is investigated for raping a college student.
Two tenants of an apartment building decide to cancel a homeless man's lease on life after his screaming frustrates the neighborhood.
After a child molester is killed by a victim's father on the set of a talk show, Stone investigates the host to prove he masterminded the meeting for ratings.
When a deaf woman is found strangled, all the clues lead Briscoe and Logan to the director of the deaf institute.
An entire precinct comes under fire when Briscoe and Logan investigate the death of a homosexual police officer in a drug bust.
A man killed in an apparent carjacking had recently uncovered a major credit-card scam masterminded by his brother.
Briscoe and Logan's investigation of insulin overdose deaths at a diabetes treatment center reveals a bizarre suspect: the hospital's computer system.
A radical animal-rights group is framed for a research scientist's murder, but evidence points to the victim's administrator.
Stone and Schiff fight with a vice admiral over jurisdiction in the death of a woman officer during a drunken party.
A Manhattan nursing student's murder is linked to an earlier one in Brooklyn; a Brooklyn prosecutor claims jurisdiction.
Stone is forced to bring a mother to court after she is charged with murdering her drug-addicted daughter.
Briscoe and Logan investigate the murder of a woman whose troubled fiance confesses to the crime, but insists his therapist forced him to do it.
Briscoe and Logan investigate the death of a Holocaust survivor who discovered the man she married was accused of war crimes against fellow Jews in Poland.
When a wealthy older woman is found dead in her apartment, Briscoe and Logan determine she was the victim of a lovers quarrel with her younger boyfriend.
When a Broadway director is accused of molesting his 5-year-old daughter, a social welfare activist abducts the child under the guise of protecting her.
A smuggler dies when a heroin packet bursts in her stomach; officials accuse her diplomat boss of murder.
Two police officers have different points of view after witnessing what appears to be a nonviolent discussion by a couple outside a bar.
Cerreta is shot when his cover is blown during his investigation of a South American gun-smuggling operation.
Stone insists a shopkeeper's claim that he shot and killed two would-be robbers in self-defense is unacceptable because it is his second incident.
An investigation begins when Dr. Olivet (Carolyn McCormick) says she was molested by her gynecologist.
The bodies of two teen immigrants and a garment inspector found in the harbor point to sweatshop conditions.
A pacemaker manufacturer stands trial for murder after a wearer has a heart attack at the wheel and plows into a crowded park.
A skillful defense attorney uses insanity as the defense for a college student who murdered his girlfriend.
Stone and Robinette investigate the assassination of the leader of an African-American separatist movement.
Cerreta and Logan probe the murder of a fashion photographer who formed a call-girl service for washed-up models.
While investigating the murder of a Wall Street mergers and acquisitions expert, Logan and Cerreta uncover a bank fraud scandal of international proportions.
Following the murder of a councilman, Cerreta and Logan investigate a blackmail ring; Stone prosecutes a fellow lawyer.
As the detectives search for a racial motive in the slaying of a Chinese honor student, they receive a tip leading them to the boy's scholastic rival.
The murder of a Jewish diamond merchant apparently because of bias turns out to be a cover-up of embezzlement.
Stone brings charges against an apartment building's landlord and superintendent after a baby freezes to death.
A rehabilitation center staffed by Catholic nuns faces closure after an investigation into allegations of sexual molestation leads to rape charges.
A murder suspect faces the death penalty if the victim's parents can get him extradited to Connecticut.
A teen who claimed his shooting of a friend was accidental was involved in a similar incident years earlier.
Stone may need an 11-year-old girl to testify against her father, who has been charged with murdering his wife.
Stone's fervor to defeat an old adversary (George Grizzard) jeopardizes his case against the murderer of an FBI witness.
A celebrity's obsessive fan claims insanity as a defense tactic, so Stone sets out to prove the stalker is mentally competent.
The corpse of a sleazy producer found in a meat locker leads to an investigation of his co-producer.
A catastrophic fire at a dance club leads to the prosecution of an immigrations officer who supplied bogus papers to aliens.
An ex-football star's murder over gambling debts is in doubt because of a double-indemnity policy on him.
While investigating a college student's rape accusation, Cerreta and Logan find evidence indicating she might be trying to hide her own sexual promiscuity.
A child's corpse reopens a 31-year-old missing-persons case and forces a woman to delve into painful memories.
