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Benjamin Bratt (Det. Rey Curtis)

Jerry Orbach (Det. Lennie Briscoe)

S. Epatha Merkerson (Lt. Anita Van Buren)

Carey Lowell (ADA Jamie Ross)

Steven Hill (DA Adam Schiff)

Sam Waterston (EADA Jack McCoy)

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157. Thrill 9/24/97

Donna Murphy [Ms. Tyrrell], James Handy [Mr. Wheeler], Sig Libowitz [Stan Shatenstein], Charles Levin [Mr. Shuster], Susan Blommaert [Judge Rebecca Stein], Suzanne Costallos [Mrs. Wheeler], Ellen Muth [Adele Green], Michael Maronna [Joey Timon], Rob McElhenney [Dale Kershaw], Reed Birney [Unknown], Jan Munroe [Unknown], John Tormey [Tommy DeLuca], Bill Christ [Father Gervais], John Fiore [Profaci], Thomas McHugh [Detective Byrne], Nick Wyman [Judge Gavin Mickerson], Ava-Marie Carnavale [Mrs. Timon], Anne Lange [Headmistress], Cynthia Hayden [Mrs. Green], David S. Howard [Mr. Morris], James Doerr [Sheehan], Robert Ari [Owner], Pat Moya [Deborah Curtis], Rosanna Carter [Mrs. Hemmerick], Herb Lovelle [Mr. Hemmerick], Kevin Hurley [Brother], Christopher Innvar [Elliott Gill], Nick Corley [Latent Technician], Joe Zaloom [Avi ], William Pitts [Phone Company Worker], Melissa Marsala [Marlene], Bryan Greenberg [Matt Wheeler], Deirdre Lovejoy [CSU Yech], David Edward Jones [Police Officer], Al Cayne [Hispanic Kid], Beau Berdaht [Student]

The cops break the seemingly random murder of a pizza delivery guy with a little "undercover" work in the park, but McCoy and Ross face a harder battle to get a conviction when the two defendants resolutely point the finger at each other, and the one item identifying the actual killer is deemed inadmissible in their case.

158. Denial 10/8/97

James Rebhorn [Charles Garnett], Jan Maxwell [Sarah Talbert], Mags Chernock [Christina Talbert], Zach Chapman [Tommy Morton], J.K. Simmons [Psychologist Skoda], Doris Belack [Judge Margaret Barry], Evalyn Baron [Miss Shelton], Mark Zimmerman [Jonathan Murray], Joel Colodner [Dave Carney], Marilyn Pasekoff [Dr. Glenda Allen], Barbara Tirrell [Judge Edith Markham], Matgaret Devine [Sales Clerk ], Melinda Page Hamilton [Jane Spoonser], Jack Marshall [Steve Adams ], Tom Carroll [Gary Welsh], Bennie Sheredy [Mr. Horton], Karen McDonald [Mrs. Horton], Clark Middleton [Forensics Technician], Gia Galeano [Gia], John Bland [Pharmacist], Jayne Houdyshell [Forewoman], Philip Anthony [Male Juror], Marjorie Johnson [1st Female Juror], Susan Baum [2nd Female Juror], Andrew Finney [Mendoza], Helen Hanft [Martha], Kelsie Morales [Maid #1], Marchand Odette [Maid #2], Melanie Vaughn [Professor], Benjamin Cain [Receptionist], Gilbert Cruz [CSU Tech #1], Rich Clayton [CSU Tech #2], Michael Dalby [Foreman], Julia Panely [Woman], Charles Stransky [Man], Craig Alan Edwards [Policeman #1], Susan Willerman [Court Clerk]

Bloody sheets and an apparently stolen credit card lead Briscoe and Curtis to a pair of college age lovers who present McCoy and Ross with a united front of denial that one of them killed their newborn son and disposed of the body.

