Law & Order True Crime

After Jose and Kitty Menendez (Carlos Gomez and Lolita Davidovich) are found murdered in their upscale Beverly Hills home, their eldest son, Lyle (Miles Gaston Villanueva), maintains a stoic appearance while his younger brother, Erik (Gus Helper), struggles to deal with overwhelming grief. As detectives Les Zoeller (Sam Jaeger) and Tom Linehan (Cliff Chamberlain) search for the killers, evidence begins to suggest that Lyle and Erik may be the prime suspects. Meanwhile, a tenacious and energetic defense attorney, Leslie Abramson (Edie Falco), takes an interest in the case.

Detectives Zoeller and Linehan begin interviewing the brothers' friends and acquaintances; Erik makes a shocking confession to his psychologist; Abramson learns more about the Menendez family dynamics and makes a move to represent the brothers.

With Lyle and Erik in custody for suspicion of murder, defense attorney Abramson works tirelessly to understand what could drive two young men to commit such a crime; the prosecution tries to get tapes from Lyle and Erik's psychology sessions.

Erik and Lyle begin to reveal details of the psychological and sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of their parents; Leslie makes a case for Dr. Oziel's tapes to be thrown out of court; Pam Ferrero faces increased pressure from the DA's office.

A heightened level of public scrutiny emerges when Judge Weisberg allows the proceedings to be broadcast on television; the questionable ethics and motives of a star witness threaten his credibility; Leslie struggles with personal demons.

The jury hears the brothers testify in court for the first time; Leslie makes a surprising move after Judge Weisberg approves the unsealing of the brothers' confession tapes; closing arguments are made, and the verdict is left for the jury.