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Truth matters.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
An American Muslim becomes the prime suspect in a double murder after an academic challenges his religious beliefs.
Directed by Constantine MakrisWritten by Marc Guggenheim, Aaron ZelmanGuest stars Carolyn McCormick, Jason Butler Harner, Robin Mattson, Jason Kolotouros, Donna Hanover, Liz Larsen, Joe Gonzalez, Andrea Navedo
Episode 2
The murder of a female high school English teacher uncovers a love triangle that includes a female student and a male teacher, both of whom become suspects. The prosecutors have to deal with the student's multiple identities and refusal to live past adolescence.
Directed by Constantine MakrisWritten by Michael S. ChernuchinGuest stars J.K. Simmons, Leslie Hendrix, Connie Winston, Brian Hyman, Richard Hirschfeld, Susan Floyd, Rob Campbell, Hallie Foote
Episode 3
Investigating the death of a rock band singer who had large amounts of cocaine and heroin in her system, the detectives question a former boyfriend who was a disgruntled band mate of her late husband. The prosecuters are hampered by the actions of a retired detective, who worked a case with Briscoe several years back, turned writer whose unconventional research tactics makes him a suspect as well.
Directed by Martha MitchellWritten by Wendy Battles, Noah BaylinGuest stars Susan Blommaert, Josh Pais, Richard Bright, David W. Butler, Dyron Holmes, Tony Lo Bianco, Eron Otcasek, Kellie Overbey
Episode 4
A struggling actress is murdered in an apparent robbery-homicide where a video tape, made by a couple touring the city sold to a local news station, shows three suspects loading the stolen property into an SUV. They are charged with felony murder, a capital crime, and causes unrest with Southerlyn surrounding the death penalty.
Directed by David PlattWritten by William N. FordesGuest stars Tim Ransom, Brian Davies, David Lipman, Charlotte Colavin, John Cariani, Beth Dixon, Omar Scroggins, Jerry Grayson
Episode 5
The discovery of a body in Hells Kitchen who had been wearing a $40,000 diamond ring leads the detectives back to the World Trade Center attacks as the victim had been reported to have died when Tower One collapsed. The ensuing investigation leads to a fiancee and a lover and the determination that the events of 9/11 may have been good timing to hide the fact that she was murdered the night before.
Directed by Richard DobbsWritten by Michael S. ChernuchinGuest stars Megan Byrne, Fran Lebowitz, Patrick Breen, Vince Pacimeo, Bob Sorenson, Tom McCarthy, Stevie Ray Dallimore, Greer Goodman
Episode 6
The execution style shooting of a city contractor leads Detectives Briscoe and Green to suspect a professional hitman. They first focus upon possible enemies of the victim, but end up suspecting the victim's wife and her boyfried of hiring the killer. However later discovered evidence leads McCoy and Southerlyn to a conspirator that no one had suspected.
Directed by Richard DobbsWritten by Eric OvermyerGuest stars David Lipman, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Shari Albert, Lou Bonacki, Stuart Burney, Bobby Cannavale, Tony Darrow, Christofer de Oni
Episode 7
A defense attorney who had just acquitted a cop killer is gunned down outside a Manhattan restaurant. The detectives start with police officers in the precinct of the injured officer, then to his brother, before they are led to a white supremacist who is part of a national network. McCoy is faced with the unlikely prospect that the defendant's attorney, his friend of 20 years and a friend of the slain lawyer, played a part in the murder of a Florida district attorney following the defendant's arrest. McCoy is able to make a deal that perserves the integrity of his adversary, but not without a cost.
Directed by Matthew PennWritten by Richard SwerenGuest stars Tovah Feldshuh, David Rosenbaum, Michael Mulheren, Iris Little Thomas, John Cariani, Michael Louis Wells, Graham Winton, Garret Dillahunt
Episode 8
A star baseball player becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his limousine driver when it is discovered that the driver regularly supplied steroids to the sports icon. The subsequent investigation reveals blackmail as the underlying motive for the murder.
Directed by Steve ShillWritten by Terri KoppGuest stars Peter McRobbie, Karen Shallo, J.K. Simmons, Leslie Hendrix, Brian Cahill, Jay O. Sanders, Josh Stamberg, Bill Dawes
Episode 9
The smoldering corpse of an Asian girl found outside the Chinese consul general's apartment leads the detectives to believe she had made a political statement. When forensics shows that she had been murdered beforehand, they find themselves in the middle of a religious conflict with the consul general their prime suspect and his attorney an old friend of District Attorney Branch.
Directed by Richard DobbsWritten by Jill GoldsmithGuest stars Chris Sarandon, Kate Rigg, Judy Kaye, Bob Sorenson, Leon Adair Jr., Tzi Ma, Grant Chang, Ken Leung
Episode 10
The hit-and-run death of a popular high-school student leaves the detectives suspecting the girl's father was the real target. When evidence reveals that the death was possibly a random killing, they are able to track down their suspect to his apartment. However things get complicated when their killer is murdered, and the person who committed the crime happens to be the victim's mother.
Directed by Jace AlexanderWritten by Janis DiamondGuest stars Lynn Cohen, Leslie Hendrix, Helmar Augustus Cooper, Don Billett, Timothy Britten Parker, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Ellen McLaughlin, Janet Zarish
Episode 11
The murder of a bookie with a high-class clientelle leads the detectives to arrest his partner. Charged with first-degree murder, his attorney puts forth an unusual defense strategy that turns the trial into a political statement.
