229. Endurance 10/18/00

A suspicious fire kills a mentally and physically disabled 12 year old boy, and the investigation leads to a family member.

230. Turnstile Justice 10/25/00

Victor Slezak [Phillip Andrews], Jack Gilpin [Mr. Axtel], Ray Anthony Thomas [Brian Gallant], Jason Kolotouros [Unknown], John Griesemer [Unknown], Ty Burrell [Unknown], Daniel Cantor [Mr. Jordan], Lynn Cohen [Judge Elizabeth Mizener], M. Neko Parham [Unknown], Aaron Harpold [Officer Carlson], Caroline Clay [Jessie Dobbs], Philip LeStrange [Harry Dean], Marian McCorry [Sheila], Khanya Mkhize [Shantay], Sylver Gregory [Darlene], Mimi Turque [Do-Gooder], Clebert Ford [Administrator], Jordan Matter [Manager], Jonathan Nova [Israeli], Thomas Lyons [Squadroom Detective], Paul Bodden [Newsie], Christopher Konon [Owner], William H. Burns [Sergeant], Gregory Northrop [Policeman #1], Joe LoTruglio [Policeman #2], Beresford Bennett [CSU Officer], Carole Troll [Jury Foreperson], Henry Hill [Token Booth Clerk]

When a woman with no identification is found dead on the subway, the search leads to someone using her credit cards.

231. Dissonance 11/1/00

Ronald Guttman [Carl Reger], Jan Maxwell [Marian Reger], Ron McLarty [Judge William Wright], Ritchie Coster [Jorgan Stern], Stephen Singer [Rafael Kessler], George Grizzard [Arthur Gold], Terry Serpico [Jay Brannigan], Andrew Weems [Wallace Hogart], Michael Aronov [Andre Korsakoff], Gerard Doyle [Jeremy Ryder], Richmond Hoxie [Bostwick], James Saito [Yoshi Yoshimura], James Coyle [Bill O'Riley], Andrew Polk [Stuart], Cortez Nance, Jr. [Harrison], Guy Ale [Dimitri Andropovich], Mike Lisenco [Lab Technician #1], David Fairhurst [Lab Technician #2], Joe Pacheco [Larraby], Marie Barrientos [Irma Rodriguez], Jorge Pupo [Reynaldo Rodriguez], Daniel Shelly [Bassoon Player], Jim Beaudin [Paralegal]

The murder of a violinist leads to a clash of wills between Lewin and the judge presiding over the case, who had problems with McCoy's tactics in the past.

232. Standoff 11/8/00

Matt Mulhern [Officer Pete Bennett], Ned Eisenberg [James Granick], Alison Bartlett O'Reilly [Officer Angela Donahue], Thomas G. Waites [Captain Lewis Webber], Dan Moran [Judd Larson], Isiah Whitlock, Jr. [Captain Navarro], Otto Sanchez [Detective Hector Diaz], Donna Hanover [Judge Deborah Bourke], Welker White [Miss Aronson], Damian Young [Benson White], Saidah Arrika Ekulona [Officer Radsen], Billy Strong [Officer Sokolsky], Henry Stram [Daniel Kiley], Michael Irby [John Acosta], Gustave Johnson [William Shackleton], Michael McCauley [Detective Timmy Quinn], Mark Cassella [Clerk], Chuck Bunting [Corrections Officer], Alex Manette [Bailliff], Linda Miller [Jury Foreperson], Kevin E. Sibley [Prisoner]

A gang leader is stabbed to death in prison, and the investigation leads to suspects both within the prison population and within the corrections system itself.

233. Return 11/15/00

Evan Handler [Eli Becker], Laurie Heineman [Sylvia Becker], Sam Schacht [Nathan Becker], Joe Maruzzo [Unknown], David Wike [Unknown], Bruce Altman [Mr. Feldman], Bruce Ornstein [Sal Bonafiglio], Lynne Charnay [Rose Caplan], Rick Wasserman [David Caplan], Don T. Maseng [Embassy Lawyer], Matthew Dixon [Eddie Novello], Antone Pagan [Ronnie Ortega], Kevin Rennard [Toreador], Alicia Brockwell [Sugar], Sol Frieder [Rabbi #1], Rabbi M. Friedman [Rabbi #2], Robert Levine [Rabbi #3], Joel Leffert [Jeffrey Belichek], Elizabeth Martin [Store Manager], Robert Alexander Owens [Bates], Lucille Rivin [Passport Worker], Patrick Frederic [Locksmith], Robert Harte [Student #1], Gerry Rosenthal [Student #2], Johnny Lancaster [Student #3], Phyllis Bash [Judge Jensen], Brian Dykstra [CSU Officer], F. Patrick Corbett [Bartender], Floyd Resnick [Sergeant]