159. Navy Blues 10/15/97

Kate Walsh [Lt. Kirstin Blair], Daniel Von Bargen [Commander Billings], Molly Price [Mrs. Stroud], Joyce Reehling [Lt. Commander Coleman], Reuben Jackson [Unknown], Jack Gwalteny [Unknown], John Speredakos [Ottenberg], Patti LuPone [Ruth Miller], Lee Shepherd [Lt. Commander McIntyre], William Howard Parry [Commander Halibert], Steven Marcus [Louis Palumbo], Kurt Knudson [Judge Ari Waxman], Marge Redmond [Judge Laurie Tisdale], Helmar Augustus Cooper [Judge Lawrence McNeil], Sean Runnette [Headwaiter], Stephen Peabody [Service Manager], John DiResta [Detective Anderson], R. E. Rodgers [Officer Oliver], Bryan Hicks [Officer Lao], Bobby Spillane [Mechanic], Joe Gonzalez [Parking Attendant], Richard Biermann [Garage Attendant], Paul Geier [Chuck Baxter], Jan Owen [Elderly Woman], Marc Coppola [Court Officer], Laura Ekstrand [Reporter #1], Christopher Gabriel [Reporter #2], Jery Hewitt [SWAT Leader]

McCoy finds himself battling the Navy and the office of the Judge Advocate General as he tries to prosecute a female pilot accused of murdering her married lover after he tried to break off with her.

160. Harvest 10/29/97

Michael Nouri [Dr. Donald Cosgrave], Michael Durrell [Hilburne], Robert Stanton [Unknown], Armand Schultz [Marty O'Neal], John Ramsey [Judge Walter Schreiber], Andrew Pang [Dr. Hsu], David Marshall Grant [Unknown], Richard Thomsen [Mr. Fuller], Luce Ennis [Mrs. Fuller], Catherine Wolf [Dr. Nedermann], Daren Kelly [Dr. Kerner], Kim Yancy-Moore [Nurse Judy Paxton], Maximiliano Hernanadez [Leo Ramos], Carlos Pizarro [Elias Camacho], David Lipman [Judge Morris Torledsky], Alba Oms [Mrs. Camacho], Deborah LaCoy [Loretta Mason], Jason Weinberg [Tony], Louie Leonardo [Detective Sandoval], Liz Larsen [Daniels], Anthony Ruiz], Patricia Rae [Claudia], Zabryna Guevara [Lucita], Felix Angle Solis [CSU Scapelli], Andrea Bowen [Bess], D.L. Schroeder [Dr. Lavori ], Angel Lanzo [Nurse Ruiz], Anthony Mangano [Palacio], Lee Cobb [Downey], Christopher Loper [Kid #1], Robert Joseph Coffin [Court Clerk]

As the detectives search for the person who sprayed a stopped car with gunfire, McCoy and Ross discover that the victim may not have died as a result of the shooting after all.

161. Nullification 11/5/97

Denis O'Hare [Phil Christie], Gerry Becker [Thomas Robbins], Betsy Aidem [Kay Brant], Ted Kazanoff [Judge Daniel Scarletti], Jesse Tendler [Matthew Brant Jr.], Walt MacPherson [Shelby], Alexandra Rhodie [Brinn Lehey], Tim Kirkpatrick [Greg Kubie], Andy Fowle [Lewis Cray], Leslie Hendrix [Rogers], John Fiore [Profaci], Christine Farrell [Shrier], Victor Truro [Judge Douglas Spivak], Barbara Spiegel [Judge Harriet Doremus], Gabra Zackman [Sarah Mandel], John Roney [Walter Wells], Michael Boughton [Andrew Parent], Tony Hoty [NYB Regular], Cedric Turner [2nd NYB Regular], Christopher Rubin [N.D. Policeman], Ellen Zachos [Jury Forewoman], Tom Kiesche [Court Clerk]

After the cops trace an eagle tattoo on a man shot and killed while holding up an armored truck to a group of militia members, McCoy finds himself facing one of their number as the pro se counsel for his friends, arguing for the concept of "jury nullification", the right of a jury to protect a defendant from an unjust law by finding him not guilty despite the evidence.

