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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
When a sleazy photographer is murdered, his models appear to be the most likely suspects.
Directed by Daniel SackheimWritten by Gordon Rayfield, Robert NathanGuest stars Paul Sorvino, Carolyn McCormick, Billy Van, Maeve McGuire, Lauren Ambrose, David Bailey, John Rothman, Alberta Watson
Episode 2
The assassination of an African-American leader leads to the arrest of a man whose ex-wife was suspected of having an affair with the victim.
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by René Balcer, Michael S. ChernuchinGuest stars Paul Sorvino, Carolyn McCormick, Michael Jace, Cynthia Martells, James DuMont, Gloria Foster, Ruth Vool, Hal Miller
Episode 3
A priest-turned-lawyer uses race and class as the basis for his defense of a young Mexican man who murdered his wealthy girlfriend after she broke up with him.
Directed by Bill D'EliaWritten by Ed Zuckerman, Ed Zuckerman, Robert NathanGuest stars Paul Sorvino, Carolyn McCormick, Laurence Luckinbill, Mara Hobel, Suzanne Cryer, Chris Bauer, David Leary, Luis Antonio Ramos
Episode 4
A teenager's fatal heart attack is traced to fraud and greed on the part of the manufacturer of his pacemaker and their supplier.
Directed by Don ScardinoWritten by Michael S. Chernuchin, Joe MorgensternGuest stars Paul Sorvino, Elizabeth Hubbard, George Murdock, Bruce Norris, Dennis Boutsikaris, Sully Boyar, Leslie Goldman, Robert Milli
Episode 5
The discovery of a young woman's body in the river leads to an investigation of illegal sweatshops and the enslavement of young immigrants.
Directed by Vern GillumWritten by Robert Nathan, Edward PomerantzGuest stars Paul Sorvino, Lisa Vidal, Patti D'Arbanville, Bill Fiore, Larry Keith, Lee Shepherd, John Pankow, Bill Raymond
Episode 6
Dr. Olivet accuses her gynecologist of rape, but Stone finds his case in trouble when he discovers that Olivet tape-recorded the crime.
Directed by James FrawleyWritten by Christine Roum, Michael S. ChernuchinGuest stars Paul Sorvino, Carolyn McCormick, Ethan Phillips, Tovah Feldshuh, Tracey Ellis, Paul Hecht, Felicity Huffman, Howard Witt
Episode 7
Cerreta and Stone find themselves on opposite sides of the fence when a storeowner kills two robbers and then claims self-defense as a justification.
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by Hall Powell, René BalcerGuest stars Paul Sorvino, Adam Arkin, Christine Farrell, Paul Schulze, Ron Rifkin, Jon Manfrellotti, Johnnie Mae, Mick O'Rourke
Episode 8
Cerreta poses as a weapons dealer to help Stone build a case against a Columbian hit man, but the deal takes an unexpected turn, resulting in bloodshed.
Directed by Gilbert M. ShiltonWritten by Robert Nathan, William N. FordesGuest stars Paul Sorvino, Rosanna DeSoto, Christine Farrell, Saundra Santiago, Mark Margolis, Shawn Elliott, Jaime Sánchez, Lonny Price
Episode 9
Logan gets a new partner and Stone faces an old friend from law school as they investigate a woman's claim of self-defense in the shooting death of a small time hood.
Directed by Gilbert MosesWritten by Walon Green, René BalcerGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Paul Sorvino, Carolyn McCormick, Elaine Stritch, Lisa Eichhorn, Gary Basaraba, Caroline Aaron, Alan North
Episode 10
An engineer and a tribal chief become the chief suspects in the death of a Nigerian woman who died while smuggling heroin internally.
Directed by James HaymanWritten by Matt Kiene, Joe ReinkemeyerGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Robert Katims, Roscoe Lee Browne, Andrew Robinson, Wendell Pierce, Keith Szarabajka, Talia Balsam, Seth Gilliam
Episode 11
The apparent abduction of a little girl by her natural mother becomes complicated by charges of sexual molestation.
Directed by Charles CorrellWritten by Robert Nathan, Wendell Rawls, Wendell RawlsGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Carolyn McCormick, Barry Primus, Michael McGuire, Brian Markinson, Anna Holbrook, James Murtaugh, Joyce Van Patten
Episode 12
After Stone accepts a plea bargain from the much younger and poorer lover of a wealthy older woman found murdered in her apartment, he begins to have doubts that he has sent the right man to prison, especially as he learns more about the attorney who handled the woman's estate.