The chief suspect in the murder or a store owner flees to Israel to avoid prosecution, claiming dual citizenship. Carmichael makes the case before a rabinnical court that the suspect, who was adopted, is not really Jewish and is therefore not protected by Israeli law.

234. Burn Baby Burn 11/22/00

Clarence Williams, III [Latiff Miller], Joe Morton [Leon Chiles], Chuck Cooper [Rolando August], Michael Williams Connors [Detective Ronnie Blair], Mike Hodge [Judge Delano Burns], Dan Lauria [Captain Joe Strudevant], Sandra Daley [Salina Watts], Caren Browning [Anne Kearsey], Bill Hoag [Sergeant Bowers], Anne Torsiglieri [ADA Jeannie Tarlow], Ron Brice [Natron], Victor Sierra [Jose Medina], Jamie Hector [Jean Marchier], John McAdams [Farley], Al Sapienza [Unknown], Joseph Siravo [Unknown],Rey Lucas [Louie], Tarik Lowe [Tariz], Tavia Rivee Jefferson [Amalia], Thomas Lyons [Detective Byrne], Alberto Vazquez [Mendez], Gilbert Cruz [Lopez], George Bass [Mario], Omar Sharif Scroggins [Jamel], Cordell Clyde [Kenny], Chester A. Sims, II [Bartender], John Canada Terrell [Attendent], Charles Reese [Miller's Supporter], Todd Davis [Imam], Roland Sands [Jury Foreman], John Hartmann [Court Clerk], Tom Brangle [ESU Commander], Tom Bruno [ESU Officer]

When a white detective is mistakenly sent to the wrong address and is murdered, the investigation leads to a former Black Panther. The suspect's lawyer argues that the defendant's state of mind at the time of the murder was heavily influenced by past racist incidents against African-Americans by police officers.

235. Amends 11/29/00

Ron Leibman [Barry Nathanson], Ken Marks [Michael Sarno], Remak Ramsay [Ambassador Peter Sarno], Shawn Elliott [Judge Joseph Rivera], Tom Aldredge [Officer Charlie Curren], Barbara Andres [Alice Mosley], Brad Sullivan [Tommy Brannigan], Merwin Goldsmith [Arraignment Judge Ian Fiest], Bill Buell [Chris Paley], Elizabeth Hess [Janice Trainor], Tommy Hollis [Dean Isaac Wadleigh], Mateo Gomez [Johnny Estrada], Laurie Williams [Stephanie Luchien], Barry Snyder [Fred Jenks], Marcia Haufrecht [Brenda Jenks], Michael Shelle [Dr. Roy Hermann], Ray Virta [Alxex Citren], Thomas Lyons [Detective Byrne], Richard Michael Hughes [Chief], Peter Ratray [First Deputy], Jimmy Palumbo [Gomez], Stephanie Berry [Bidner], Marina Durell [Soledad Estrada], Carol Emshoff [Peggy Brannigan], Ian Helfer [Paralegal], Joseph Hein [J.J.], James Hanlon [Unknown]

Van Buren is forced to reopen cold cases by her superiors, and one investigation leads to a politically powerful ambassador's son as the main suspect in a 19 year old murder case. Faulty memories and missing evidence hamper McCoy's attempts to bring the murderer to justice.

