Season One
Season One
Prescription for Death
The chief resident of a hospital emergency room is brought to trial because his possible alcoholism may have led to the death of a patient.
REAL CASE:
Libby Zion
Subterranean Homeboy Blues
An apparent subway self-defense shooting by a former dancer taxes Stone and Robinette.
REAL CASE:
Bernie Goetz
The Reaper's Helper
Stone and Robinette are reluctant to prosecute a gay man for "assisting" the suicides of AIDS sufferers.
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
The detectives are frustrated when it looks like a privileged preppie might get away with killing his girlfriend, whose reputation becomes a center of concern.
REAL CASE:
Robert Chambers
Happily Ever After
A millionaire is robbed and murdered in a parking garage, but Greevey and Logan have a hunch that the robbery is a cover for the real motive.
Everybody's Favorite Bagman
The mugging of a councilman leads the detectives to arrest a mobster, who in turn leads Stone and Robinette to corrupt city officials.
REAL CASE:
Corruption scandal involving the New York Parking Violations Bureau
By Hooker, By Crook
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.
REAL CASE:
Mayflower Madam
Poison Ivy
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 shoot.
Indifference
Greevey and Logan investigate the death of a little girl in a respectable middle class family and uncover an unsuspected battered wife and evidence of long-time child abuse.
REAL CASE:
Lisa Steinberg
Prisoner of Love
An artist noted for his sadomasochism themes is found dead under suspicious circumstances, and an arts commissioner and a socialite come under investigation.
Out of the Half-Light
The detectives investigate the claims of a black teenager that she was raped by white policemen, which is grabbed by a publicity hungry black politician who harasses Stone and Robinette to prosecute.
REAL CASE:
Tawana Brawley
Life Choice
Stone faces pressure from the public and from Schiff as he prepares to prosecute the person accused of bombing an abortion clinic.
A Death in the Family
The detectives search for a man suspected of throwing a cop out of a tenement window even as his lawyer tries to arrange a deal for the man with Stone and Robinette.
The Violence of Summer
Greevey and Logan reopen an investigation to help Stone and Robinette build a stronger case against the person accused of assaulting a TV reporter.
The Torrents of Greed (1)
An assault on a candy storeowner leads Stone and Robinette to build a case against a powerful gangster.
REAL CASE:
John Gotti and the mob
The Torrents of Greed (2)
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.
REAL CASE:
John Gotti and the mob
Mushrooms
The accidental shooting of two children by a 14-year-old hired killer leads to a drug dealer and a real estate agent.
REAL CASE:
Children hit by stray bullets
The Secret Sharers
Stone faces a flashy Texas lawyer and a hostile community as he tries to prosecute a young man accused of killing a drug dealer.
The Serpent's Tooth
Two brothers appear to be the logical suspects in the murder of their wealthy parents.
REAL CASE:
The Menendez brothers; the Russian mob
The Troubles
Logan is forced to face his cultural biases when both a Lebanese gunrunner and an Irish terrorist are suspected of killing a drug dealer.
REAL CASE:
Joe Doherty
Sonata for a Solo Organ
Stone and Robinette prosecute a surgeon and the wealthy father of a transplant patient for illegally obtaining a kidney.
REAL CASE:
an urban legend
The Blue Wall
Cragen comes under suspicion during the investigation of Chief of Operations Farrell, who may have laundered drug money.
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