
NYPD detectives of the Major Case Squad use unconventional methods to solve crimes. Like its predecessor, the original "Law & Order," its storylines are often based on real-life headlines, and it features a cadre of quirky cops whose mission it is to find the criminals and make them pay.
The detectives learn that a European con man who was murdered was also the victim of mistaken identity.
The detectives believe that someone is murdering hospital patients and find that tainted medication is leading to the deaths.
The detectives discover a link between the deaths of an investigative reporter and his fiancée, organized crime and the governor's office.
The philandering wife of an arrogant plastic surgeon disappears, and the detectives suspect his efforts to find her are insincere.