
Lives hang in the balance as detectives and prosecutors pursue justice in New York City. In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place -- and keep the worst offenders off the streets.

When a doctor is murdered, the detectives investigate an abortion protester; Van Buren receives more bad news; Connie faces a moral dilemma.

Detectives accuse a professional ballplayer of killing the limousine driver who supplied him with steroids.

When a wealthy young woman is found dead in her apartment, a few signs lead detectives to believe the killer was not after her wealth; a security video exposes two potential suspects, leading the detectives to a drug cartel.

A suspicious nasal spray is found at the site of a deadly car crash; after the medical examiner realizes the spray could easily disorient its user, the detectives become suspicious of the victim's boss.