Law & Order: Criminal IntentEpisodes Guide

Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames investigate a diamond heist in a house that left its two occupants and one of the robbers dead. Karl Atwood, the criminal who planned the heist, attempts to trick the police into thinking that the robbery was mob-related, but the detectives uncover the deception when they track down a lead that shows that he served time in a Canadian prison, and has skipped parole and crossed the border. Goren and Eames interview Atwood's girlfriend, Gia, and tell her that he was infected with AIDS in prison, and that he has passed it on to her. They promise to be lenient on her and get her treatment if she will help them to apprehend Atwood. She arranges to meet with Atwood, and when the buyers for the diamonds arrive at a hotel, Goren and Eames arrest everybody. They inform Gia that she has not contracted AIDS.

Anne Ellis and Bernard Jackson, two art authenticators, are found dead; one has been hanged and the other shot in the chest. Initial evidence indicates a murder-suicide, and the investigation leads Goren and Eames to a forged Claude Monet painting. The detectives suspect German art gallery owner Rudy Langer, who implicates a female forger but will not name her. Goren discovers that the forger is Sylvia Moon, a former student of Jackson's, whose art-school roommate committed suicide by hanging herself. After confronting Moon and Langer at the murder scene, Moon reveals that Langer killed Jackson, and confesses to helping him kill Ellis.

The Major Case Squad team investigate the murder of Lois Romney, a pregnant woman who has given up her drug addiction and is struggling to stay clean. It initially appears that the murderer is the victim's unstable junkie boyfriend, Dale van Acker, and Captain Deakins tells Goren and Eames to close the case. Deciding that the death of a pregnant woman deserves more attention, their investigation leads them to the boyfriend's wealthy and domineering socialite mother, Priscilla van Acker, and his stepfather. Goren suspects that Priscilla is a sociopath, who disapproved of her son's girlfriend, plotted to kill her and framed her son.

Goren and Eames investigate the death of a Catholic church sexton, Morris Abernathy. They begin to suspect Kevin Donovan, a thieving drug addict who works at the church, until he is found murdered in his apartment. As Goren and Eames delve into the church's business, they uncover the embezzlement of money from the collection funds, and believe it was by Abernathy who tried to frame Donovan. When they realize someone performed last rites over Donovan's body, the detectives are led to a priest who has been trying to keep a twenty-year-old secret hidden.

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a pretty, petite woman found drowned in her bathtub. Days later, a second petite woman is found naked and washed up on shore, and this is followed by the discovery of a strangled third female, and then a fourth victim. They discover that the second victim was also drowned in a bathtub, and they find a link between all four – Henry Talbott, an abusive, drug-addicted lawyer was their boyfriend who was taking money from them to help feed his gambling addictions. Unable to get assistance from his disbelieving wife, the detectives have to work against the clock to gather their evidence before he kills a fifth woman.

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a man found beaten to death in a hotel suite. It appears the victim was Didier Foucault, a Swiss conman who cheated a group of wealthy investors and romanced their wives, but further evidence reveals that the dead man is not Foucault, but his assistant Felix Perez. The detectives discover that the investors hired a hitman to teach Foucault a severe lesson, but that he learned of the attack and sent Perez to his hotel room in his place. The hitman attacked Perez, but left him alive, and Goren begins to suspect that Foucault returned to the hotel and killed him. ADA Carver indicts the investors on false murder charges, in an attempt to lure Foucault out of hiding so they can arrest him for Perez's murder. Inspired by the life of Christophe Rocancourt.

Detectives Ed Green and Lennie Briscoe from the 27th Precinct report a suspicious cyanide poisoning to the Major Case Squad. When other cyanide deaths occur in a hospital, Goren and Eames initially suspect Colleen Braxton, a nurse who fits the typical criminal profile, but the poisonings continue while Braxton is in custody. The source of the cyanide is tracked down to a batch of laced over-the-counter Necedrol pills. The investigation turns to the victims' families which leads the detectives to a widow named Trudy Pomeranski. The detectives discover she killed her husband and sued the medicine company, then laced other boxes of the same medication around the city in an attempt to cover-up the murder and strengthen her lawsuit. As she used her lawsuit money to buy into a infant clothing franchise, she was caught mailing a cyanide laced letter to the Ledger. She is subsequently arrested while setting up her store, after her franchise agreement was nullified due to a morals clause, when her mother was considered a suspect.

An investigative news reporter and his girlfriend are gunned down in the street, and the detectives learn that the reporter had a history of uncovering police corruption. Their investigation into the deaths leads to the buying and selling of pardons, and a connection to organized crime. When their investigation leads them to the state governor's office, Captain Deakins orders the detectives off the case, but Carver's work ethics put him at odds with Goren and Eames.

Goren and Eames investigate the disappearance of an adulterous drug-addicted wife of a plastic surgeon. While the doctor says he has attempted to locate his wife, the detectives suspect he is lying, especially when they discover he also has a secret lover but they struggle to find any flaws in the his alibi. Weeks later, body parts of a decomposed woman wash ashore, so the detectives arrange for a false story to be printed in the newspapers, claiming they are from the missing woman. The detectives wait for the husband's reaction when he reads the article, hoping that they can turn his strong ego against him and discover the truth.