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by Michael S. ChernuchinGuest stars Barbara Spiegel, Andrea Navedo, John Cariani, Ross Bickell, Peter Jacobson, Michael Garfield, David Wilson Barnes, Larry Cahn
Episode 12
A dead teenager's father and a vigilante priest are suspects in the killing of a drug dealer.
Directed by Gloria MuzioWritten by Marc Guggenheim, Noah BaylinGuest stars Carolyn McCormick, Maggie Burke, Dick Latessa, Joe Gonzalez, Andrea Navedo, Denis O'Hare, Bruce MacVittie, Peter Frechette
Episode 13
When the witness in a jewelry store robbery-homicide fails to appear in court, McCoy suspects foul play until he discovers that the man is a fugitive in a 20-year-old murder case.
Directed by Darnell Martin, Martha MitchellWritten by Eric OvermyerGuest stars David Chandler, Cameron Monaghan, Jordan Charney, Norma Fire, William Charles Mitchell, Lauren Klein, Frank Bonsangue, Mandy Patinkin
Episode 14
The bludgeoning of a luxury sports car dealer leads the detectives to a mentally challenged man and his girlfriend who is extremely attractive and whose expensive tastes leads her to be equally manipulative.
Directed by David PlattWritten by Richard SwerenGuest stars Carolyn McCormick, Jason Kolotouros, Merwin Goldsmith, Leslie Hendrix, Marylou Mellace, Vanessa Ferlito, Chandler Parker, Peter Gerety
Episode 15
The death of a stockbroker leads the detectives to his girlfriend whose mother is a cosmetics mogul who has a long standing friendship with Branch, and will stop at nothing to protect her corporate image by using hormone replacement therapy withdrawal as the basis for her defense.
Directed by Constantine MakrisWritten by Michael S. Chernuchin, Roz WeinmanGuest stars Carolyn McCormick, Maria Tucci, J.K. Simmons, Shaun Powell, Andrea Navedo, Fran Lebowitz, Michael K. Weiss, Lucie Arnaz
Episode 16
A media-savvy attorney defends a black teenager accused of shooting an off-duty policy officer.
Directed by Matthew PennWritten by Aaron ZelmanGuest stars Pippa Pearthree, Doug Stender, Leslie Hendrix, Andrea Navedo, Gregory Hines, Oni Faida Lampley, Lisa Eichhorn, Ato Essandoh
Episode 17
Investigating the murder of a cab driver, the detectives come to suspect a famous author and his protege, a former child prodigy.
Directed by Jace AlexanderWritten by William N. FordesGuest stars J.K. Simmons, Bryan Hearne, David Rosenbaum, Lauren Klein, Joe Holt, John Cariani, Kerrianne Spellman Cort, Stanley Anderson
Episode 18
A missing football player becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a woman whose body is discovered floating in the East River.
Directed by Gloria MuzioWritten by Wendy BattlesGuest stars J.K. Simmons, Jerry D. O'Donnell, Leslie Hendrix, Megan Byrne, Mark Kenneth Smaltz, John Cariani, Tom Mason, Carmen Roman
Episode 19
The prime suspect in the murder of a woman outside a sex club claims to have merely witnessed the crime via a psychic vision.
Directed by James QuinnWritten by Jill GoldsmithGuest stars J.K. Simmons, Merwin Goldsmith, Leslie Hendrix, Richard Hirschfeld, John Cariani, Celia Austin, Blair Brown, Salvatore Cavaliere
Episode 20
The murder of an admissions director of a private school leads the detectives to investigate a pair of angry parents whose children were denied admission, but then set their sights on the headmaster when they discover that the victim was about to go public with the denied admissions.
Directed by David PlattWritten by Eric OvermyerGuest stars Jeffrey DeMunn, Leslie Hendrix, David Lipman, Megan Byrne, John Cariani, Rick Johnson, Thomas Ryan, Adam Stein
Episode 21
The suspicious death of a Russian model leads the detectives to suspect medical malpractice.
Directed by Jace AlexanderWritten by Janis DiamondGuest stars Michael Boatman, Leslie Hendrix, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Iris Little Thomas, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Alexis Dziena, Jonathan Hogan, Mike Benitez
Episode 22
It's a race against time as the detectives go on the hunt for a sniper whose victims are shot in broad daylight.
Directed by Richard DobbsWritten by Terri KoppGuest stars Carolyn McCormick, Tim Miller, Lynn Cohen, William H. Burns, Helmar Augustus Cooper, Joe Gonzalez, Andrea Navedo, John Cariani
Episode 23
Briscoe and Green catch four murders and a kidnapping on the same day, and get handed confessions in each case.
Directed by David PlattWritten by Lorenzo CarcaterraGuest stars Michael Mazzeo, Leslie Hendrix, Andrea Navedo, Fran Lebowitz, Michael Louis Wells, Carlos Leon, Judith Blazer, Otto Sanchez
Episode 24
Briscoe and Green are assigned to a case involving an eccentric comedian who may have killed his young son by dangling him off a ledge.
Directed by Constantine MakrisWritten by Michael S. Chernuchin, Dick WolfGuest stars Larry Miller, Ned Eisenberg, Leslie Hendrix, David Lipman, Janet Sarno, Adam Ferrara, Jon Budinoff, David Zayas
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Reid ScottVincent Riley
Anthony AndersonKevin Bernard
Tony GoldwynNicholas Baxter
Hugh DancyNolan Price
Odelya HaleviSamantha Maroun
Mehcad BrooksJalen Shaw
Benjamin BrattRey Curtis
Jesse L. MartinEd Green
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