162. Baby, It's You (1) 11/12/97

Maureen Anderman [Gayle Janaway], Dan Hedaya [Leslie Drake], Tom Tammi [Dr. Steven Janaway], Zejlko Ivanek [ADA Ed Danvers], Dan Frazer [Judge Barry McLellan], Richard Council [John Law], J.K. Simmons [Dr. Emil Skoda], Richard Belzer [Det. John Munch], Yaphet Kotto [Lt. Al Giardello], Jon Seda [Det. Paul Falsone], Taro Alexander [Paul Delacourte], Sam Valle [Johnny Ramirez], Leslie Hendrix [M.E. Hendrix], John Fiore [Profaci], Pamela Nyberg [Jeri Stein], Anne Bonvegna [Cassie Nobels], Maribel Gonzalez [Lucia Cottone], Isabel Segovia [Mrs. Ana Ramirez], Anne Frith [Sadie Appleyard], Ajay Kothari [Virgil Pipino], Melanie Vesey [Michelle], Richard Litt [Gronbeck], Gia Galeano [Gia], Billy Gillespie [Assistant M.E.], Mick O'Rourke [Cameraman], Bob Wilson [Reporter #1], Nancy Nichols [Reporter #2], Dana Smith Croll [Reporter #3], Ray Virta [Reporter #4], Johnny Moreno [Detective #1]

It's old home week for Briscoe when an apparent murder of a teenage model in New York develops ties to Baltimore, and Detectives Munch and Falsone pay a visit to the Big Apple to observe the case. Meanwhile, McCoy finds himself battling the attorney of the victim's parents for access to his clients and the Baltimore DA for jurisdiction.

163. Blood 11/19/97

Stephen Mendillo [Joshua Burdett], Deborah Rush [Frances Houston], Harry O'Reilly [Jerry O'Brien], Lou Liberatore [Dale Brody], Joan Copeland [Judge Rebecca Stein], Kent Broadhurst [Unknown], Franchelle Stewart Dorn [Ms. Joyner], Mike Hodge [Leonard Hill], Keith Randolph Smith [Morris Keach], Catherine Cox [Dr. Nancy Frieder], Jack Davidson [Spense Carlyle], Bellamy Young [Ellen O'Brien], Angela Pietropinto [Nurse Ciaducci], William Christian [Shawn Taitt], Josh Pais [Medical Examiner Bohak], Marianne Hagan [Jane Levin], Donald Christopher [Doorman], Robert Montano [Clemente], Mark Jacoby [Ryan], Ruth Nerken [Rita]

The paternity of a black baby given up for adoption by a white mother might provide a clue to her murderer but it also unearths some long buried family secrets as well.

164. Shadow 11/26/97

Bruce MacVittie [Arvin Baker], Jacinto Taras Riddick [Oscar Liriano], Don Billett [Ed Billett], Dominic Chianese [Judge Paul Kaylin], Marcy Harriell [Lisa Harmon], Alexandra Neil [Josette Vega], David Marhsall Grant [Charlie Harmon], Rosemary DeAngelis [Judge Sally Solomon], Bruce Katzman [Judge Allen Denham], John Fiore [Profaci], Stu "Large" Riley [Frank Harker], Roger Pretto [David Baez], Denise Lute [Cindy Erlich], Kate Mara [Jenna Erlich], Divina Cook [Marta Liriano], Sharon Hope [LeChevalier], Paul Klementowicz [Marvin Grady], Michael N. Willia,s [Delmore Walton], Philip Price [Judge Jeffrey Heiser], John Richard Hartmann [Property Clerk], Mario Mendoza [Man at Phone booth], Miguel Sierra [Joe], Johnnie Mae [Mama Mays], Lil Henderson [Grandma Mays]

The murder of a bail bondsman looks fairly routine until the chance words of the chief suspect uncovers possible case-fixing between a shady lawyer and an unknown contact within the judicial system.

