Gordon Joseph Weiss

A young girl, Miriam Burdett (guest star Julyza Commodore), is found in an alley, with her throat cut and evidence of repeated rape and physical abuse. When asked to write who attacked her, because of her inability to speak, she draws a picture of the Devil. When Detective Munch (Richard Belzer) investigates, he finds several reports of a local priest, Father Theo Burdett (guest star Robert Wisdom), who neighbors claim is a devil worshipper. Also starring: Richard Belzer (Detective John Munch), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Michaela McManus (A.D.A Kim Greylek), Stephanie March (ADA Alexandra Cabot), Tamara Tunie (Dr. Melinda Warner), and B.D. Wong (Dr. George Huang).

The murder of a pregnant, recovering drug abuser leads the detectives to the doorstep of a socialite's son.

Danzibar nightclub is packed and multiple generations of rock fans are on hand to see Wotan perform. They reached their peak in the early 1980's but still have a following. But a massive fire turns the evening into tragedy. Twenty-two patrons and the band's bassist are burned to death, and many others are injured. Wotan's trademark was pyrotechnics and even though they were in a smaller club, they insisted on performing their trademark flamethrower effects. Terry Connor, a.k.a. Wotan, the lead singer, claims he didn't know their contract for the club prohibited fireworks. Maxie Broome, their manager, claims they had performed the fire tricks the night before and no one said anything. Nick Stoller, who is in charge of the props, claims he checked everything and there's no way they caused the fire.

A Polish-American couple become the prime suspects in a murder investigation. Residents of a close-knit neighborhood are mysteriously closemouthed regarding the death of one of their own. Russell realizes she was drugged by Liery.

The detectives question a group of unsavory suspects after a well-dressed man is found dead in a park. The squad tries to stay optimistic as Simone is told that he will require a heart transplant.