
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.

Detectives discover a slain social worker who attempted to protect a child prodigy from his ruthless father.

The detectives investigate a bludgeoning death on a college campus.

An assistant district attorney slays a hired killer in his home after receiving death threats.

Detectives suspect a Chinese immigrant was shot dead by someone she recognized from the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.