Directed by James FrawleyWritten by Michael S. Chernuchin, Barry M. SchkolnickGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Mary Mara, Richard Cox, Darrell Larson, Mady Kaplan, Carol Eve Rossen, Alice Hirson, Bill Buell
Episode 13
The confession of an elderly man that he assisted his wife in committing suicide doesn't fully satisfy Stone when rumors surface that the man was once a Nazi collaborator.
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by René Balcer, Michael S. ChernuchinGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Nehemiah Persoff, Reizl Bozyk, Chip Zien, Eric Bogosian, Joan Copeland, Fred J. Scollay, Diane Venora
Episode 14
The investigation into the murder of a young physician leads to the discovery of an unorthodox and illegal relationship between her fiance and his psychiatrist.
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by Robert Nathan, William N. Fordes, Joshua Stern, Douglas StarkGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Carolyn McCormick, Lindsay Crouse, Fritz Weaver, Gail Strickland, Jenny O'Hara, Dennis Creaghan, Frederick Weller
Episode 15
The absence of a murder weapon complicates the investigation into the murder of a drug addict who stole from her family to support her habit.
Directed by Daniel SackheimWritten by Robert Nathan, Robert Nathan, Walon GreenGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Mary Alice, Frances Foster, Edie Falco, Fatima Faloye, Paul Schulze, Kelly Neal, Brenda Denmark
Episode 16
Stone battles the Brooklyn DA's office over prosecutorial jurisdiction in the case of a mentally handicapped man who confesses to the stabbing deaths of two women.
Directed by Bruce Seth GreenWritten by Walon Green, René BalcerGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Carolyn McCormick, Michael Badalucco, Dan Hedaya, Lorraine Toussaint, Mark Blum, Amy Ryan, Paul McCrane
Episode 17
Stone and the police battle the closed ranks of the Navy to investigate the death of a female Naval officer during a party in a Manhattan hotel.
Directed by Arthur W. ForneyWritten by Michael S. Chernuchin, René Balcer, Peter S. Greenberg, Walon GreenGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Len Cariou, Boyd Gaines, George Coe, Michael Dolan, Julianna Margulies, Dick Latessa, Richard Hamilton
Episode 18
The initial investigation into the death of a research scientist leads to an animal-rights group until evidence surfaces that her husband's affair with a coworker may point to a possible motive for the murder.
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by Sibyl Gardner, Michael S. ChernuchinGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Carolyn McCormick, Allan Arbus, George Murdock, Frances Fisher, Peter Maloney, John Cunningham, Lawrence Pressman
Episode 19
While investigating several deaths at a diabetes clinic, Briscoe and Logan discover that teenage computer hackers may have tampered with the clinic's medical database.
Directed by Steven RobmanWritten by René Balcer, Michael S. ChernuchinGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Steven Keats, Joanna Merlin, Stephen Elliott, Dana Elcar, Paul Calderon, Stivi Paskoski, Beth Fowler
Episode 20
When a Romanian immigrant kills, his lawyer announces he will plead his client "not guilty due to cultural insanity" claiming the man had been conditioned to violence in his homeland.
Directed by James HaymanWritten by Matt Kiene, Joe ReinkemeyerGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Carolyn McCormick, Morgan Weisser, Irén Bordán, David Margulies, Richard Council, Alan King, Richard Ziman
Episode 21
The statement of a drug dealer who survived a shoot-out that killed a cop leads Logan and Briscoe to suspect that the cop died because he was gay and his fellow officers were reluctant to back him up.
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by Robert Nathan, Robert Nathan, Walon GreenGuest stars Jerry Orbach, Charles Hallahan, Adam Trese, Philip Bosco, Sam Rockwell, Bobby Moresco, Ron Ryan, Lázaro Pérez
Episode 22
Logan and Briscoe begin their investigation into the death of a hearing-impaired young woman by questioning her two most recent boyfriends.
Directed by Edwin SherinWritten by René Balcer, Doug Palau, Doug PalauGuest stars Jerry Orbach, George Bamford, Isha Manna Beck, Helen Lloyd Breed, John F. Cleary, Gilbert Cruz, James Doerr, Sofia Landon Geier
Episode information updated Jul 24, 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
NBCUnited States
Wolf EntertainmentUnited States
Universal TelevisionUnited States
Universal Media StudiosUnited States
