The DA's office has a major grand jury investigation underway on corruption and theft in the construction industry. The night before Det. Sgt. Max Greevy is to testify, he is gunned down at home in his driveway. Needless to say, Logan is upset and partnered with Det. Phil Cerreta, looks for what they and the DA's office believe must have been a leak from a member of the grand jury. When it turns out the jury foreman may have told his son of Greevy's upcoming testimony, Logan tracks him down and gets him to confess at gunpoint. There seems to be little doubt that the man is the one who killed Greevy but Logan's zealousness in getting the confession may result in the case being thrown out of court. Written by garykmcd

Detectives Phil Cerreta and Mike Logan investigate the murder of a man and his younger mistress who were found shot to death in his apartment bedroom. The man had been separated from his wife, Melanie Cullen, for over a year and their son Jamie says he was with his mother at her home when the shooting occurred. They investigate several possible leads and eventually arrest the dead woman's ex-boyfriend who had previously had a dust up with the dead man. They develop doubts however and soon learn from one of Jamie's college classmates that Jamie was home when he was supposed to be with his mother. Melanie Cullen is charged with first degree murder and ADA Stone's major task will be to get the jury to focus on the facts and not the sympathetic defendant. Written by garykmcd

Cerreta and Logan investigate the suicide of a young college student found dead backstage in a theater. As the investigation deepens, it's discovered that the girl had a secret life in pornography which was egged on by girl's mother. Stone and Robinette must find a way to go around certain legal channels to bring the case to trial. Written by danny gonzalez

Detectives Cerreta and Logan investigate the stabbing death of a young man. He was killed on a street corner in front of several witnesses, none of whom are of much help in identifying the attacker. A store owner identifies a homeless man who lives in a cardboard box outside the store and they eventually identify him as a homeless person who goes by the name of Lemonhead. He proves not to be the attacker and they realize there were two of them at the scene. The second person lives in a cardboard box in Central Park and they soon make an arrest. ADA Stone gets a conviction but soon finds himself in the State Court of Appeal when a lawyer argues that the police did not have a warrant to search his home under the tree in the park. Written by garykmcd

After a little girl dies of strep throat, Cerretta and Logan investigate the reasons why and leads them the parents, who belong to a religion where modern medicine is forbidden by it's doctrine. Stone and Robinette look for a way to prosecute them as they protect themselves with their Constitional rights of religious choice. Written by danny gonzalez

Detectives Cerreta and Logan investigate what appears to be the mugging of a pregnant woman, Amy Newhouse. She was working late at a law office and didn't leave until after one in the morning. She loses the baby and the initial suspect is her boyfriend Chris Baylor but when they learn that the baby's father is her boss David Alcott, who was also working late that night, they shift their investigation to him. He denies fathering the child but Amy has the evidence to get him to admit they had an affair. She was also blackmailing Alcott and he is arrested. ADA Robinette finds a major hole in the victim's story and they soon realize there's a major scam going on. Written by garykmcd

During a building renovation, construction workers find human remains in the walls of the building. The coroner estimates the remains are those of a 9 year-old male that has been inside that wall for over 30 years. Detectives Cerreta and Logan work their way through old missing persons report and identify the remains as those of Tommy Keegan who lived across the street from the construction site. The police in the original investigation suspected two men but just finding those related to the case proves difficult. They find one of the men alive, Ed Conover but he's not very cooperative. They also find Julie Atkinson, herself only a child at the time of Tommy's death who agrees to work with Dr. Olivet to see if any repressed memories might be found. What she remembers points to her father, Thad Messimer, as the culprit. Written by garykmcd

Detectives Ceretta and Logan investigate when university student Andrea Fermi claims she was raped by two men at a frat party. The case is complicated however. Andrea had been drinking and was quite drunk when the incident occurred. She identifies the two boys who attacked her as fraternity brothers in the house where the party was held and where her boyfriend Gary is a pledge. Everyone in the fraternity clams up tight denying anything happened. Some even question whether Andrea was even at the party. They slowly build the case and ADA Stone thinks he has enough to get a conviction. He knows however that public sympathy is with the two boys and not with the victim. Written by garykmcd

Cerreta and Logan investigate the hit and run murder of a prep school teacher's husband while going out for ice cream. It's soon learned that husband had a gambling debt, and that the wife was seducing her student into doing the deed. Written by danny gonzalez

Based on a real life event that happened in 1990. Ceretta and Logan investigate the fire of a social club where illegal immigrants frequented. With over 50 people killed in the blaze, the pressure is on both Ceretta and Logan to find clues as to why it happened, who was behind it and where will it lead? Written by danny gonzalez

After the body of a Broadway producer is found in a dumpster in the Meat Packing District, Cerretta and Logan discover that the body had been in a freezer since 1986. As the investigation continues, the detectives are led to a shady Broadway show producer, the man's ex-fiancée and a song writer, who may be linked to his possible murder and the motives behind it. Written by danny gonzalez