The Major Case Squad investigate the death of Harold Sternman, an elderly and paranoid banker who died in the penthouse suite of his own luxury apartment building during an arson fire. The investigation leads Goren and Eames to Harold's dysfunctional family, consisting of his young trophy wife Kit, his alcoholic son Edward, and Rick Zainer, Harold's private nurse. When DNA from Kit and Edward are found in Harold's bed, the detectives suspect Harold was using them as evidence to get divorced from Kit, but both Kit and Edward deny sleeping with each other; Edward is gay. Suspicion falls on Zainer, who admits to sleeping with Edward and turning the three family members against each other as revenge for Harold failing to deliver on a promise to write letters of recommendation for Zainer's sons to enter an elite private school. After increasing Harold's drug dose, which made him even more anxious and paranoid than usual, he led Harold to believe that Kit was cheating on him with his own son; Kit then conspired with Edward to kill him so she could get her inheritance and Edward would be left the apartment building, which he could promptly sell.

Goren and Eames investigate the murder of an abortion doctor who was shot in his own apartment. The detectives are convinced that a pro-life activist is to blame and begin tracking him through his contacts. When they find a second gun, they suspect the sniper has not acquired his final target. The evidence sends the detectives on a search for the killer before someone else becomes the next victim. Meanwhile, Goren tries to find out the real reason for the gunman's rage, and ADA Carver worries about turning a murder case into a test about abortion before a jury.

Larry Feldman, a heart surgeon is murdered at the Bar Mitzvah of his son Ricky. Goren and Eames realize that Feldman had recently gone through a bitter divorce, and that his bitter ex-wife, Julie, believed he was committing child sexual abuse against their daughter Sophie. As their investigation deepens, their attention turns to Charles Webb, a forensic psychiatrist who often testifies as an expert witness for ADA Carver in criminal trials. The detectives discover that after becoming obsessed with Sara Lindstrom, Julie's sister, Webb attempted to gain her affections by helping her sister gain custody of her children, and hired a corrupt detective to murder Feldman. When confronted, Webb's attorney lays down an insanity defense and attempts to have him sent to a psychiatric hospital, but Goren proves that the insanity plea is bogus.

The detectives investigate the murder of Wharton Carlyle, found stabbed to death in a yacht marina. They interview the victim's teenaged daughter, Lilly Carlyle, a frequent nightclub goer with drug and alcohol addiction. During the investigation, Goren and Eames' suspicions turn to a nightclub owner who has close connections with organized crime. When the detectives look deeper into the case, they think that the relation between the girl and the club proprietor aroused the victim's fears, and was the cause of the murder. All is not what it seems, however, because the main suspect, John Hampton, is an undercover FBI agent posing as a thug to infiltrate a drugs ring. He could be the main culprit, but the detectives and the FBI clash over the conflict of interests.

Unable to raise money to make a payment to Carl Pettijohn, a dangerous loan shark, stockbroker Lucas Colter returns home from a morning jog to find that his family is missing. Colter's mother-in-law goes to the Major Case Squad with her suspicions that the family was kidnapped for ransom. Detectives Goren and Eames attempt to gain Colter's cooperation, but he makes repeated excuses and tries to avoid them. Colter takes a phone call from the kidnappers who begin threatening the lives of his family, and rape his eldest daughter, Maggie. Colter asks his father, Melvin, for help in paying off the loan shark, and the family is returned. Initially suffering from Stockholm syndrome, the family deny that they were kidnapped, until Eames gains the trust of Maggie who recalls a tattoo on her rapist. The detectives track down Pettijohn, who gives up the names of his bagman. When they arrest Simon Matic, a former Serbian soldier, he inadvertently reveals his tattoo, which matches the sketch provided by Maggie.

The body of Emily Trudeau, a court clerk, is found in the home of her married lover, Judge Peter Blakemore, a candidate for an open seat on the appellate court. Goren and Eames find that, despite being held in high regard by the legal community as an expert in the area of intellectual property law, the law review articles attributed to Blakemore were actually written by Trudeau. The murder investigation leads the Major Case Squad to Arnie Cox, a low-profile ex-convict with links to one of Blakemore's appellate seat rivals, Judge Raoul Sabatelli, who has authored a number of internationally successful crime novels. Despite Cox refusing to cooperate, and Carver's positive feelings towards Sabatelli, the detectives press on with their case, and find Sabatelli was incensed that the legal community wanted to see Blakemore gain the appellate seat rather than himself. While Blakemore's success came only from being born into a wealthy and well connected family, Sabatelli feels that he deserved the seat because he had worked hard all his life to get where he is today, with no money to fall back on. Goren and Eames discover that after Sabatelli found some of Trudeau's unpublished legal articles, he killed her so he could take them for himself.

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a paroled bank robber, killed only two days after he was released from Sing Sing prison. During the investigation, Goren and Eames visit the victim's sister, Charlotte Fielding, and her boyfriend, Gerry Rankin, a mysterious man living a double life. Rankin leads everyone to believe that he is an economist for the United Nations, but the UN tells the NYPD that they have no knowledge of him. As the detectives close in on the suspect, they find that everyone involved in the case has been living a delusion, but that Charlotte's brother knew the truth. Although Rankin desperately wants the approval of his children, Goren suspects that he may also be planning to kill them, and must talk him out of it, by convincing him that they see him as a hero.

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a bisexual woman who is found slain in a hotel room. At first, Goren and Eames note the murder has the distinctive characteristics of one committed by an imprisoned serial killer, raising fears that he has found an accomplice to carry on his work while he is in prison. The investigation leads them to a human behavior research institute, where they discover that a series of experiments has been developed on the man to discover the main cause of his insanity. Then the detectives interview the institute's director, an arrogant doctor who struggles for public and scientific credibility, and his research assistant, a shy woman who might have fallen under the killer's spell and committed the copycat murder. Nevertheless, while D.A. Carver stalls to prevent the release of the imprisoned man, Goren and Eames discover evidence that might point toward a most unlikely ending.

