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Reviews 83% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Lives hang in the balance as detectives and prosecutors pursue justice in New York City. 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 -- and keep the worst offenders off the streets. Read More Read Less

Cast & Crew

Jerry Orbach Det. Lennie Briscoe Benjamin Bratt Det. Reynaldo Curtis S. Epatha Merkerson Lt. Anita Van Buren Sam Waterston Exec. Asst. D.A. Jack McCoy Carey Lowell Jamie Ross Steven Hill District Attorney Adam Schiff
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 18, 1996 Causa Mortis McCoy and his new partner, D.A. Jamie Ross, handle a difficult case involving a carjacking and murder. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 25, 1996 I.D. The detectives investigate a case involving a woman who was killed for her identity by her own sister. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 2, 1996 Good Girl A young woman of Italian descent changes her story when her fingerprints turn up at the apartment of a murdered black college student. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 23, 1996 Survivor 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. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 30, 1996 Corruption A crooked cop testifies against Briscoe after the detectives are involved in a botched drug-bust leading to a drug-dealer's death. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 6, 1996 Double Blind A mentally ill college student participating in experimental drug research becomes a suspect in a janitor's murder. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 13, 1996 Deadbeat Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of an underhanded used-car salesman who was wanted for unpaid child support. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 20, 1996 Family Business 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. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 8, 1997 Entrapment The FBI intervenes in the detectives' investigation of the attempted murder of an African-American Congress leader. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 15, 1997 Legacy The assassination attempt on a family man forces detectives to reopen a 5-year-old case once ruled accidental. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 5, 1997 Menace The detectives seek evidence to prove an apparent suicide is really a murder linked to an insurance scam. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 12, 1997 Barter 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. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 19, 1997 Matrimony Several suspects stand to gain from the untimely death of a very young woman's wealthy elderly husband. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 26, 1997 Working Mom Evidence in a former police officer's murder leads to a suburban housewife represented by women's rights attorney Lanie Stieglitz. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 13, 1997 D-Girl 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. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 20, 1997 Turnaround 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. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 27, 1997 Showtime Law clerks discover a tape that incriminates a new suspect; Ross tricks her ex-husband into discussing a plea. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 2, 1997 Mad Dog McCoy tries to return a parolee to prison when he believes the serial rapist committed a murder after his early release. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 16, 1997 Double Down McCoy tries to sidestep a plea bargain he made with a dangerous suspect in order to see justice done. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 30, 1997 We Like Mike After being a suspect himself, a key witness becomes uncooperative with prosecutors when his wedding is ruined by his arrest. Details Episode 21 Aired May 7, 1997 Passion McCoy and Ross must sort it out when the death of an editor points to a scorned girlfriend but might be a cover-up. Details Episode 22 Aired May 14, 1997 Past Imperfect The death of a former cover girl leads detectives to unearth secrets the woman was desperately trying to hide. Details Episode 23 Aired May 21, 1997 Terminal Probing an anti-Semitic shooting spree at a posh fund-raiser, Briscoe and Curtis unearth more-personal motives. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Dick Wolf, Edwin Sherin

Network
NBC

Rating
TV-PG

Genre
Crime, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date
Sep 18, 1996
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