Don Billett

Emily Milius (Deja Kreutzberg) is out of her element, a Park Avenue private school rich girl in Washington Heights. Exiting a diner after she is "stood up" she is hit by a blue Saturn and killed. It's obvious this was no accident -- based on the tire marks the car was gunning for her. Emily's parents are horrified; she was a perfect student and had a bright future. The Saturn is found abandoned and the driver, Danny Payton, is later found dead. Emily's father, Ronald (Martin Kildare) owns a pharmaceutical company, and is concerned that shady business dealings may have put his daughter's life in danger. Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) question Danny's mother, Diane (Ellen McLaughlin), who has a "strange story": she said she had breakfast with her son the day before but based on the medical examiner's findings, he was already dead.

A fellow detective claims he shot a suspected drug dealer in self-defense, but none of his fellow officers can corroborate his story. As the detectives dig deeper, they begin receiving threats from the accused detective - which leads ADA Ross (Carey Lowell) to have him arrested. Skipp Sudduth (Third Watch) makes a guest appearance.

Three street youths attempt to finance their dreams by hijacking a truck and, in the process, interfere in a crime ring.

The murder of a bail bondsman leads Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) to discover a dirty lawyer who bribes his clients. McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) teeter on the brink of good judgment when they set up a mock trial to nab the lawyer and uncover his connection within the District Attorney's office. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.