236. Thin Ice 12/13/00 (repeated on 12/20/00)

Dennis Boutsikaris [Al Archer], Harley Venton [Ray Taylor], , John Tobin [Russell Crider], Geoffrey Wigdor [Keith Taylor], Richard Venture [Douglas Greer], Noel Wilson [Jake Arnold], Isabel Glasser [Patty Taylor], Mark Kenneth Smaltz [Judge William Koehler], George Guidall [Bertram Dobbs], George T. Odom [Bobby Williams], Marylou Mellace [Arraignment Judge Antonia Meloni], Pamela Holden Stewart [Carmen Crider], Peter Lewis [Parent], Lois Markle [Kali Dociada], Malachi Weir [Payden], Nicholas Gould [Josh Felder], Harry Preece [Arnold Felder], Dana Smith [Naomi Felder], Gary Cowling [Bob Mele], Jesse McCartney [Danny Driscoll], Nancy Ticotin [Alma Nogales], Judy Del Guidice [Rose McCutcheson], Lexie Sperduto [Nicole Lippman], Lynda Ashe [Laura Lippman], Harry Bouvy [Sam Welby], Frank Guy [Jury Foreperson]

A youth hockey coach is beaten to death following a practice, and the suspect tries to invoke a defense of "sports rage."

NOTE: This episode was repeated one week after the scheduled broadcast due to its pre-emption on the east coast by Al Gore's concession speech.

237. Hubris 1/10/01

Keir Dullea [Paul Lyman], Tim Guinee [Richard Morriston], Ana Reeder [Annette Perry],Peter McRobbie [Judge Walter Bradley], Penny Balfour [Carol Gibbons], Jim Budig [David Churchill], Natacha Roi [Susan Kimball], Susan Bigelow [Mary Fazekas], David Beach [Gemprint Tech], Catherine Wolf [Evelyn Kramer], Michael Warren Powell [Ben Kramer], Greg Pierotti [David Hart], April Adamson [Lana Stafford], Kurt Rhoads [Kevin Stafford], Stephen Kunken [Mark Wood], Clement Fowler [Nathan Rosen], Michi Barall [Akiko Shindo], Laura Fallon [Rebecca Kent], Billy Jaye [Super], Spencer Scott Barros [Police Lab Technician], Thomas Michael Allen [Assistant M.E. James Herrick], Rusty Thrasher [CSU Technician], Joyce Curtis [Uniform Policeman]

The discovery of four dead bodies in a jewelry store leads to a suspect who frustrates McCoy by representing himself and intentionally trying to hang the jury.

238. Whose Monkey is it Anyway? (a.k.a. Curious George) 1/17/01

Kevin Isola [George Peavey], Tricia Paoluccio [Maxine Walden], Dennis Creaghan [Liddle], David Fonteno [Judge Derek Hafner], Tresa Hughes [May Peavey], Ira Hawkins [Unknown], Ron Nakahara [Dr. Tong], Catherine Hickland [Faye Ireland], Terrence Mann [Oyler], Richard Russell Ramos [Paul Serafien], Robert Gentry [Barry Pratt], John Luke Montias [Alsie], Cordell Stahl [Michael], Hans Hoffman [Douglas], John Jellison [Paul Marra], Janice O'Rourke [Ivy Perlow], Geoffrey Dawe [Robert Tirelli], Maduka Steady [Evans], Ed Sala [Cronstadt], Joe Bacino [CSU Technician Nevins], Jerry O'Donnell [Uniform Policeman], Vanessa Campbell [Jury Foreperson]

The abduction of test monkeys from a laboratory results in the death of a lab technician, which then leads to animal rights activists, who make the case a "test case" for the cause of animal rights.

239. Sunday in the Park with Jorge 1/24/01

Paul Calderon [Palmieri], Ben Weber [Ethan Capp], Jose Soto [Kiki Morales], Victor Anthony [Nestor Salazar], Glenn Fitzgerald [Seth Titell], Jesse J. Perez [Unknown], Elizabeth Zins [Unknown], Jack Koenig [Unknown], Yul Vazquez [Unknown], Mark Kenneth Smaltz [Judge William Koehler], Michael Mulheren [Unknown], Vanessa Aspillaga [Unknown], Dan Lauria [Police Chief], Gordana Rashovich [Simone Reuben], Paul Austin [Martin Scattergood], Cecelia Riddett [Winnie Scattergood], Selenis Leyva [DeeDee Salazar], Richard V. Licata [Gary Stenopolis], Mark Kachersky [Kevin Fitzpatrick], Gordon MacDonald [Donny Apiuzo], Margaret Baisch [Gretchen Hall], Joe Narciso [Bob Simonetti], John LaGidia [Sully], Manuel Terron [Jorge Garcia], Carlos Pizarro [Luis Rodriguez], Nicholas Sean Gomez [Jimmy Diaz], Maurice Carlton [Francois], Rufus Collins [Ira], Linda Cook [Paige], Lee Cobb [Sergeant], Jeannine Comeau [Jury Foreperson]

The discovery of a woman's body after numerous women are assulted by gangs during a parade leads to a case with racial overtones for the DA's office.

