Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) are called to the scene of a vicious dog attack in which a woman was mauled to death and as they rush to track down the ferocious animal before it strikes again, they trace the dog's ownership to a prisoner (guest star David Warshofsky) in Attica already serving two life-terms. Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) must determine who among the prisoner's few outside contacts could have aided him in his fight-dog business, and who is ultimately responsible for the dog's trained propensity for deadly violence. S. Epatha Merkerson and Dianne Wiest also star.'

When a down-and-out Vietnam veteran is murdered, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) find that although the decorated victim was considered a hero, he was conflicted about his involvement in the conflict. But as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) learn about other members of the dead man's fighting unit, they investigate some more successful civilians who once served with him. S. Epatha Merkerson also stars.'

The death of a parolee, who was a hit man, leads to a wealthy widow and daughter who may have hired him to kill their rich relative.

The daring daylight kidnapping of a diamond dealer which results in two murders at the scene uncovers an international dynasty of diamond sales and its links to a foreign civil war.

Investigating the murder of a woman in a rent-controlled apartment, Green and Briscoe initially turn their attention to janitor Roberto Ramos, who had been given a cash gift of $5000 by the deceased but claimed he didn't remember her when questioned. But it isn't long before the detectives discover that she was engaged in a long-running battle with her landlord and had been blocking the potentially lucrative sale of the building.

The shooting death of a former singer's wife leads the detectives to investigate his manager and sons after his explanation of the events surrounding her death have no credibility.

When new evidence uncovers the true culprits from a case Lt. VanBuren worked 12 years ago, Briscoe and Green take a closer look at the parties involved the first time around---particularly a forensic expert with a questionable method of evidence verification.'

When a building is set ablaze, a girl must be identified despite her fatal burns. Through further investigation, it turns out that an extreme environmentalist group struck the match.

When a celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

The murder of a magazine publishing company's black CEO leads to a suspect who has a clear streak of racism and whose attorney intends on using that as a mental defect.

The death of a cleric leads the detectives to a priest who was given information by a murder suspect outside of the church but insists that he can't discuss anything about it, bringing McCoy to question whether the confessional seal should apply.

' The father of a dying girl gets his revenge on an insurance executive who denied a certain leukemia treatment for his daughter. One problem arises when the father is technically on both sides of the law.

ADA Southerlyn puts her life---and her career---on the line when she is called upon to mediate a hostage situation that leads to a disciplinary hearing.'

' When a girl's parents frantically search for her, Briscoe and Green see that the girl's belongings were packed up in her apartment. They learn that the girl had been seeing a married man -- her boss. When the boss is brought up on charges, his wife sheds some new evidence.

When a computer worm is found in the hard drive of a murdered state psychologist, McCoy seeks to prosecute the owner of the company who sold the woman's murderer the information-gathering worm.'

' The investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl uncovers the possible culpability of the child's mother and a rebirthing therapist.

' When a high school student is found dead in an apartment building, Briscoe and Green suspect that the murder was a result of her getting a messageboard shut down. As McCoy and Southerlyn investigate the case further, they realize that her best friend, who was reluctant to come forward as a witness, may be the answer to the murder.

' A stock analyst's murder leads the detectives to a corporation whose stock had fallen ... and plenty of suspects in the investors.

' The investigation of a student's killing leads to a case involving meat contamination at a food service.

An apparent accidental fall turns out to be murder when it is discovered that the victim, who was both a trophy wife and expecting, was pushed from the balcony of her loft.'

' The investigation into the death of a private investigator uncovers corruption, deceit, and immigration fraud in a Youth Baseball League whose manager will go to any lengths to win.

The wife of an attorney with many disgruntled clients is killed, but the detectives believe that he was the intended target as he was willing to reveal information despite confidentiality agreements. As the investigation continues, his tumultuous love life is exposed and the prosecutors are suspicious of his desire to return to the courtroom.

When a doctor is found dead on a residential street, the detctives must probe the prescription drug racket (with its ties to the mob) and the ADA's must decipher which mob entity--father or son--is really behind the murder. '

A tenement building explodes and the lone victim is Joseph Haden. The building was rent controlled and there had been a tenant strike, so the police initially suspect arson. But the landlord doesn't have insurance, ruling out their arson theory, and the medical examiner discovers that Haden's neck was broken and he was tied up before the explosion happened. Trying to figure out Haden is even more difficult. He didn't appear to have a family or a girlfriend and never got any substantial mail. He worked at the Jiffy Job service station making minimum wage, yet had $90,000 in the bank. Briscoe and Green do some more digging and find out that Haden was using an alias, and his real name was Yusuf Haddad.