An apparent attack on a pregnant woman who then miscarried is part of a blackmail scheme against her boss.
A couple who refused treatment on religious grounds for their gravely ill child are charged with murder later.
A convicted murderer argues to be set free because detectives unlawfully searched his home, a cardboard box.
Concluding that a young suicide was forced into pornography by her mother, Stone charges the woman with manslaughter.
Stone must combat the emotional testimony of an estranged wife on trial for the murder of her husband and his lover.
Detective Phil Cerreta transfers to the precinct and takes charge of the investigation into the murder of Detective Greevey.
Capt. Cragen is implicated in an internal police scandal, and Stone reluctantly prosecutes him on bribery and corruption charges.
Stone prosecutes a man who employed extreme methods to find a desperately needed kidney for his daughter's transplant.
The detectives investigate the murder of a Lebanese drug smuggler who was killed while being transported to a courthouse in federal custody.
While Stone and Robinette believe they have an airtight murder case, Greevey and Logan dig deeper and find the victim's partner involved in a frame-up.
A community rallies to protect a teen who shot a neighborhood drug dealer in front of a church gathering.
Greevey and Logan's investigation of the shooting of two innocent children leads to a 14-year-old gunman and the people who hired him.
When a bribery charge brings a member of an organized-crime family back to court, Stone plays his cards right to bring the head of the family to justice.
Stone prosecutes three men associated with an organized-crime family when they attack a Russian immigrant.
Greevey and Logan investigate the gang rape of a reporter, a case once dismissed for lack of evidence.
A cop's body is thrown out a window as Greevey and Logan enter a tenement to arrest an ex-convict for murder.
A two-faced anti-abortion advocate becomes a martyr when she is killed in the bombing of a clinic. Guest star: Caroline Kava. With Michael Moriarty and George Dzundza.
An opportunistic congressman makes a media circus out of an alleged rape of a black girl by white cops.
The commissioner of cultural affairs is arrested for the murder of a controversial artist, but Stone and Robinette suspect an art patron also is involved.
The investigation of a preschooler's death leads to the crack-addicted mother and her boyfriend, a disreputable attorney.
A respected policeman is arrested after shooting a black Ivy League student, but it is later disclosed that the collegian had a sordid history.
A body in Central Park is the improbable link to a prostitution ring catering to the rich and famous.
A mugging investigation leads to city corruption involving a councilman and the parking violations bureau.
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The investigation of a death yields a bizarre love conspiracy between the widow and the couple's business manager.
Stone and Robinette struggle to make a case against an Ivy Leaguer suspected of his girlfriend's murder.
A mercy killer is responsible for assisted suicides that were first thought to be routine robbery-homicides.
A ``self-defense`` subway shooting prompts legal chaos when questions arise about who the real victim is.
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The emergency-room death of a young woman may lead to a negligence charge for the hospital's chief of medicine.
A revered sheriff becomes a possible conspirator in a case involving a murdered tourist.
A crane collapse kills a man, and it may not have been an accident; a rift forms between Jack McCoy and Michael Cutter.
Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard have reason to believe a cult is involved when a novelist is found dead in her car; Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter has trouble prosecuting when several jury members fear for their own safety.
When a notorious hustler is found dead, Cyrus Lupo discovers that his partner, Ed Green, is the shooter; internal affairs takes over the case, forcing Green to reveal his troubled past.
When an art dealer is found stoned to death, detectives suspect that her killing may be linked to some of the art in her gallery, but a deeper look into her personal life reveals another motive.
When three roommates are found dead in their apartment, the initial investigation suggests a murder-suicide, but the relationship of one of the victims with a prominent figure shifts the focus to a political fundraiser.
When a teenage boy and a young girl are found dead near a neighborhood playground, Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Ed Green have trouble getting witnesses to talk after they realize the boy was targeted and the girl was killed accidentally.
A dry-cleaning mix-up leads to a murdered attorney and a trail of corporate corruption and greed.
Detectives link the owner of a trucking company to the smuggling of illegal aliens and suspect a citizen border-patrol member of his killing.
A single mother is killed, and her baby is stolen; police locate the child with a woman who took the infant while pretending to be pregnant.
A nurse practitioner with a social agenda faces charges when an abusive young mother accused of murder suddenly dies in her jail cell; detectives learn she may have been sterilized, without knowing it.
