- Episode 1 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.
- Episode 2 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.
- Episode 3 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…
- Episode 4 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.
- Episode 5 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.
- Episode 6 Burn Baby Burn A former Black Panther, accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer, questions Green's integrity amidst a politically charged trial.
- Episode 7 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…
- Episode 8 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.""
- Episode 9 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…
- Episode 10 Whose Monkey is it Anyway? The death of a lab technician and the abduction of 17 infected monkeys lead to a trial involving the treatment of research animals.
- Episode 11 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.
- Episode 12 Teenage Wasteland The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teenagers; McCoy and Lewin are forced to decide how young is too young for the death penalty.
- Episode 13 Phobia 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 may…
- Episode 14 A Losing Season 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…
- Episode 15 Swept Away – A Very Special Episode When a participant in a TV reality show is murdered, McCoy goes after the producers and network executives for deliberately fomenting hostility among the participants to boost the ratings. All…
- Episode 16 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…
- Episode 17 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…
- Episode 18 White Lie 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, the wife of a U.S.…
- Episode 19 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…
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Episode 20
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.
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Episode 21
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.
- Episode 22 School Daze Jamie Ross returns to defend a student accused in a mass school slaying.
- Episode 23 Judge Dread An attempted murder of a tough Judge leads Briscoe and Green on a wild goose chase to track down the inimical criminal. When the perpetrator is found, Carmichael and McCoy…
- Episode 24 Deep Vote A woman's murder leads the police to discover the actual target was a reporter who did a story about improprieties in a recent senatorial election. Carmichael can't get the reporter…