In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important, groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.
A woman's death exposes an unorthodox method of treating cancer that Executive Assistant DA McCoy intends to prove is negligent homicide.
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s05e02Coma1994-09-2816:00⌄
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Coma
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1994-09-28 ·
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A comedy-club owner comes under suspicion for having shot his wife, now comatose with a bullet in her head, after it's discovered he was abusive and she was about to divorce him.
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s05e03Blue Bamboo1994-10-0516:00⌄
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Blue Bamboo
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1994-10-05 ·
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The killing of a Japanese nightclub owner who was visiting New York leads to the arrest of a singer who once worked for the deceased, and whose lawyer uses the "battered-woman syndrome" as a defense. While assisting on the case, Olivet remembers her own prior sexual assault.
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s05e04Family Values1994-10-1216:00⌄
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Family Values
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1994-10-12 ·
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A missing victim, a suspicious ex-husband and a family hiding something all contribute to the ADAs' decision to risk their licenses on a hunch. After ruling out suicide, McCoy and Kincaid turn their focus on the missing woman's daughter – and take a giant leap to prove their far-fetched theory.
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s05e05White Rabbit1994-10-1916:00⌄
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White Rabbit
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1994-10-19 ·
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A burglary unlocks a decades-old case. A safety deposit box company unwittingly exposes a female political activist-fugitive who has been hiding for over 20 years. Detectives locate and arrest one of the four involved in the burglary, and ultimately catch the female fugitive who is accused of killing a policeman during a 1971 robbery.
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s05e06Competence1994-11-0217:00⌄
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Competence
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1994-11-02 ·
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When Lt. Van Buren is the victim of an attempted holdup by two teens, she fires her gun and kills one of them, and the detectives are faced with the fact that she shot an unarmed child in the back.
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s05e07Precious1994-11-0917:00⌄
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Precious
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1994-11-09 ·
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When Briscoe and Logan suspect that a missing infant may have been murdered rather than kidnapped, they uncover a terrible family secret.
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s05e08Virtue1994-11-2317:00⌄
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Virtue
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1994-11-23 ·
17:00
McCoy uses a charge of "larceny by extortion" against a councilman, whose former colleague claims he demanded sex in exchange for a law-firm partnership.
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s05e09Scoundrels1994-11-3017:00⌄
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Scoundrels
s05e09 ·
1994-11-30 ·
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Among the suspects in a lawyer's murder are a swindler, who conned a woman out of her family fortune, and the woman's once-wealthy son.
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s05e10House Counsel1995-01-0417:00⌄
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House Counsel
s05e10 ·
1995-01-04 ·
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The killing of a man who had served as a juror in a mob trial leads to a battle of wills between McCoy and his long-time friend, the suspect's attorney.
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s05e11Guardian1995-01-1117:00⌄
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Guardian
s05e11 ·
1995-01-11 ·
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After the body of a young female junkie is identified as the daughter of a wealthy family, Briscoe and Logan try to find out who left her to die in the yard of a day-care center.
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s05e12Progeny1995-01-2517:00⌄
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Progeny
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1995-01-25 ·
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After the murder of an abortion clinic doctor, Briscoe and Logan are led to a suspect who belongs to a radical pro-life movement and their suspicion soon turns to the group's leader, who admits that he's glad the doctor died. McCoy faces the unpleasant task of charging the respected and charismatic former priest with murder, and the public debate over whether the secular community should interfere in spiritual matters.
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s05e13Rage1995-02-0117:00⌄
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Rage
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1995-02-01 ·
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A Wall Street broker accused of murdering his mentor uses the defense of "black rage" in court.
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s05e14Performance1995-02-0817:00⌄
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Performance
s05e14 ·
1995-02-08 ·
17:00
Briscoe and Logan set out to identify the apparent victim in a snuff film, but find her alive and really the victim of a points-for-sex club at her prestigious high school.
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s05e15Seed1995-02-1517:00⌄
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Seed
s05e15 ·
1995-02-15 ·
17:00
A routine investigation into a woman's death leads Briscoe and Logan to a fertility doctor guilty of unethical practices, but who apparently cannot be touched because of confidentiality rules, and patient reluctance to talk.
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s05e16Wannabe1995-03-1517:00⌄
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Wannabe
s05e16 ·
1995-03-15 ·
17:00
The shooting of a board member of an exclusive private school leads to a blue-collar family and a classist system.
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s05e17Act of God1995-03-2217:00⌄
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Act of God
s05e17 ·
1995-03-22 ·
17:00
A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous husband.
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s05e18Privileged1995-04-0516:00⌄
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Privileged
s05e18 ·
1995-04-05 ·
16:00
The investigation into a double murder leads to a young alcoholic whose family once lived in the victims' house and who admitted to his AA group that he had nightmares about the killings.
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s05e19Cruel and Unusual1995-04-1916:00⌄
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Cruel and Unusual
s05e19 ·
1995-04-19 ·
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The death of an autistic youth (Steven Burns) in custody reveals a multitude of unusual and possibly illegal therapies being used, but also parents reluctant to pursue a prosecution.
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s05e20Bad Faith1995-04-2616:00⌄
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Bad Faith
s05e20 ·
1995-04-26 ·
16:00
Logan relives unhappy childhood memories when a friend is found dead; a presumed suicide, until the investigation reveals recent contact with a former priest who has a history of pedophilia.
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s05e21Purple Heart1995-05-0316:00⌄
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Purple Heart
s05e21 ·
1995-05-03 ·
16:00
The investigation into a taxi driver's murder involves a loan shark, a missing plumber, a forged check and the victim's wife.
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s05e22Switch1995-05-1716:00⌄
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Switch
s05e22 ·
1995-05-17 ·
16:00
Suspects in a psychiatrist's murder include the victim's ex-husband, a patient suffering from multiple-personality disorder and her obstructive father.
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s05e23Pride1995-05-2416:00⌄
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Pride
s05e23 ·
1995-05-24 ·
16:00
A gay city councilman is murdered and the trail leads to a bigoted rival politician and a male prostitute.
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