Detectives learn that a murdered prostitute was actually an undercover reporter trying to expose a brutal gang.
Detectives investigate when a man is killed by a car bomb before he can disconnect his incapacitated wife's feeding tube.
A criminal makes a startling deathbed confession; Detective Fontana reopens a 10-year-old case file concerning the murder of a 12-year-old girl.
When the son and housekeeper of a pair of prominent biologists are murdered, detectives suspect the couple's work on a controversial pharmaceutical study may have made them targets for the killer.
The murder of the plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit against a major airline leads detectives to a defense attorney (Dallas Roberts) who is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure his big payday.
While investigating the murder of two divorce lawyers, detectives Lupo and Bernard uncover a child slave-trade ring.
Cutter is determined to expose misconduct when he realizes an old friend working in the system is obstructing justice in the murder of an environmentalist.
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when the writer of a best-selling memoir is found dead in a community of male prostitutes.
A mentally challenged man is reunited with his mother, who gave him away after his brother was killed.
The beating death of a stockbroker causes a battle of epic proportions between the victim's family and the faction responsible for his death.
The murder of a jeweler leads detectives to an illegal prostitution ring; Jack McCoy's job is threatened.
The murder of an automobile mechanic leads detectives to uncover a fraudulent online relationship, a bizarre case of blackmail and money laundering.
When a legal aid striker is killed outside the courthouse, the sand in his wounds leads detectives to investigate a greensman; due to the strike and shortage of defense attorneys, Rubirosa and Cutter must face each other in court.
An auxiliary police officer makes an overzealous attempt to stop a riot at an immigration rally, but it causes a woman's death.
After a mother and daughter are killed in a hit-and-run accident, Detectives Green and Lupo go undercover to solve the case.
A young Middle Eastern man dies in an apparent hate-crime, but the suspect hires a high-powered lawyer who tries to have the case thrown out.
An 8-year-old girl dies in the explosion of an Upper East Side brownstone; detectives determine faulty wiring is to blame, but with little evidence it is difficult to prove the case.
An Internet photo of a murdered woman provokes a slew of 911 calls.
Tabloid photography may have played a role in a fatal burglary attempt; ADAs Jack McCoy and Consuela Rubirosa argue the use of shield laws to protect celebrity journalism.
McCoy risks his career when he uses a corrupt DEA agent (Ritchie Coster) to lure psychopathic killers out of hiding.
Detective Falco finds slashed to death in his bathroom the young woman he took home the night before.
A newspaper reveals the identity of an undercover police officer, resulting in her murder, so Detectives Green and Fontana search for the source of the leak.
Detectives determine to find out whether a rapper's murder was a random act or connected to her work.
Green and Cassady suspect arson in a string of church fires, but the discovery of a body in the ruins shifts the focus of the investigation to homicide.
A high-profile publisher is found dead after putting out a controversial book.
When an actress is found hanging in her office, detectives quickly discover that she suffered a blow to the head prior to the hanging.
When a gay actor is found dead, evidence points to a popular pastor (Anson Mount) known for speaking out against homosexuality.
Someone in a crowd fires a gun, killing a student, during a question-and-answer session of a controversial speaker (Charlotte Ross).
The adopted infant of a soap opera star and a relative of the baby's biological father are central to a murder investigation.
The son of a model and tabloid queen (Mariel Hemingway) dies of a brain tumor caused by bone replacement in his legs.
A diner shooting leads detectives Fontana and Green to a desperate gunman seeking revenge for the death of his baby sister of AIDS at a children's hospital.
The search for a writer's killer leads detectives to a closed espionage case.
As detectives investigate the death of a bank executive's mistress, they uncover a kidnapping and extortion plot.
Mysterious e-mails from a religious Web site lead detectives to the dead body of one of the page's creators; Jack McCoy's political opponent uses the media to attack his reputation.
An unconscious war widow and her lifeless infant are found in the rubble of a bombed Army recruitment center; DA Jack McCoy must make one of the most-unpopular decisions of his career.
An NYPD officer kills a troubled fellow officer who took hostages at gunpoint; detectives Lupo and Bernard find valuable stolen documents and a dead body at the man's apartment.
The owner of a trucking company, Vic Russell, is found dead after a business meeting; detectives uncover information that leads them to believe that Russell had ties to the Russian mob.
A young woman (guest star Jena Malone) escapes from a polygamous cult.