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the discovery of a woman's body on the banks of the Bronx River. The woman appears tied and carefully wrapped in a plastic tarp, and they learn that she was reported missing 20 years previously. Her well-preserved body shows signs that she was subject to substantial physical torture before being killed. Chemical residue on the body leads Goren and Eames to the basement of the house in which she had originally been buried, and later to a drug addicted man whose parents owned the home. When the junkie ends up murdered as well, the detectives focus their investigation on his college classmate, a former chess master who is now a successful and control-oriented mechanical engineer, known to suddenly disappear for a while from his family. The man, who has a history of drugging and sexually assaulting women, could be linked to two earlier rape cases with similarities to the murder. The case takes a major turn when Goren confronts him during an interrogation.

Detectives Goren and Eames are investigating the case of a beheaded woman whose body has disappeared. They discover that the victim is the American-raised daughter of a Russian mafioso. At first, they suspect that she was murdered after announcing plans to write a revealing book about growing up in a criminal family, and thugs planned a gangland hit to kill her, but evidently someone beat them to it.

The Major Case Squad investigate the murder-suicide of a city auditor who appears to have killed his family and then himself; however, an analysis of the crime scene suggests a different scenario. When Goren and Eames learn that the dead man uncovered a pensions scandal involving retired police officers, the trail leads them to corruption within the force. When the dead accountant's report of the city school district's School Security Division is discovered, the detectives learn that he was investigating the illegal practice of retired cops drawing a city pension while also drawing a second NYC salary as School Division officers. Evidence of the murders points towards a handful of former cops, particularly a tough female School officer with an urgent need for money to keep her daughters in an expensive private school.

Goren and Eames investigate the death of a wealthy publisher killed by a car bomb. During the investigation they discover that the victim was murdered after he demanded to meet a disabled girl he had been supporting. She is known as an orphaned and elusive teenage author whose personal tragedies have spawned best-selling books and profitable charities. After interviewing one of her editors they begin to suspect that the girl in question does not even exist; no-one can say they have ever met her. They suspect her foster parents are running an elaborate fraud.

Goren and Eames investigate the assault/car accident of a corporate finance officer and the murder of her boyfriend, and they stumble upon a corporate accounting fraud/stock manipulation scheme. The corporate finance officer, Elizabeth Dawson, had been investigating her corporation's accounting irregularities and had refused to sign the accounting statements. Unbeknownst to Dawson, it was her corporate boss Chief Financial Officer Jack Crawley who had assaulted her, murdered her boyfriend and subsequently framed her for that murder. Crawley offered to provide her with an alibi if she signed the accounting statements.

The murder of a mortician, and the discovery of corpses at a crematorium, leads the detectives to a family man (Jay O. Sanders) who claims to own a consulting business but is suspected of being a contract killer with a penchant for perfection. Goren attempts to prove the man's guilt by setting up a scheme that puts his "fear of making a mistake" in jeopardy.

The double murder of a social services worker and a deputy mayor lead the detectives to suspect a couple who may have a grudge against the social worker for taking away their children. When they learn that the social worker had taken special interest in a child prodigy being considered for admission to a prestigious, accelerated school, they examine both the boy (Liam Aiken) and his obsessive father (Tim Guinee).

As Goren and Eames sift through the likely suspects in the murder of a university president and his assistant, they discover that the culprit is a wily adversary who has more than these crimes to hide.

An assistant district attorney (David Marshall Grant), who had been receiving death threats, confronts and kills a hired gunman. Goren and Eames first suspect his wife, a prominent defense attorney, through a convict whose case was being prosecuted by the A.D.A. and the rumors of her romantic affairs. After he realizes there are cracks in the seemingly airtight case, Goren is forced to keep Carver in the dark about some details to prove his theory.

After a mother of two is shot to death in Chinatown, Goren and Eames first believe her death may be connected to the Tiananmen Square massacre. However, the investigation leads them to a smuggling ring that deals in antiquities.

A robbery that involved two fatalities leads to the discovery of a long-running case of tampering with drugs. Goren and Eames have to figure out a way of catching a pharmacist (Stephen Tobolowsky) who has been diluting cancer medication without using the exhumated bodies of patients who had been given the medicine.

The detectives investigate a triple murder, including the son and daughter of a wealthy businessman, that occurred in his apartment. After investigating the children's stepmother (his second wife), they turn to a pair of nannies (Tammy Blanchard and Merritt Wever), one of whom works for the family. However, the detectives must reach back to the nannies' history as children, and a television soap opera, to better understand the motives for the crime.

The detectives are called to investigate the adult daughter of a retired officer which takes them to a case of terrorism involving someone she knew that includes a shipment of explosives.

A businesswoman (Linda Lavin) becomes a suspect in the murder of her daughter-in-law, who was strangled in her garage. Disparate bruises on her body lead Goren and Eames to believe that there were two assailants.

Goren and Eames run a con of their own on a phony motivational speaker (John Benjamin Hickey) who they suspect exploited a fragile disciple by convincing him to commit murder for profit.

When an airline baggage supervisor is found murdered in the trunk of her car, the detectives investigate the employees listed in a sexual harassment complaint which leads them to a scam involving credit cards and credit reports with foreign links.

When the wealthy and matronly owner is found naked and murdered with injections of Botox in the bathtub, detectives Goren and Eames focus on the victim's unstable adult daughter who resented her mother's meddling in her love life.

Detectives Goren and Eames come to believe a doctor conducted shameful experiments on the residents of a halfway house.

While probing the seemingly random murders of several homeless men, Goren and Eames uncover a scam involving a crooked insurance agent (Lance Reddick). However, an unusual twist leads the detectives to an unlikely suspect (Mark Linn-Baker).

