Rafael Baez

Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) struggle to unravel a chain of half-truths given to them by a victim who was taken to the hospital after being robbed, shot and wounded in the East Village - far from his suburban Connecticut home. As they try to draw the truth from their victim, they stumble on the cold-blooded murder of a young girl. Will Briscoe take the stand to help Assistant District Attorney McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Assistant District Attorney Carmichael convict the murderer or will police legalities interfere with the case? S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

A dead jogger leads to a suspicious husband. The man, previously a prime suspect in his first wife's murder, is off the hook when a witness identifies someone else; however, McCoy and Kincaid soon prove that the killer was hired by the husband - who desperately needed the life insurance money. Larry Miller (The Nutty Professor) guest stars.

Mercy Hospital's new doctor reprimands Yokas, Bobby and Kim. Yokas acts like a vigilante to punish a gang leader. Jerry decides not to return to work.

A difficult situation arises when Eddie and J.C. discover the middleman for a drug operation is a friend of Eddie's father.