240. Teenage Wasteland 2/7/01

Alex Feldman [Mitch Regan], Molly Regan [Mrs. Regan], Murphy Guyer [Leslie Stanton], John Ramsey [Judge Walter Schrieber], Jason Ritter [Nick Simms], Ken Garito [Kevin Russo], Audrie Neenan [Judge Marilyn Haynes], Danielle Carin [Heather Russo], Wai Ching Ho [Mrs. Ngai], Lynn Chen [Jenny], John Heffernan [Marvin Warner], Brenda Pressley [ADA Shannon Hayes], Danny Burstein [ADA Lester Rosenfeld], Don Sparks [ADA Lawrence Donato], Jo Twiss [Carol Warner], Lou Bonacki [Mr. Russo], Giulia Pagano [Mrs. Russo], Clayton LeBouef [Attorney #1 (for Simms)], Michelle Stern [Lawyer #2 (for Heather Russo)], Kay Walbye [Neighbor], Sharon Hope [Arraignment Judge], Erin Dilly [Emily], Brennan Brown [Technician], Gregory Zaragoza [Joseph], Dennis Paladino [Super], Pete Simpson [CSU Officer], Cesar de Leon [Painter #1], Charles Navarrette [Painter #2], Lou Sones [Clerk], Tim Salamandyk [Jury Foreperson]

McCoy and Lewin clash over the death penalty: an 18 year old accused of first degree murder for whom McCoy wants to seek the death penalty, but Lewin thinks the defendant is too young to warrant capital punishment.

241. Phobia 2/14/01

David Vadim [Robert Kelly], David Pittu [Donald Albers], Catherine Kellner [Celia Goddard], Kaiulanie Lee [Mrs. Goddard], Randy Danson [Susan Powers], David Leary [Jerry Vaylor], Brian Davies [Trial Judge], Kathleen Chalfant [Ms. Cutler], Brenda Thomas Denmark [Rosalie Price], Eliza Ross [Kay Shippelle], Rebecca Harris [Terry Kurasik], Toni di Buono [Jerrilyn Essex], Karen Huie [Nori Kitamachie], Stephen Berger [Arraignment Judge David Weintraub], Jeffrey Binder [Eric Cross], Malcolm Barrett [Julian Zalak], Tony Cucci [Herb Glenmon], Barbara Bruno [Anita Correa], Peter Galman [Mr. McBride], Joan Bogden [Mrs. McBride], Joseph Vincent Gay [Culver], Stephen Federbusch [Sketch Artist], Chris McGarry [CSU Technician], Frank Lombardi [Uniform Policeman], Amiee Turner [Melinda Cross], Richard D'Alessandro [Clerk], Bill Anagnos [McWitty], Mary Ellen Ashley [Jury Foreperson]

McCoy prosecutes the natural father of an adopted boy for committing a hate crime, when he is suspected of murdering the gay adoptive father of his son.

242. A Losing Season 2/21/01

The murder of an expectant mother leads the detectives to a professional basketball player.

243. Swept Away - A Very Special Episode 2/28/01

Tom O'Rourke [Peter Behrens], Maureen Mueller [Melanie Kaufman], Adam Trese [Byron Stark], Matthew Arkin [Corey Kaufman], Zachary Knighton [Unknown], Welker White [Ms. Aronson], Lauren Klein [Judge Carla Solomon], Nancy Ticotin [Detective Reina Perez], Mark Zimmerman [Lawyer], Matthew Saldivan [Gavin], Kris Carr [Clair], Sheffield Chastain [Malcolm Cardorette], Jason Cataland [Stuart], Ariel Kelly [Erin], Michaela Conlin [Rocky], Temai Myambo [Trent], Andre Vippolis [Aaron], Tom Lee [Production Manager],Ron McClary [Billie Mack], Robert Harriell [Mark Lawford], Christian Borle [Tanto], Claire Alpern [Secretary], Brian McQuillan [Len], Leonard L. Thomas [CSU Technician], Daniel Kaufman [Uniformed Policeman]

The producers of a "Real World"-type reality show are tried for murder after the murder of a cast member which McCoy suspects was instigated to boost the show's ratings.