In broad daylight, a soap opera star is found beaten and robbed in Central Park and literally left for dead. Cerretta and Logan soon learn that it was much more than a robbery and soon led to an obsessed fan, who's been writing to her and buying up all memorabilia pertaining to her. Written by danny gonzalez

Cerretta and Logan investigate the murder of young woman and two businessmen atop the roof of a parking garage. Which leads to a professional hit man, a crooked lawyer and a convicted defense contractor who may be linked to the murders themselves. Written by danny gonzalez

After the wife of a wealthy husband is found with her skull bashed in outside of a nightclub, Cerretta and Logan think it's linked to a serial killer using a baseball bat until it leads back to the husband, who is then protected against prosecution by his domineering mother and an unlimited amount of money. Written by danny gonzalez

Cerretta and Logan investigate the murder of a school boy who's found shot in the head in an abandoned factory. It soon leads them to a prep school student (Harley Cross), who's had a history with guns thanks in part to his father's upbringing. Written by danny gonzalez

Detectives Cerreta and Logan investigate the murder of a young woman, Judy Bream, who is found bound and gagged atop an elevator car. In going through the records, they find at least two other cases of women who were killed and found in very similar circumstances. Clearly they have a serial killer on their hands. Two of the women had the same gynecologist, a doctor with many complaints registered against him. The third victim used a different doctor but there is a connection in that both doctors used the same accountant: Albert Lawrence Cheney, a convicted sex offender. The police question him for 12 hours non-stop and they eventually learn he has a storage locker. There they find photos and other evidence of his crimes. ADA Stone however immediately runs up against the admissibility of the evidence given the excessive interrogation techniques used by the police. With a shaky case, the dead woman's parents want him extradited to their home state which has the death penalty. Written by garykmcd

A young teenage runaway is arrested after discharging a gun in a diner. Cerreta and Logan look into the reasons why she had run away and learn that she had been raped at the halfway house she had been staying in. The investigation leads to a free thinking nun and the caretaker of the halfway house. Written by danny gonzalez

A baby is found frozen to death and abandoned at nearby hospital. Cerreta and Logan at first are lead to believe that the baby was killed out of negligence, then discover that the building where the death took place is nearly empty with only a few tenants and no heat. The investigation soon leads to a slum lord and a violent ex-con who had been harassing the tenants into moving out of the building out of greed. Written by danny gonzalez

Cerreta and Logan investigate the murder of a Jewish diamond dealer after he is found murdered and burned to death in an alley. Five African-American youths were seen running from the scene. They were arrested and finally acquitted after it was proven they didn't do it. As the investigation continues, it leads to pleas for justice by the victim's brother, who may know the real truth about his brother's murder. Written by danny gonzalez

Detectives Cerreta and Logan investigate the shooting death of Tim Chong a brilliant physics student who was in the running to a national scholarship. He was gunned down just outside his school. His friends Katie Silver and Carl Borland were with him just moments before when he had been harassed by Asian gang members. Tim had been a member of the gang for a very short while but the police find that it's a dead end. They subsequently learn that Carl's mother, Marian Borland, was highly protective of her son who was Tim's only competition for the prestigious scholarship. When they get evidence that Mrs. Borland lied about the time she left work, she and her eldest son Randy are charged with murder. ADA Stone has to get a conviction without a murder weapon after the gun used in the shooting is ruled inadmissible. Written by garykmcd

Detectives Cerreta and Logan investigate the stabbing death of Councilman James Vogel who is found lying in the middle of the street. Vogel had been on city council for many years and was well-liked by everyone. They learn that he had received a large sum of money from his father who acknowledges giving him the money but insists he didn't ask him why. They quickly conclude that Vogel was being blackmailed and that a local newspaper was going to out him as being gay. He had been corresponding with a prison inmate who has just been released on parole but it's his lawyer that they focus on. For ADA Stone, the challenge will be to find someone who is willing to admit in open court that they too were being blackmailed. For his part, Vogel's father is doing everything he can to protect the family's reputation. Written by garykmcd

Detectives Cerreta and Logan investigate the shooting death of Marshall McFadden, a merger and acquisitions expert worth hundreds of million. He was found sitting at his desk at his office and the gun was left at the scene. He may have had many enemies given that he often bought companies only to break them up for resale and closing unprofitable units. Their first suspect is Simon Vilanis who, after working for 40 years, lost his pension, health care and even his place to live after McFadden bought out the company he worked for. Simon's gun was used in the shooting but it's quickly apparent that someone had taken his gun to commit the crime. They then learn that just as McFadden was to be indicted, the Justice Department unit investigating was shut down. There were ties between McFadden and a major bank, one that was run by DA Adam Schiff's good friend Dwight Corcoran. Adam wants Corcoran to pay the full price for what he's done. Written by garykmcd

The show follows a crime, ususally adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points. The first half of the show concentrates on the investigation of the crime by the police, the second half follows the prosecution of the crime in court. Written by Mike Menditto