165. Burned 12/10/97

Robert Vaughn [Carl Anderton], Mia Dillon [Elaine Anderton Lawlor ], Sam Huntington [Terry Lawlor], Joseph Siravo [Stan Kaminsky], Michael O'Hare [Roy Lawlor], J.K. Simmons [Dr. Emil Skoda], Bob Dishy [Weaver], Anne Jackson [Judge Jane Simons], Sylvia Kelegian [Sandra Lawlor], Ellen Lancaster [Lois Garey], Tess O'Brien [Grace Killeen], Tom McCarthy [Tony Collabro], Camilia Sanes [Ellen Rattinger], Joe Pacheco [Salvatore Hess], Brenda Spohnholtz [Theresa Green], Peter Lewis [Ted Vlanos], Tom Demenkoff [Brady ], Richard Donelly [Norm Crispin]

A message overheard on an answering machine leads Briscoe and Curtis to a confessed murderer and the home of wealthy Carl Anderton, whose stubborn non-cooperation with the district attorney threatens to create a serious miscarriage of justice.

166. Ritual 12/17/97

Cotter Smith [Eric Martin], Steve Landesberg [Cahill], Ava Haddad [Rina Martin], Aharon Ipale [Mr. Tobak], Maryann Urbano [Hamida Wuzir], Ramsey Faragallah [Dr. Nasser], Emmy Rossum [Alison Martin], Connie Nelson [Unknown], Nan-Lynn Nelson [Dr. Eileen Armenta], Geoffrey Wade [Dr. Frederick Austin], Avery Kipp Waddell [Tariq Davis], Jacqueline Antaramian [Farrah Patel], John Fiore [Profaci], Abby Lewis [Mrs. Newman], Stanja Lowe [Mrs. Martin Sr.], Samia Shoaib [Donna Khobar], Ed Setrakian [Judge Patrick O'Hara], Ray Genadry [Jeff Mohammed], Lia Yang [Emma Korimatsu], Josh Pais [ME Borak], Les McDonough [Jed Brandt], Rob Kramer [Anderson], Todd Cerveris [Rodney Most], Charley Scalies [Mario], Wayne Scherzer [Carl Walls], Reade Kelly [Wally Quince], Mark Cassells [Jack Harris], Marc Bryman [Scott Wheeler]

The investigation into the death of a possible mugging victim uncovers a plan to circumcize the daughter of an American father and an Egyptian mother.

167. Under the Influence 1/7/98

Cliff Gorman [Judge Gary Feldman], David Garrison [Defense Attorney Billings], Kathryn Meisle [Susan Young], Gene Canfield [Detective Fred Norris], Melanie Rey [Mrs. Galvez], Claywood Sempliner [Fischer], Daniel McDonald [Bernard Dressler], Augusta Dabney [Mrs. Lavalle], Elana Renderos [Tena Galvez], Robert Catrini [Carl Pettijohn], Chuck Montgomery [Bob Gilsdorf], Rony Clanton [Alternator Jones], Europe Harmon [Reggie Claxton], Susan Pilar [Gabrielle Barra], Joseph Dandry [Day Doorman], Michael Ciulla [Night Doorman], Matthew Lewis [Arraignment Judge Dennis Murphy], Pat Moya [Deborah Curtis], Arielle Kaplan [Serena Curtis], Lauren Kaplan [Isabel Curtis], Joshua C. Stamberg [Mechanic], Patrick InZetta [Uniformed Policeman]

After Briscoe and Curtis finally determine who was driving the car that killed three people, the legal prosecution stands in danger of becoming a kangaroo court when McCoy's feelings over Claire's death mesh with the political agenda of an ambitious judge anxious to make an example of the defendant.

168. Expert 1/21/98  

Stephen Pearlman [Dr. Leon Mayer], Vera Farmiga [Lindsay Carson], Joanna Merlin [Jane Powell], Ben Hammer [Judge Herman Mooney], Matthew Sussman [Unknown], Judy Kuhn [Unknown], J.K. Simmons [Dr. Emil Skoda], Paul D'Ambrosio [Mike Thompson], Sam Catlin [Maitre'D], Christine Farrell [Shrier], Mary Elaine Monti [Jennifer Solvan], Matt Loney [Larry Newman], Tracy Dillon [Jennifer], Natalie Picoe [Gayle Landis], Lisa Altomare [Marilyn], Michael DeVries [Darren Phillips], Fred Burrell [Arthur Rigg], Tracy Sallows [Carol Garner], Richard Hughes [Dr. Gillick], Jennifer Courtney [Karen yellin], Jack Koenig [Hal Patterson], Adam Busch [Mark], Ron Faber [Pepitone], Angie Levrone [Cheri], Armand Dahan [Pretzel Vendor], Andrew Van Dusen [Andy], John Camire [Paul], Jim Sterling [Uniformed Policeman]