The murder of a woman in her apartment results in her son (Adam Storke), recently paroled after serving 15 years for murder, becoming the prime suspect. Having consulted with the lead detective on the old case(Mike Starr), Goren and Eames discover he was involved in a cover-up to rush other cases to closure.

After the trophy wife of a recently released prison inmate (Joel Grey) is murdered, Goren plays on the man's paranoia to find a connection to another inmate with a hit list.

When a woman suing her brother over the disposition of their father's remains is found murdered, Goren and Eames discover a concealed parentage and a man willing to go to any extremes to ensure his legacy.

When a father and son are found with their throats slit, the detectives discover a group of adolescent boys have disappeared from the same neighborhood. When the locals don't cooperate with the investigation, the police believe the boys are being used by someone operating a bicycle theft ring.

The detectives try to figure out a mystery after an elderly woman dies in a fire. The mystery deepens when the young woman who has been left some of the dead woman's estate is murdered. The case takes them to a state public administrator (Dennis Christopher) who has invented a new form of grave-robbing.

Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a math student who had worked in a poker club as a card-counter. They uncover a group of computer nerds, then discover a computer gambling system with tougher suspects. The detectives learn even their own workstations are hit by the ringleader of the group (Ian Kahn).

Goren and Eames enter the closed world of a thieving Irish Traveller clan when they investigate the death of a probation officer who had been run over three times by a car after meeting a friend at the bar (Tom Noonan). They soon learn the probation officer had been involved with one of her charges.

The investigation into the murder of a crooked cop leads to a preening veterinarian and his friend, an obsessive doctor whose ex-girlfriends have all been infected with a rare disease.

Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a former nurse and discover a possible anthrax terrorist plot. The case takes a turn for the worse when Goren is blamed for driving a suspect to commit suicide. Now disgraced, Goren learns that a cunning adversary from his past may be involved. Olivia d'Abo guest stars.

A famous architect's (Olek Krupa) promiscuity becomes the key to solving the murder of a promising young designer who was his closest competitor for a prestigious commission, and Eames makes an announcement.

When a schizophrenic (Barry Del Sherman) obsessed with Marilyn Monroe and the cult of the blond and the blue-eyed commits a series of murders to eradicate those he feels are responsible for promoting the homogenization of appearance rampant in society, Goren and Eames suspect that a person close to the man may have taken advantage of his illness and his crimes to commit extortion.

Investigating the murder of a cameraman, Goren And Eames discover a Santeria priest (Bobby Cannavale) may have influenced the victim's mother and his killers. Goren discovers the truth lays in the priest devotion to his wife (Jane Adams).

When a bookkeeper goes missing, Goren and Eames are led back to the death of her brother, a hitman, two years earlier. An imprisoned mobster seems to be their best bet, but when another body turns up it takes the case to a whole new level.

Goren is assigned an interim partner (special guest star Samantha Buck as G. Lynn Bishop) after Eames (Erbe) goes on maternity leave. They focus their investigation of a murder on a star reporter whose past contains a history of plagiarism.

While tracking a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde (Rodney Hicks and Nikki M. James), Goren deduces that one of his suspects has an injured foot. It isn't long before Goren and Bishop realize the pair, who have already killed nine people including two undercover cops, are not the typical Bonnie and Clyde – the female partner is obviously the one in control.

The detectives try to link the suicide of an Argentine immigrant to her husband (Thomas G. Waites) who has a history of violence. While the subsequent investigation is not successful, they discover his hatred might be linked to a string of unsolved murders with the same MO.

Goren and Bishop pursue a teenage Svengali (Billy Lush) who convinces three impressionable young girls to commit multiple homicides in the cause of a twisted philosophy.

The bludgeoning of a rich family patriarch has the detectives investigating several suspects, each with their own motives: his estranged wife whom he was about to divorce, a male friend of hers who was a parolee, their children's nanny, the victim's brother-in-law who is a doctor, even the oldest son. Goren and Carver call the family of suspects together to sort it all out… in family court.

Goren reaches into his own experience working with a partner to solve the murder of a gamer who appears to be connected to a network of thieves using spyware to commit fraud. Eames gives birth.

The murder of a private investigator, who was tracking down the whereabouts of a prominent high school basketball player, has the detectives searching the local courts to discover a link to gamblers and college recruiters until they learn that several other prominent players were transferred to the same school - one with a championship tradition.

Goren and Eames uncover how a rich woman's unrequited lust for fame and a professional fundraiser's desperation to pay off a loan shark may have contributed to the murders of the woman's husband and the fundraiser's mother.

A terminally ill bank robber (Charles Rocket), who is angered by the ravages of his illness, exerts what little control he has left in life by manipulating the unwitting accomplices he enlists to assist him with committing his final robberies. Goren and Eames are forced into a race against time to foil his plan for suicide-by-cop that will take both his life and that of his latest accomplice.

Goren and Eames stumble upon a web of corporate corruption that involves fraud, bribery, identity theft, and a conspiracy to sell lethally contaminated blood products as they investigate the murder of a pharmaceutical sales rep.

The daughter of narcissistic psychotherapists takes desperate measures to exact her revenge for years of their abuse and neglect, leading to tragedy for a young man caught in the web of her parents' promiscuity, mind games and competitiveness.

A man commits fraud, forgery, and murder to discredit the organization that took advantage of his mentally ill mother, impoverished his family, and ruined his childhood.

A neurologist who believes she can communicate with a woman in a persistent vegetative state is murdered by a family member (John Savage) who fears the doctor will uncover the multi-million dollar motive that led to the woman's disability.

A stable worker resorts to heroin smuggling, deception, extortion, and murder to finance the purchase of the farm and foundation stallion that will provide a leg up on the horsey set's social ladder

After a protected witness is shot dead in a restaurant, Goren and Eames find themselves on the trail of a trio of young mobsters. They finally figure out a young man named Chops (Leo Fitzpatrick) is the key, but can't find anyone willing to turn on him.

