1. Bitter Fruit
Air date: 1995-09-20 · 60 min
Briscoe and his new partner, Det. Reynaldo Curtis (Benjamin Bratt), investigate the murder of a young girl who disappeared between school and her music lesson, with a blurry film from an ATM as their clue.
Open episode 1 ↗2. Rebels
Air date: 1995-09-27 · 60 min
Briscoe and Curtis have a hard time finding cooperative witnesses when investigating the murder of a college student at a rough biker bar.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Savages
Air date: 1995-10-18 · 60 min
McCoy and Kincaid clash over the death penalty as McCoy prosecutes a man who murdered an undercover cop during a drug bust.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Jeopardy
Air date: 1995-11-01 · 60 min
A dead editor reveals a family dispute over the family business. Detectives find out that the victim's brother tried to sabotage the victim's reputation and business in order to gain new clients for his own, competing business -- but when forensics evidence is ruled inadmissable, McCoy and Kincaid must refocus their case , leads to a case of sibling rivalry, a protective matriarch and a corrupt judge.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Hot Pursuit
Air date: 1995-11-08 · 60 min
When the detectives solve a series of murders committed by a holdup team in ski masks, McCoy must determine whether a young woman found with them is an unwilling hostage, or an active participant in the crimes.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Paranoia
Air date: 1995-11-15 · 60 min
Briscoe and Curtis try to solve a co-ed's murder after a graphic description appears online, while McCoy finds himself up against a lawyer who is reluctant to reveal elements of her client's past.
Open episode 6 ↗7. Humiliation
Air date: 1995-11-22 · 60 min
The investigation into a prostitute's murder leads to a married plastic surgeon as the obvious suspect, but Kincaid has a hunch that an elaborate frame-up is in play.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Angel
Air date: 1995-11-29 · 60 min
A mother, claiming that her baby was kidnapped while she was at confession, retraces her steps and actions with Curtis, which raises legal questions later when her attorney introduces a unique defense.
Open episode 8 ↗9. Blood Libel
Air date: 1996-01-03 · 60 min
A hidden anti-Semitic message in a high school yearbook offers a clue to an art teacher's murder and leads to a case that matches McCoy against "Klan lawyer" Roy Payne.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Remand
Air date: 1996-01-10 · 60 min
The victim in a 30-year-old rape and stabbing case is fearful when information received by Briscoe and Curtis creates the possibility of a new trial for the perpetrator.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Corpus Delicti
Air date: 1996-01-17 · 60 min
The death of a show horse leads to a trial involving insurance fraud, a sting operation and a wealthy woman's disappearance.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Trophy
Air date: 1996-01-31 · 60 min
McCoy finds that his career is on the line when his former assistant and ex-lover accuses him of concealing evidence that helped put an innocent man in prison.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Charm City
Air date: 1996-02-07 · 60 min
Briscoe and Curtis clash with Pembleton and Bayliss, who have come to New York to investigate a subway explosion resembling an unsolved bombing in Baltimore from five years ago. The investigation soon leads to a larger conspiracy.
Open episode 13 ↗14. Custody
Air date: 1996-02-21 · 60 min
Paul Robinette places the system on trial when he defends a young black woman accused of kidnapping her biological baby from his white, adoptive parents.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Encore
Air date: 1996-02-28 · 60 min
A jogger killed in Central Park turns out to be the second wife of a former comedy club owner, who was acquitted of killing his first wife. And convicting him this time may hinge on tracing the path of a Colombian coin used as a subway token slug.
Open episode 15 ↗16. Savior
Air date: 1996-03-13 · 60 min
A down-on-his-luck ad executive becomes the prime suspect when his wife and son are killed, and his daughter wounded on a night that he claims was spent drinking.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Deceit
Air date: 1996-03-27 · 60 min
When a young attorney is murdered shortly after he decides to file a sexual harassment claim against his employer, Briscoe and Curtis quickly discover that the alleged harasser and his wife each have an excellent motive for murder.
Open episode 17 ↗18. Atonement
Air date: 1996-04-10 · 60 min
The investigation into the murder of a model with a passion for cocaine and partying focuses on the men in her life — a nightclub owner, a basketball player, a photographer and a limousine driver.
Open episode 18 ↗19. Slave
Air date: 1996-04-21 · 60 min
A woman is shot while sleeping and the investigation leads the police to a boy whose crack-addicted mother has entrusted him to a dealer's care.
Open episode 19 ↗20. Girlfriends
Air date: 1996-05-01 · 60 min
After a college co-ed's body is found, the detectives look for a campus rapist, but the medical examiner's report puts them on a different path, one involving prostitution.
Open episode 20 ↗21. Pro Se
Air date: 1996-05-08 · 60 min
The investigation into multiple homicides at a clothing store leads to the arrest of a schizophrenic (Denis O'Hare) who presents McCoy with a formidable opponent when he decides to represent himself.
Open episode 21 ↗22. Homesick
Air date: 1996-05-15 · 60 min
After an infant is found dead in his crib, it is determined he was poisoned, and all evidence points to the child's au pair.
Open episode 22 ↗23. Aftershock
Air date: 1996-05-22 · 60 min
After Briscoe, Curtis, McCoy, and Kincaid witness the execution of a criminal they brought to justice, their unique reactions to the event culminate in personal tragedies for each of them.
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