244. Bronx Cheer 3/14/01

The Bronx district attorney becomes embroiled in controversy with McCoy when an old case, in which the wrong man was convicted, comes back to haunt him.

245. Ego 3/21/01
Nestor Serrano (Alec Conroy) Gerry Bamman (Stan Gillum) Bernie McInerney (Judge Michael Callahan) Alexandra Neil (Alice Marner) Jane Elliott (Unknown) Thomas James O'Leary (Unknown) Barbara Walsh (Unknown) Fran Lebowitz (Arraignment Judge Janis Goldberg) Leif Riddell (Davis) Malachy Cleary (Franks) Wally Dunn (Vincent Hall) Nancy Ticotin (Detective Reina Perez) Michael Jannetta (Nate Richards) Lola Powers (Carol Martin) Jennifer Lynn Michael (Angela Cofresta) Jeri Arredondo (Littlemoon Birdsong) Nicole Bradin (Nancy Hall) Jill Kinney (Roseanne Hall) Adam Sietz (Occupant) Krishen Mehta (Melik Hoca) Jason Manuel Dlazabal (Jeffrey Bayles) Alexander Blaisf (Roberto) Tom Pearl (Assistant M.E. Donald Quinn) Mario Mendoza (Jose) Mario Mendoza (Jose) David E. Cruz (Victor) Lou Sones (Clerk) Joe Mortimer (CSU Technician #2) Josh Kleinmuntz (CSU Officer) 

The body of an unidentified woman is dredged up from the river, and the investigation into who she was and why she was killed leads Briscoe and Green to the State Attorney General's Office. 

246. White Lie 4/4/01
Charlotte d'Amboise (Caryn Wyman) Michael Gaston (Major Jim Wyman) Michael Hobbs (Pat Conners) Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Boles) Thomas Lyons (Byrne) Jordan Lace (Buddy Marks) Ami Brabson (Donna Faison) Robert Prescott (Majoe Halpern) Crystal Fox (Miss Mancelli) Nelson Landrieu (Deputy Counsel Rojas) Portia Johnson (Yvonne Brady) Socorro Santiago (Teresa Martinez) David Anzuelo (Fernando Vercal) Suzanne DiDonna (Brandy Franli) Mike Santana (Tito) Nicole Leach (Mari Espinoza) Louie Leonardo (Joe Rena) Roscoe Orman (Trial Judge) Al Thompson (Eddie) Joseph Tudisco (Driver) Christopher Danforth Wells (Air Controller) Stephen Innocenzi (Bellman) Rafael Cabrera (Detective #1) James Biberi (Detective #2) Harlin C. Kearsley (CSU Officer) Al Cerullo (Helicopter Pilot) John Deyle (Jury Foreperson) 

When a couple is found dead in their apartment, Detectives Briscoe and Green follow a trail of drugs and money to a U.S. Army Major responsible for the country's anti-drug efforts in Colombia.

247. Whiplash 4/18/01
Matthew Sussman (Dr. Jerome Raleigh) Lee Shepherd (Doug Lyle) Christopher Patrick Mullen (Alan Petrie) Doc Dougherty (Bill Reed) Michael J. Burg (Paul Saunders) Adriana Sevan (Rosa Santiago) Tsidii Le Loka (Unknown) Leslie Hendrix (Medical Examiner Rodgers) Leon Addison Brown (Everald Daly) Deborah Hazlett (Barker) Michael H. Ingram (Dr. Russell) Michael Hirsch (Paul Thigpen) Chris Henry Coffey (Bret Marks) Dorcas M. Johnson (Edie Claire) Sean T. Krishnan (Chad Patel) Lynn Neiderman Silver (Nancy Miller) Connie Winston (Judge Shirley Taylor) Millie Tirelli (Aunt) Robertson Carricart (Priest) Octavio Gomez (Francisco) Matt Eyde (Mike Anderson) Gia Cracielle Caleano (Norma Lopez) Leon Adair (Eddie) Leslie Nipkow (EMT) Janine Poreda (Girl) Mark Alhadeff (Guy) Delores Mitchell (Neighbor) Herman Chaves (Man) Malcolm Foster Smith (Man #2) Ron Domingo (CSU Technician) Beth Lowy (Jury Foreperson) 

When an hispanic male is found dead from severe chest trauma, Briscoe and Green trace his death to a multi-million dollar insurance fraud scam.