The shooting of two people in a restaurant restroom takes some abrupt turns as they try to discover who exactly the intended victim was, and the prosecutors have to deal with a defendant claiming to have been in a dissociative state while committing the crime-- the same defense used years before by the defendant's father.

169. Castoff 1/28/98

Dennis Boutsikaris [Neil Pressman], Mitchell Lichtenstein [Edward Chandler], John Benjamin Hickey [Charles Thatcher], Jon DeVries [Defense Attorney Greenwald], Edmond Genest [Warren Stevenson], Jerry Mayer [Mr. Doug Gaylin], Gene Saks [Judge Carl Samuel], Dennis Kelly [Congressman Fred Maxwell], Jane Elliott [Randi Smolin], Jane Summerhays [Mistress Pearl], Hope Chernov [Debbie], Patrick Husted [Darren Fuller], Michael Alexander Jackson [Randy Johnson], Scott Whitehurst [Lester Metcalf], Joseph Kamal [Derrick Lane], Emilio Del Pozo [Doorman #1], Stan Carp [Stu Steiner's Superintendent], Arthur Anderson [Old Man], Mary Diveny [Old Woman], Kelly Eviston [Jennifer Gaylin], Z. Wright [First Kid], J.D. Williams [Second Kid], Craig Bockhorn [Jury Foreman]

The street murder of a woman who worked with underprivileged kids takes a turn towards the bizarre when the detectives uncover she had a predilection for kinky sex, and that one of her current partners appears to be a serial killer, who offers an overexposure to television violence as his defense during his trial.

170. Grief 2/4/98

Cecilia Hart [Greta Singer], Marin Hinkle [Leslie Russo], Edie Falco [Sally Bell], Erik Jensen [George Harding], Jonathan LaPaglia [Frank Russo], Ron Frazier [Judge Aldo Ianello], George Palermo [Joe Russo], Stephen Singer [Defense Attorney Baum], Lizbeth Mackay [Park West Physician], George Bamford [Harry Singer], Marceline Hugot [Dr. Sandi Ruskin], Greg Zerkle [Dr. Maxwell], James Joseph O'Neil [Jimmy Baxter], Sharon Washington [Sally Thaxton], Erik LaRay Harvey [Officer Anthony Loomis], Ami Rothschild [Melinda Black], Kiran Merchant [Dr. Adnan Gidamal], Karen Lynn Gorney [Monk (Bar Patron)], Daniel Blinkoff [Chris Ryan], Russ Vigilante [Gianni Lupo], Todd Stashwick [Roger Appel], Paul Romero [Evan Hayes], Stephen Wastell [Bartender], Kalimi Baxter [Andrea Jarell], Chuck Pfeifer [Kurt Jamison], John Combs [Steve Lanetti], Hallee Hirsh [Gillian Lanetti], Tonia Lynn [Rollerblader], Sabrina Avila [Jogger]

The cops, as they try to pin down the specifics of an assault on a man reluctant to talk about it, uncover the alleged rape of two women in custodial care. But as the prosecutors attempt to prepare their case, a reluctant witness changes their view of the cases.

