
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 prominent newspaper editor is murdered, Shaw and Calvino uncover a web of newsroom secrets that obstructs their investigation; Price must weigh the public's right to know against a journalist's duty to protect a source.

Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard have reason to believe a cult is involved when a novelist is found dead in her car; Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter has trouble prosecuting when several jury members fear for their own safety.

Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead; a bag of cash leads to multiple suspects.

While searching for the murderer of the adoptive mother of 10 disabled children, detectives uncover a reality-show offer and an affair.