248. All My Children 5/2/01
James Shanklin (John Davis) Henry Woronicz (Peter Wilder) Deirdre O'Connell (Joanna Wilder) Julianne Nicholson (Jessie Lucas) Kristin Griffith (Brenda Lucas) Fernando Lopez (Unknown) Tessa Auberjonois (Karen Drucker) Chip Zein (Stephen Cromwell) Iris Little-Thomas (Judge Barbara Husky) Kelly Cole (Richie) D.L. Scroder (Dennis Burke) Jerome LePage (Greg Carter) Paul Geier (Dr. Rhinebeck) Stuart Feldman (Frank Denson) Keith Norris (Adam) Lynne Lipton (Mrs. duBow) Kathleen Butler (Audrey Dunn) Jonathan Teague Cook (Paul Bregman) Nancy Ticotin (Detective Reina Perez) Joe Passaro (Joe Panero) Aisha de Haas (Technician) Barney Fitzpatrick (Doorman) Al Roffe (Ray) Larry Paulsen (Judge Adam Milgram) Charles Tuthill (Father) Frank Cameron (Boy) Rich Duva (CSU Technician) 

The murder of a prep school student points to a mystery woman who may have been extorting money from the victim's wealthy father.

249. Brother's Keeper 5/9/01
Michael O'Keefe (Cally/Donald Lonegan) Robert John Burke (FBI Agent Ron Innes) Leland Gantt (FBI Agent Jeff Washington) Bryan Scott Johnson (FBI Agent/Director Scott Tobias) Leslie Hendrix (Medical Examinder Rodgers) Teagle F. Bougere (Sebastian Waziri) Mary Elaine Monti (Darla Watley) Stephen Rowe (Kevin Flynn) Peggy Pope (Sally Jaspers) Barbara Pitts (Emily Malloy) Barbara Tirrell (Barbara Landers) Lucas Papallias (Art Bilson) John Joseph Gallagher (Buddha) Eric Michael Gilllett (Danny Johnson) Paul Woodburn (Curtis Randall) Jennifer Carta (ADA Constance Brody) Laura Hughes (Mary Lonegan) Daniel Joseph (Policeman #2) Brian Hyman (Boris Walker) Ed Kershen (Wilson Parker) Lanie MacEwan (Susan Alford) Clark Jackson (Assistant M.E. Peterson) Diana Ruppe (Mel) Leah Hocking (Alice) Kevin Eldon (Payton) Richard Henning (Hanssen) Jeff Skowron (Charles Bardo) Allison Easter (Anita chambers) Christopher Burns (Assistant M.E. Sullivan) Joshua Wilson (Policeman #1) Mary O'Halloran (Delgado) 

Briscoe and Green discover a murdered businessman may have been the target of a well-known criminal , but the investigation stumbles when the FBI acts as the suspect's alibi.

250. School Daze 5/16/01
Colin Fickes (Paul) Neal Hemphill (Father #1) Marisa Redanty (Principal) Doris Belack (Judge Margaret Barry), Carey Lowell (Jamie Ross) 

A high school cafeteria is shot up by a masked figure, and Briscoe and Green are faced with three possible suspects, all students.

251. Judge Dread  5/23/01
Roxanne Hart (Judge Linda Carlin), David Wohl (Randall Wiley), Scott Sowers (Jimmy McGowan), Carolee Carmello (Janice Wiley), Tovah Feldshuh (Danielle Melnick)

A judge finds herself the target of a public shooting after her harsh stance on crime and punishment places a financier in jail.

252. Deep Vote  5/23/01
Deborah Hedwall (Senator Anne Benton), Joe Grifasi (James Linde), Kate Jennings Grant (Kate Pierce), Peter Jay Fernandez (Matthew Coulter), Dan Grimaldi (unknown), Daniel Oreskes (unknown), John Carter (Judge Harlan Newfield)

A murder may be linked to the results of a very close election for state senator.