171. Faccia a Faccia 4/25/98

Philip Bosco [Defense Attorney Dobbs], Michael Rispoli [Johnny DeMayo], Katherine Narducci [Vicky Grant], David Wohl [Ward Salsman], Rochelle Oliver [Judge Grace Larkin], Rocco Sisto [Brendan Hall], Barton Tinapp [Adam Campos], Ken Marks [Agent Ruggiero], Jack Willis [Duane Wheeler], Frank Savino [Alberto Napoli], John O'Leary [Ronny Napoli], Beth McDonald [Connie Zavaglia], Wally Dunn [Lee Frick], Anthony Fusco [Barry Stovitz], Mark H. Dold [Lionel], Susan Blackwell [Gabrielle Ruffino], Zaniz Janubowski [Susan Weiss], Max Chalawsky [Maitre D'], Tom Cappadona [Danny Maxwell], Edmund Davys [Front Desk Manager], Hugh Panaro [Hotel Clerk], Aasif Mandvi [Peanut Vendor], Ned Coulter [Manager], Peg Healy [CSU Technician], Lenore Loveman [Lina Rosen], Allen Swift [Jacob Rosen], Paul Eichel [Manny Ebbs], Mitchell Riggs [Uniform Policeman], Merri Ann Milwe [Court Clerk]

Taking on an apparent mafia murder, Detectives Briscoe and Curtis are stymied by a dead witness and a semmingly incoherent mob boss.

172. Divorce 3/4/98

Jill Clayburgh [Sheila Atkins], Haviland Morris [Molly Kilpatrick], Tom O'Rourke [Unknown], Adam LeFevre [David Harrigan], Dennis Predovic [Unknown], P.J. Brown [unknown], John Wojda [Unknown], Tony Roberts [Paul Redfield], Michael Warren Powell [Leonard Gardner], Patricia Hodges [Monique Hawkins], Cliff Batuello [Doug Kaye], Karen Mason [Brenda Hughes], Dane Knell [Father O'Brien], Larry Block [Stan], Robert Colston [Jeff Tyrell], DeAnn Mears [Judge Maria Gance], Jack Ryland [Judge Jay Derrick], Craig Lawlor [Billy Kilpatrick], Peter Boyden [Brad Chumkin], Sharon Scruggs [Kathy Jones], Thomas Bolster [Will Lauren], Cullen Wheeler [Father Marino], Suzanne Smith [Lisa Belfour], Victor Verhaeghe [Eric Belfour], Leslie Nipkow [Linda Jones], Tony Devon [Uniform Policeman], Veronica Blackwell [Clerk]

The stabbing death of a psychologist draws Detectives Briscoe and Curtis into a heated divorce case and pits McCoy and Ross against a manipulative attorney.

173. Carrier 4/1/98

Glynnis O'Connor [Ann Paulson], Leslie Denniston [Mrs. Lenore Kiley], Susan May Pratt [Leslie Crowell], Heather Burns [Lana Madison], Fran Brill [Mrs. Stark], Ralph Byers [Mr. Kiley], Mark Jacoby [Mr. Doug Stark], Audrie Neenan [Judge Barbara Kaplan], David Spielberg [Judge Alvin Hoyt], Patrick Tovatt [Judge Barry Abram], Spencer Riviera [Billy Fields], Paula Newsome [Carol Mallon], Gordon Joseph Weiss [Larry Adler], Dan Grimaldi [Joseph Margini], Steve Paskoski [Max Paris], Ashley Carin [Gloria Ball], Robert Petkoff [Kyle Vessas], Jason Hayes [Kenny "Twist" Stark], Merwin Goldsmith [Judge Ian Feist], Norma Fire [Appellate Judge Jean Bryant], Cynthia Darlow [Bartender], Michael Pitt [Andy], Lou Bonacki [Super], Jeff Breland [Doorman], Jim Stanek [Arraignment Clerk]

The death of a college student leads to a case involving an HIV-positive male who's seeking to infect as many young women as possible. McCoy, testing right-to-privacy ethics, wants to charge him with murder.