The investigation into the death of a woman searching for the whereabouts of her late mother's antique ring leads Goren and Eames to a physician serial killer (Kevin Tighe) who has cleverly concealed the murder of over two hundred of his patients. Inspired by Harold Shipman murders.

A police officer is framed for a triple homicide by a greedy woman, who is enmeshed in a bitter divorce settlement and takes advantage of the officer's sleepwalking to exact her revenge.

When a self-destructive, controversial radio deejay is found dead of asphyxiation, Detectives Goren and Eames believe it's a suicide -- but after learning that the dead man was issued placebos instead of his anti-depressant medications, they suspect that an obsessive female fan may be to blame. Their investigation broadens when another related victim is murdered but the key to an arrest hinges on both how and why the passive-aggressive slayer chose to act.

When a famous, avante garde photographer is found murdered and handcuffed to the steering wheel of a crashed car, Detectives Goren and Eames probe the victim's controversial works and his tortured past -- but they make a grisly discovery that a dead model had been used at the site of a former photo shoot. When other similarly pretty women are found missing, the investigators suspect that the secretive artist was exploiting them to gain an ugly new perspective for his lagging career until Goren studies the artwork and arrives on a new theory.

A shy, lonely man becomes the focus of a police investigation when a stripper is found murdered -- with part of her calf missing -- and Detectives Goren and Eames zero in when another woman escapes his clutches, leading them to believe the suspect wants a "mindless" female to keep him company. However, as the noose is tightened, a sympathetic Goren clashes with his superiors over how to prosecute the pathetic killer.

Detectives Goren and Eames stumble upon an American tragedy when they trace the slaying of a jewelry thief whose mysterious young female partner is being manipulated by Nicole Wallace -- Goren's murderous and chameleon-like adversary from his past. As the detective carefully interviews his lethal but elusive nemesis, Goren discovers a chilling trail of betrayed victims that exceeds his worst memories as a New York cop.

When a prominent atheist leader is kidnapped, ransomed and murdered, Detectives Goren and Eames interview the victim's granddaughter who was also kidnapped but survived and the suspects include more family members, including the dead woman's son - now a reverend with a prison ministry. However, when two of the kidnappers turn up dead, the investigators look for a double-crossing mastermind who pulled the strings but left no trail to follow.

When the body of several murdered homeless men are found sold to medical labs, Detectives Goren and Eames descend into abandoned subway tunnels - where they encounter its tormented inhabitants - until they discover all of the victims were newly registered for credit cards that were maxed out after their deaths. As they probe further, the investigators find a link to a suspicious auto parts salesman and his addled middle-aged girlfriend.

Horrified Detectives Goren and Eames contemplate a car bomb blast that killed three young boys and injured their mother and surviving brother as they check out suspicious Arabic-speaking men -- and the family's controlling husband/father who works in a top-secret electronics firm. The police probe yields shocking connections when they discover the wife's earlier postpartum depression and questionable behavior of the dedicated dad.

A female antique appraiser is murdered, and Detectives Goren and Eames lock onto the trail of an elusive, highly organized and proficient thief who specializes in lifting priceless silver settings. The Major Case squad discovers a long line of burglaries attributed to their taunting suspect -- but an arrest will only stick if they can link him to his treasure stash of valuables.

When a tormented scientist is murdered by radiation poisoning, Detectives Goren and Eames discover that the victim was working with Dr. Manotti a famous physicist in a wheelchair, on the controversial "Theory of Everything" - an unproven design that would re-configure the definition of the universe. Even as the police duo suspects the brainiac's beautiful and controlling trophy wife, they are curious about an approaching international conference in Berlin that would require Manotti to explain his theory - which would ensure his scientific immortality.

When the association president of a swanky Manhattan condominium tower is murdered with an electrical saw, Detectives Goren and Eames find themselves dead-center in a beehive of secrets among its residents -- but a disturbed young nanny draws their attention and prompts them to use Eames as a decoy. Concerns over the building's shoddy construction and suspicious behavior between other owners force the detectives to look behind the marbled facade.

Detective Goren matches wits and moves with a paranoid but murderous chess grandmaster after a newly engaged woman is found slain and tossed in a garbage bin -- but Goren believes the killing might be a case of mistaken identity and finds links to a wealthy family and a pimp. Edging closer, Goren and Detective Eames study the passenger manifest on the victim's recent flight and they discover the curious zig-zag path of one disturbed man who is later discovered to be a famous chess prodigy-turned-fugitive now intent on blackmailing his family for money.

After police accidentally shoot to death an innocent collector of expensive toys, Detectives Goren and Eames discover that the victim might have fallen prey to a conniving vixen who trolls sci-fi and vampire conventions in sexy outfits looking for lonely men who have massed rare and valuable collections desired by cult-like fans. The detectives attend a costume ball for fans of a "crypt club" and find a death-obsessed secret society -- some of whom could be responsible for a real murder.

The murder of a corrections officer points the Major Case squad toward a corrupt Brooklyn prison where unaccounted-for prisoners are secretly abused by guards -- and the key to exposing the ring lies with a prison nurse whose boyfriend is the maverick Detective Mike Logan. As Logan warily aids Detectives Goren and Eames in their probe, they discover an unseemly political connection and ultimately must jeopardize their lives inside the forboding walls.

When the "little black book" of an infamous hedonistic playboy is purchased at auction, the new owner is found murdered and the book stolen -- prompting Detectives Goren and Eames to consider a U.S. Senatorial candidate whose marital indiscretions are documented in the tome and could provide embarrassing fodder for his rivals. The detectives must tweak their theory when the extortionist responsible for the original crimes turns up with two bullet holes in his back.

