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.
Air date: 1990-09-13
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: When a young woman dies during a hectic emergency room night shift, her father claims the hospital was negligent, and an investigation leads the detectives to believe that the doctor treating her may have been drunk on duty.
Air date: 1990-09-20
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: The shooting of two black men by a white woman in a crowded subway initially appears to be a case of self-defense, but further investigation reveals revenge as a possible motive.
Air date: 1990-10-04
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: The death of a man with AIDS appears to be the work of a serial killer who may have been motivated by mercy.
Air date: 1990-10-11
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Stone has difficulty prosecuting a privileged preppie with a history of abusing his girlfriends after one of them dies at his hands.
Air date: 1990-10-23
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Greevey and Logan have a hunch that robbery is a cover for the real motive in the death of a millionaire in a parking garage.
Air date: 1990-10-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The mugging of a councilman leads the detectives to arrest a mobster, who in turn leads Stone and Robinette to corrupt city officials.
Air date: 1990-11-13
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: When Logan and Greevey investigate how a family man came to be found unconscious in Central Park, they uncover a very high-class call girl operation run by a well-educated socialite.
Air date: 1990-11-20
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible for the death may have planted a gun on the body to excuse the shooting.
Air date: 1990-11-27
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: During the investigation into the death of a little girl in a respectable, middle-class family, Greevey and Logan uncover a myriad of family secrets involving abuse, molestation, and murder.
Air date: 1990-12-04
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A city arts commissioner and a socialite come under investigation when an artist noted for his sadomasochistic themes is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
Air date: 1990-12-11
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Greevey and Logan's investigation into a black teenager's claim that she was raped by white policemen is hampered by a publicity hungry, black politician who will not grant the detectives access to the victim.
Air date: 1991-01-08
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Stone faces pressure from the public and from Schiff as he prepares to prosecute the person accused of bombing an abortion clinic.
Air date: 1991-01-15
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Police start a citywide manhunt for a man suspected of killing a cop during a rooftop pursuit.
Air date: 1991-02-05
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Greevey and Logan reopen an investigation to help Stone and Robinette build a stronger case against three boys accused of gang-raping a TV reporter.
Air date: 1991-02-12
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: An assault on a candy storeowner leads Stone and Robinette to build a case against a powerful mafia don.
Air date: 1991-02-19
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Stone tries to salvage his prosecution of the Masucci family when Beigel faces bribery charges and seems willing to turn against his brother-in-law.
Air date: 1991-02-26
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: The accidental shooting of two children by a 14-year-old hired killer leads to a drug dealer and a real estate agent.
Air date: 1991-03-12
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Stone faces a flashy Texas lawyer and a hostile community as he tries to prosecute a young man accused of killing a drug dealer.
Air date: 1991-03-19
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Two brothers appear to be the logical suspects in the murder of their wealthy parents.
Air date: 1991-03-26
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Logan is forced to face his cultural biases when both a Cuban drug dealer and an Irish terrorist are suspected of killing a Lebanese gunrunner.
Air date: 1991-04-02
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Stone and Robinette prosecute a surgeon and the wealthy father of a transplant patient for illegally obtaining a kidney.
Air date: 1991-06-09
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Cragen comes under suspicion when his mentor in the department is investigated for laundering drug money.