174. Stalker 4/15/98

Robert Joy [Lewis Dutton], Susan Floyd [Andrea Blake], Joe Lisi [Chris Minetti], Stephen Gevedon [Russell Lowery], Harry Goz [Mr. Golavski], Roger Serbagi [Judge Robert Quinn], Daniel Oreskes [Mr. Wilson], Marilyn Rockafellow [Mrs. Blake], Brian Delate [Detective Lloyd Fraker], Yancey Arias [Paul Sanchez], Leon Addison Brown [Anttwon Robertson], Greg Zittel [Gene McDermott], James Coyle [Jack O'Hara], Kate Rigg [Anne Forbes], James Shanklin [Matt Vasco], Frank Girardeau [Ron Sebastian], Nina Landey [Diane Carver], Darrin Baker [John Abbott], Lynette DuPre [Arraignment Judge Joyce Randall], Mara Holguin [Alicia Bennett], Paul Crane [Peter Morgan], Greg Shamie [Billy Carr], Cheryl Clifford [Amber Carr], David Raymond Wagner [CSU Technician], Robin Martin [Jury Forewoman]

When a woman is found unconscious at the bottom of her apartment stairs, Briscoe and Curtis must figure out what happened -- before it's too late. In order to make his case, McCoy pits the two detectives against each other in the courtroom.

175. Disappeared 4/22/98

Ken Welsh [Benjamin O'Dell], Tovah Feldshuh [Danielle Melnick], Michael Medeiros [Matthew O'Dell], Steve Mellor [Mr. Fetzer], Donna Hanover [Judge Deborah Bourke], Maggie Burke [Miss Ridley], Lee Sellars [Nathan Faber], Liam Aiken [Jack Ericson], Seth Barrish [Ralph Staggs], Adam Heller [Theodore Spiros], Tony Di Benedetto [Bud Murphy], Hazel J. Medina [Janine Clayton], Priscilla Shanks [Theresa Stanhouse], John Nathan [Bob Stanhouse], Chuck Low [Hyram Jenkins], Elliot Cuker [Al Schmidt], Barbara Gulan [Anne Lewis], Roger DeWeitt [Overton], Todd Gearhart [Kellog], Christine Caleo [Reporter], Barbara Myers [Jury Foreperson]

After three people are kidnapped, Ross makes an arrangement for a suspect's safety, which causes problems with the case against him.

176. Burden 4/24/98

Gerry Bamman [Stan Gillum], John Hickok [Unknown], Heather Matarazzo [Stephanie Sutter], John Procaccino [Unknown], William Severs [Judge Henry Fillmore], Maryann Plunkett [Lois Sutter], Jerry Lyden [Roy Cashman], Barrie Youngfellow [Dr. Emily Lindros], Stephen Stout [Dr. Keogh], Eric H. Moreland [Nicholls], Christine Jones [Stapleton], Gregory Mitchell [Peter Gilbert], Jane Connell [Mrs. Hodge], Gordon Connell [Mr. Larry Hodge], Julie Follansbee [Rose Bing], Karen Goberman [Martha McSorley], Louisa Holaday [Kara Vadnay], Laine Valentino [Bea Goring], Larry Sherman [Judge Frazier], Danny Burstein [Howe], John G. Connolly [Anderson], Jim Taylor McNickle [Jury Foreperson]

After a 12-year-old quadriplegic dies at home in his bed, paramedics claim that he was suffocated and the suspects include the boy's parents and sister.

177. Bad Girl 4/29/98

Cliff Gorman [Judge Gary Feldman], Isabel Gillies [Monica Johnson], Geoffrey Nauffts [Unknown], Neal Jones [Unknown], Jennifer Bill [Cathy Briscoe], Ana Gasteyer [Unknown], Lynn Cohen [Judge Elizabeth Mizener], Ilana Levine [Unknown], Tom Wiggin [Unknown], Robert Vaughn [Carl Anderton], Joe Quintero [Jesse Rosado], Mark Lotito [Detective Mallory], Julian Gamble [Appellate Judge P. Slattery], Timothy Wheeler [Al Johnson], Michael Hyatt [Rachel Willis], Stephanie Berry [Dolores Weston], Mark Price [DJ Freaky], Laurie Williams [Sharon Sutton], Robert DeBlasio [Louis Salvi], Phyllis Kay [Gina Salvi], Robert Hatcher [Martin Butler], Karen Bergreen [Emma Govans], Dyron Holmes [Isaac Alvarez], Jason Kolotouros [Tilden], Rico Rosetti [Uni Quintana], Michael Corman [Jury Foreperson]

Schiff's re-election may hinge on the stabbing death of a police officer; Briscoe's daughter is arrested for dealing drugs.