When a promising chef mysteriously disappears after the murder of a restaurant critic, Detectives Goren and Eames probe the uneasy family relationships concerning the missing man's wife and manipulative father-in-law -- a well-known chef and restaurateur. But Goren's meticulous research yields a lost clue that could be the missing link to the dysfunctional family -- and suggests a gruesome ending for someone.

Detectives Goren and Eames are curious about an altruistic Good Samaritan who gives away his organs and money to the needy. However, when two people are murdered, including a transplant recipient, the police believe the suspect took a controlling interest in those whose lives he changed. But making their case stick hinges on coincidental medical evidence that occurred when the charitable man callously double-crossed his murderous partner.

Detectives Goren and Eames fear they are facing a past fugitive serial killer who has re-surfaced after a half-naked woman is found murdered in a similar manner used by the taunting "BBJ" killer whose spree began 16 years ago and then abruptly halted. As forensic evidence points to a troubled young man, Goren believes the police might have arrested the wrong suspect -- or at least not the one responsible for the initial slayings.

The slaying of a couple in the Witness Protection Program involves Detectives Goren and Eames as they suspect someone tipped off the murderous clan that seeks vengeance for their testimony -- but the cops discover the victims' surviving daughter and her relationship with her birth father is the missing link. Their investigation reveals that the biological father has a jealous wife and a longtime secret girlfriend -- all of whom have hidden agendas and evil intent.

After a busy dentist's wife dies from a form of dioxin poisoning, Detectives Goren and Eames ponder a likely set of suspects: the jealous doctor, the victim's possible online lover and a tight group of weekly trivia players. They also focus on who could have obtained the poison but their crucial clue is jealousy -- which might begin with a dead woman.

In the bloody wake of a multiple suicide pact gone wrong, Detectives Goren and Eames consider the deaths of four young adults who parked their car on railroad tracks and waited for the inevitable . And while the cops probe a "suicide matchmaking" website, they discover that one of the victims tried vainly to escape. Backtracking, the investigators seek to learn what brought the four together that night, and they wonder if office politics and an illicit romance were factors in the tragedy -- and subsequent coverup.

After a young actor Mike, is wounded and his fiancee is shot dead on the street, Detectives Goren and Eames are pointed towards the surviving victim's former girlfriend, who is known to have stalked him. The key, however, might turn on their probe of "geocaching," a high-tech treasure-hunt game that could yield vital clues. As the media and public mourn the man's tragic loss, the police want to take another look at some of his acting buddies, especially one who never lets go of his Palm Pilot.

Detectives Goren and Eames take heat from Captain Deakins when their murder investigation of a husband who was angry about his wife's affair connects them to Frank Adair, a celebrated and powerful ex-police brass member whose pushy P.R. adviser Janice has nakedly ambitious plans for him. But even Deakins has his doubts about his friend's squeaky-clean image when the probe exposes his secret affair with the dead man's widow -- who suddenly goes missing.

In the season finale, Detectives Goren and Eames suspect an imprisoned white supremacist is behind the shootings of a judge's family, but their investigation widens when an appellate judge is later murdered -- and other recent jurist slayings out West are tied to an embittered man who seeks revenge for controversial judicial decisions. Working with a few faint clues, the detectives' search for a vagabond father with child custody issues -- and a good rifle aim - who might be using his teenaged son to help him carry out his crimes.

As returning Detective Mike Logan joins the Major Case team, Detective Goren finds himself confronted again with Nicole Wallace -- his murderous nemesis -- when he and Detective Eames check out the drug-related slaying of a city health inspector. The key link is the victim's brother Evan, a recently widowed medical examiner who is romantically involved with the re-surfaced Wallace, and the investigators fear that the man's young daughter might be Wallace's next victim.

Detective Logan gets his first Major Case and partners with Detective Barek to probe a series of murderous Mom-and-Pop jewelry heists. However, as Logan zeroes in on a drug-addicted young loser Johnny as his suspect, his instinctive methods cause concern among his fellow law enforcement officers. When the detectives arrest a twitchy female accomplice, they pick up the scent of an older woman who not only is a career criminal, but could be the driving psychological force behind the crimes.

In a story ripped from the headlines, a prison warden Bill claims he was brutalized and forced to pay a $50,000 ransom for his long-kidnapped wife, but Detectives Goren and Eames are puzzled when they discover that the missing woman has been happily cohabitating with an escaped prisoner for 10 years. Amid a backwash of lingering secrets and lies, the investigators re-visit the warden's past and recall a famous axiom - follow the money.

After the son of a police officer is mistakenly murdered, investigating Detectives Logan and Barek step into the middle of a brutal mob war that also has ensnared dirty cops who sold out to help the rival crime families. But when Captain Deakins informs Logan that he wants both the tainted officers and a mob underboss, Logan takes aim at one decorated ex-officer -- and finds himself the public target of the man's lawyer who claims the detective has a little "history" of his own.

When an esteemed nun who helped child prostitutes get off the street is slain in her inner-city church, Detectives Goren and Eames focus on a determined young man Eddie who is seeking justice for his older brother who was incapacitated after a racial hate crime. But the detectives know the case could hinge on a guilt-stricken young nun Sister Olivia at the church who knows more than she's telling.

Part 1 of 2. A visiting Iowa teen disappears during her New York City school trip, prompting a massive media frenzy that engulfs Detectives Goren, Eames, Logan and Barek when their prime suspect Ethan, is a powerful judge's son. The case widens when it appears the accused's philandering father Harold, is a co-conspirator who acted to protect his son -- and might be a murder suspect himself -- but he is not afraid to punch back hard against the investigators.

