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.
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.
Detectives seek a motive for a man's brutal beating Ross uncovers an unlikely accomplice in the assault case.
Detectives search for the killer of a physician who had a dangerous sex life an attorney maintains murders are a result of too much television.
A forensic specialist is targeted by killers, challenging Briscoe and Curtis to find a suspect McCoy and Ross turn up evidence on the victim.
An accident that kills three people hits close to home for Curtis and brings back painful memories for McCoy.
A visiting doctor, thought to be a terrorist, becomes a suspect in the death of an Egyptian man Ross learns the doctor specializes in female circumcision.
A killer's confession prompts detectives to reopen a deadly arson case involving a family with ties to Schiff.
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.
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.