
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.
Detectives investigate when a man is killed by a car bomb before he can disconnect his incapacitated wife's feeding tube.
The death of a Russian émigré (Michael Aronov) seems to be an act of terrorism until the medical examiner finds traces of a specific drug in the victim's body.
An 8-year-old girl dies in the explosion of an Upper East Side brownstone; detectives determine faulty wiring is to blame, but with little evidence it is difficult to prove the case.
A young Middle Eastern man dies in an apparent hate-crime, but the suspect hires a high-powered lawyer who tries to have the case thrown out.