Conclusion. A visiting Iowa teen disappears during her New York City school trip, prompting a massive media frenzy that engulfs Detectives Goren, Eames, Logan and Barek when their prime suspect Ethan, is a powerful judge's son. The case widens when it appears the accused's philandering father Harold, is a co-conspirator who acted to protect his son -- and might be a murder suspect himself -- but he is not afraid to punch back hard against the investigators.

When a female medical student is found mutilated after returning from Guatemala, Detectives Logan and Barek think that the victim was was an unlucky drug "mule" who smuggled narcotics -- but evidence leads to a tony Park Avenue cosmetic surgeon, Christine, who might be running a fraudulent charity in Central America. While the doctor is celebrated for her donated work in facial reconstruction among the region's poor natives, both she and her nurse's aide, Antonio, are hiding dark secrets that require many masks.

The slaying of a young computer company employee has Detectives Goren and Eames poking around the stealth security employed by rival tech firms where they lock onto an unstable code-writer Robbie -- whom they believe is being manipulated by his secretive therapist as Katrina. Goren believes the key to the case lies with the suspect's paranoid behavior which could have been exploited after recent weeks of "treatment" under the doctor's bizarre care.

The gunshot murder of a businessman perplexes Detectives Logan and Barek until they suspect that Danielle -- a self-involved mother -- has made a cottage industry of blackmailing other cheating family men with phony paternity claims. But the detectives discover that Danielle's seemingly meek and maternal sister Claire could be playing a far more sinister role in the scam.

Detectives Goren and Eames encounter a gang of high-class, low-lifes led by Bernard, a slimy European with a taste for aging blondes and fine wine, who befriends, kills and robs tourists. Goren, however, is shocked to discover that the master murderer shares a connection to a deadly nemesis. The detectives try to out-maneuver the effete but effective Bernard -- and his posse of adoring women who kill for him -- until Goren's language skills help him zero in on a crime spree that spans the globe.

When the latest in a series of prostitutes is found dead after falling from an airline wheel well, Detectives Logan and Barek suspect that an airport worker is responsible and their criminal profile suggests a sexually repressed male -- such as FAA inspector Duane Giddins. However, the investigation centers on the abuse that Giddins and his elusive silent partner inflict on the unsuspecting women before their bodies are dumped.

When the scion of a powerful radio magnate Jonas is found murdered under bizarre circumstances, Detectives Goren and Eames believe the crime is connected to a power struggle over the family trust as they focus on the patron's Chinese-born wife, Anna. However, the detectives also keep circling around a pair of Megan's friends -- a kinky professor who is her ex-husband and a mysterious businessman, both of whom had their own reasons to kill.

The brutal beating murder of a female Secret Service agent in her home has Detectives Logan and Barek sniffing around the many clients of her husband Jay, a well-connected lobbyist who is working both for and against an unpopular tribal Indian gaming casino on Long Island. But the detectives want to know why the victim's husband hid their laptop and shredded files soon after discovering her body -- and his curious dealings with a slippery congressman widen the police investigation to include more hidden crimes.

A crucial file in an ugly $20-million lawsuit may be the catalyst behind the murder of a daring young man who was killed while trying to steal evidence for a "wrongful life" court case -- all of which has Detectives Goren and Eames sorting through a dysfunctional family looking for likely suspects who might want the documents. While the son is a prime suspect, the key clues could lie with his bitter mother Victoria who is suing a doctor for not revealing years earlier that her unborn daughter had a debilitating orthopedic problem -- a fact which could have prompted her to abort the baby.

There's high drama in the opera house when a young violinist is pushed to her death and Detectives Logan and Barek check out the arrogant conductor Reinhardt. Turns out Reinhardt also has been conducting an affair with his soprano, Gillian -- who happens to be the victim's mother. While the detectives theorize that Reinhardt actually was romancing both women, they receive jarring medical news that sheds harsh new light on the evidence.

When one of two bridesmaids is found murdered in their hotel bed, Detectives Goren and Eames initially suspect two men that the women met in a bar. But when the survivor, Alice's story keeps changing, evidence suggests an actor -- Tim, posing as a taxi driver might have played a role. The detectives peel back the layers of the suspect's life and discover disturbing evidence, family history -- and his penchant for researching twisted subjects for future acting assignments.

Two sisters found wrapped in plastic "cocoons" and asphyxiated have Detectives Logan and Barek questioning one victim's boyfriend who works for Lydia, a local nurse suspected of extorting money from patients with voodoo. Logan initially questions Lydia and soon runs afoul of her "powers." As the detectives gather bank transfer documents, they learn from experience how people can live in fear and false hope from Lydia's potent spells.

When the body of a former school chancellor is fished out of the Hudson River, Detectives Goren and Eames find out that he was a high roller on a casino boat off the New York coast. They soon zero in on Joey, a talented but arrogant young gambler who was owed $500,000 by the victim. But the police also cannot ignore the dead man's resentful brother-in-law Phil, when they discover that he not only raised Joey, but taught him poker and intentionally placed him on the ship on the fateful night.

A rampage of brutal machete slayings that target affluent art owners has Detectives Logan and Barek looking for some young suspects who were all raised by Chesley, a strong-willed foster mother. But the case really blows up when Logan unknowingly shoots an undercover cop dead -- and while Captain Deakins sticks his neck out for his detective, a shaken Logan must go eye-to-evil-eye with the manipulative Chesley.

When a church worker is found dead after the latest in a series of arson-fueled fires, Detectives Goren and Eames trace evidence back to the dysfunctional family of one sanctuary's youth leader, Justin Reid. Just as pressing is the personal matter weighing on Captain Deakins, whose intervention on behalf of one detective prompts a vengeful cop already in prison to launch a vendetta to oust him.

