Season Eleven
Season Eleven
Endurance
After a disabled boy dies of smoke inhalation during a fire, his parents and a building tenant with a history of "accidental" fires become suspects.
Turnstile Justice
After a woman's body is found in a subway station, a suspect is arrested, but the resulting case concerns the lack of medication supplied him while in prison.
Dissonance
The detectives investigate the murder of a young violinist whose fellow musicians resented her rapid rise to fame, in a trial that results in threats exchanged between Lewin and the presiding judge who has a history of bias against McCoy.
Standoff
After a prisoner's murder, an investigation leads to a suspect, but the question arises if he acted on his own or on orders from within the prison.
Return
The murder of a storeowner leads to a case where the suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.
REAL CASE:
Samuel Sheinbein
Burn, Baby, Burn
A former Black Panther, accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer, questions Green's integrity amidst a politically charged trial.
REAL CASE:
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Amends
Under pressure from the department's top brass, a 20-year-old murder case, initally investigated by Briscoe's now retired boss, is reopened involving the slaying of a teen-age girl with the spoiled son of a politically connected family as the prime suspect.
REAL CASE:
Michael Skakel/Martha Moxley
Thin Ice
The killing of a school-hockey coach leads to a case in which the defendant claims that he committed the crime while suffering from "sports rage."
Hubris
An assistant manager at a jewelers discovers four bodies at the store, leading to the prosecution of an amiable murder suspect who insists on representing himself, and winning the admiration of a female juror.
REAL LIFE CASE:
Gillian Guess
Whose Monkey is it Anyway? (a.k.a. Curious George)
The death of a lab technician and the abduction of 17 infected monkeys lead to a trial involving the treatment of research animals.
Sunday in the Park with Jorge
Following "wilding incidents" in Central Park, a woman's body is found in the lake and the suspects include the deceased's wealthy husband.
Teenage Wasteland
The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teen-agers. So McCoy is forced to decide how young is to young for the death penalty.
Phobia
HATE CRIME TEARS APART FAMILY - When a gay man is beaten to death during the abduction of his adopted infant son, Detectives Briscoe and Green suspect that
ransom from the murder victim's wealthy partner (guest star David Pittu) may have been the motive for the crime. But as more is learned about the child's
birth mother (guest star Catherine Kellner) and homophobic biological father (guest star David Vadim), Assistant D.A.'s McCoy and Carmichael find that
what appeared to be a botched kidnapping might be more accurately prosecuted as a hate crime.
A Losing Season
SPORTS STAR ACCUSED OF PLOTTING MURDER - When a pregnant loan officer is found in the trunk of her car with fatal gunshot wounds, Detectives Briscoe and
Green at first suspect a carjacking or the woman's fiance and co-worker (guest star Albert Jones). But as the woman's premature baby clings to life in
the hospital, the investigation turns to professional basketball player Cris Cody (guest star Kevin Daniels), whose ties to the dead woman may extend beyond
the loans she approved for him--and may include reason for him to want her and her unborn child dead.
REAL LIFE CASE:
Ray Carruth
Swept Away: A Very Special Episode
TV REALITY SERIES MURDER RESULTS IN REAL WORLD OF HURT -- Detectives Briscoe and Green sift through the evidence when a reality TV program centering on
a houseful of young people runs amok after one of the housemates murders another. However, the subsequent prosecution led by assistant D.A. McCoy suspects
that the real culprits are the producer and TV network executives who instigated the bad blood and encouraged hostility among the participants to ratchet
up the drama -- and ratings.
Bronx Cheer
When a woman is found strangled to death with a large quantity of the drug Ecstasy in her handbag, Detectives Briscoe and Green have difficulty gathering sufficient evidence for an indictment of their prime suspect, drug-dealer Francis 'Taz' Partell. But when they question one of his former associates, they discover new evidence indicating that Taz is responsible for the earlier murder of a bouncer in Bronx county.
Ego
When the dead body of Karen Hall, an investigator with the State Attorney General's Office Criminal Division, is found in a Manhattan river, Detectives Briscoe and Green find that her boss, Frank Conroy, had written off her disappearance as a random kidnapping from an Albany train station. But as more is learned about Conroy's controlling relationships -- with the dead woman, with his wife and with a long-term girlfriend -- he quickly becomes a suspect.
White Lie
An ARMY MAJOR FACES SURPRISING BATTLE IN WAR ON DRUGS- When a couple is found dead in their apartment, Detectives Briscoe and Green follow the trail of drugs and money, which leads to Caryn Wyman (guest star Charlotte D'Amboise), the wife of a U.S. Army Major (guest star Michael Gaston) responsible for the country's
anti-drug efforts in Colombia. Despite the evidence linking Caryn to the drugs, she is fearful of cooperating with the police--until A.D.A. McCoy convinces her and her husband that she has no choice but to risk her life to catch the killer.
Whiplash
When an Hispanic male is found dead from a severe chest trauma, Detectives Briscoe and Green discover that he and two other illegal immigrants had been in a staged automobile accident. As evidence mounts linking numerous similar car crashes with the same employer, chiropractor, insurance adjuster, and lawyers, A.D.A.s McCoy and Carmichael must determine who is ultimately responsible for the man's death, from which so many others profited.
All My Children
The murder of a prep school student points to a mystery woman who may have been extorting money from the victim's wealthy father.
Brother's Keeper
Briscoe and Green discover a murdered businessman may have been the target of a well-known criminal , but the investigation stumbles when the FBI acts as the suspect's alibi.
School Daze
REAL LIFE CASE:
Columbine
Judge Dread
Deep Vote
REAL LIFE CASE:
The 2000 Presidential election
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