178. Damaged 5/6/98

Robert Clohessy [Defense Attorney Painter], John Christopher Jones [Raymond Maxwell], Lauren Ambrose [Valerie Maxwell], Jon Abrahams [Unknown], Adam LaVorgna [Hayden McLauchlin], Jennifer Bill [Cathy Briscoe], Gerry Rosenthal [Unknown], Kate Skinner [Defense Attorney Wilderman], Alison Folland [Gina Bowman], Julie Halston [Defense Attorney Lapinsky], Ron McLarty [Judge William Wright], Irving Metzman [Jay Amsterdam], Molly Regan [Mrs. Davenport], Mark Lotito [Detective Mallory], Julia Weldon [Sally Maxwell], Jim Moody [Judge Langlois], Amanda Sharkey [Judy Palnick], Dennis Ryan [Lloyd Novak], Steve Mark Friedman [Nathan Shrieber], Claire Beckman [Amanda Novak], John Dapolito [Danny Jones], Melissa Marsala [Emily Bailey], Gregory Burke [Jimmy Marshall], Buzz Roddy [Moskowitz], Bruce Birns [Manhattan Trial Jury Foreman], Jeannine Comeau [Brooklyn Trial Jury Forewoman]

The case of a teacher's shooting uncovers a vendetta involving the rape of a mentally challenged coed by three students, whose attorney claims they weren't aware of her condition.

179. Tabloid 5/13/98

Timothy Carhart [Warren Abbott], Joe Mantello [Phil Marco], Robin Groves [Judge Joanne Franklin], Gerrit Graham [Alan Bruder], John Slattery [Arlen Levitt], Peter McRobbie [Dr. Thomas Newstadt], Baxter Harris [Abner Parkes], Leslie White [Laura Abbott], LeAnna Croom [Julianne Lowry], Maeve McGuire [Betty Sanger], David B. McConeghey [Judge Henry Fisk], Ellen Tobie [Phyllis Howard], Nell Balaban [Receptionist], Brant Spencer [Health Club Clerk], Brian Keeler [Paul Gary Fowler], Bobby Zarem [Himself], Robert B. Alexander [Doorman], Spiro Malas [Taxi Driver], Andre Canty [UPS Delivery Man], Kelly Au Coin [First Assistant], Stephen Kunken [Process Server], Spike Finnerty [Jury Foreman]

Tabloid journalism comes under scrutiny during a murder case involving a prominent man who blames his wife's death on a gossip columnist.

180. Monster 5/20/98

Cliff Gorman [Judge Gary Feldman], Charles Malik Whitfield [Calvin Berry], Paul Calderon [Jesse Castille], Ray Anthony Thomas [Owen Stokes], James Murtaugh [Carter Newton], William Hill [Joe Kusevitsky], Michelle Hurst [Unknown], Ami Brabson [Mrs. Richardson], Thom Sesma [Mark Consadine], Robert Vaughn [Carl Anderton], Michael Cullen [Borough Detective Commander Deitz], Starla Benford [Betty Wald], O.L. Duke [Antonio Chaikin], Angel Caban [Ralph Marra], John Newton [Judge Eric Caffey], Bernard M. Addison [Doctor Charters], James Reno [Eddie Soto], Shaunice Mudahy [Fiona], Malachy Cleary [Detective Harry Spivak], Jason Towns [Troy], Kel-J Vann [Andres], Mark Lotito [Detective Mallory], John Dapolito [Danny Jones], Pat Moya [Deborah Curtis], Marvin Starkman [Rabbi], Edward D. Murphy [Duncan], Kenneth Rock [Clerk]

During the search for a pedophile who raped a 10-year-old, a snitch offers Briscoe a chance to avenge his daughter's death. Meanwhile, Van Buren learns that her job is in jeopardy; McCoy is ordered to appear before a disciplinary committee because of his conduct in a DUI case; and the increasingly political Schiff worries that the rape case may adversely impact his reelection bid.

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