In the season finale, after a suburban couple is found bludgeoned to death, Detectives Logan and Barek suspect that their drug-troubled son Kevin killed his parents' for their cash stash. But when a local investigator pressures the kid into a confession, the city cops discover a conflict of interest. While another suspect with close business ties to the victims emerges, Captain Deakins urges Logan and Barek to drop the non-jurisdictional case -- and ponders his own future with the NYPD.

When the body of a former Ambassador's daughter is found brutally murdered in her uptown home, Detectives Goren and Eames question a jealous ex-boyfriend. But when another body shows up with a similar crime scene, Detective Goren's old mentor and his daughter suddenly return to warn of a past serial killer back on the loose. The search gets personal as a member of the Major Case Squad is kidnapped.

Keith Cooper is no stranger to his dad's womanizing ways, but when Dr. Grant Cooper winds up dead after his motorcycle is found sabotaged, Detectives Logan and Wheeler find a private collection of the Doctor's personal conquests. When Keith's high-school teacher, Danielle shows up on one of tapes, the Detectives assume her jealous husband is to blame. But the case takes a major turn when the Detectives find Danielle in the arms of her under-aged student.

The brutal slaying of a teenaged party girl who was the step-daughter of a local police officer has Detectives Goren and Eames sniffing around her past party scene. But when cell phone records and an ex-boyfriend point the Detectives toward the murdered teen's married boss, a supermodel's husband, a steamy affair is revealed and angry family members show their wrath.

When a New York fire fighter is found stabbed to death, the ensuing investigation and questioning launches Detectives Logan and Wheeler into a brawl with the fire department. Through flashbacks, the Detectives learn that the victim, fire fighter Ian Duffy, helped break up a hate crime but was subsequently found stabbed to death right afterwards. As they investigate Ian's past through his wife Claudia and colleague Brendan Keele, the Detectives learn that Ian's sexuality may have cost him his life.

The Copeland brothers are nothing alike -- Adlai is successful and a true gentleman while Ted is irresponsible and difficult. So when Detectives Goren and Eames find a poisoned Adlai with his wife still clinging to his corpse, they suspect it wasn't an accident. But when Ted also turns up dead after the Detectives find he forged documents, they begin to take a closer look inside the family.

A former beauty queen whose daughter, Amberleigh was found murdered on Halloween night 1992, is thrown back into the public eye when a pedophile in exile confesses to her murder. Detectives Goren and Eames aren't convinced it's that easy and re-question the mother, who was originally accused of the crime, as well as her informative, best-selling author neighbor, Nate Royce.

When the body of a high-profile hip-hop producer is found dead outside his studio, a hit-and-run calls Detectives Logan and Wheeler to the scene. As the investigation continues, business partners, clients and friends are all suspects with different motives. But when love becomes the ultimate motive, Captain Ross steps into a different role to catch the true killer.

Detectives Goren and Eames are called in from time with their families to help Commissioner Leland Dockerty and his wife, Elaine find their daughter, a female soldier, who goes missing while home on leave. Goren struggles to remain professional and attentive to the case while his ailing mother takes a turn for the worse.

When the body of a former child star is found beaten and murdered, Detectives Logan and Wheeler discover the victim had a history of drug abuse. When Logan and Wheeler investigate further, they uncover ties to an Albanian mob, a dvd counterfeiting operation and another former child star.

After popular video blogger Willow and her boyfriend Holden are seen kidnapped live on-line by two violent assailants, Detectives Logan and Wheeler are assigned to the high-profile case. With the help of a tech wizard, the Detectives question whether the kidnapping is staged or real. When a follow-up video blog shows Willow pleading to viewers to download videos which will raise the ransom money, Detective Wheeler takes a trip into cyberspace to face-off with the kidnappers.

When a young Pakistani woman is found murdered after trying to break up an ethnic dispute, Detectives Logan and Wheeler are called to the scene. After learning the victim had been pregnant and was secretly dating Rudy, an Italian of whom her family disapproved, the Detectives quickly find there is bad blood between the family and Rudy. But this case could go beyond race and become a matter of family honor.

When Isabel Harrington, granddaughter of prominent socialite Lady Virginia Harrington is killed, Detectives Goren and Eames need to find the father of the victim's daughter. After learning the identity of her child's father is a married man she met at a nearby playground, the detectives uncover a web of secrets that lead back to the Harrington family.

When respected Judge Thomas Layton is killed during a re-creation of the Alexander Hamilton/ Aaron Burr duel, Detectives Goren and Eames question his duel partner, George Pagonis, husband to Maureen Pagonis, prominent political candidate and possible first female Mayor of New York. Detectives learn Maureen illegally wiretaps her husband as she suspects he is cheating, but are surprised to learn that George may have known all along.

Young rap artist Fulla T Smith is leaving a radio station after finishing an interview and debuting his latest hit song, when shots ring out in the lobby and he's killed. Detectives Logan and Wheeler question the one witness found on the scene, Harry Williams, who reveals he's an undercover cop whose task force specializes in crimes within the rap world. Williams warns Logan and Wheeler to watch themselves, but when he starts helping them out, witnesses turn up dead. The detectives begin to wonder which side he is on.

In a "ripped-from-the-headlines" story, a televangelist's wife is found murdered, and his secret sessions with a hustler may have led to her murder. Meanwhile, Detective Goren continues to visit his ailing mother in the hospital and runs into his long lost brother, Michael.

When journalist Josh Lemle learns he has Polonium-210 poisoning, he rushes to tell his old friend Detective Logan. Lemle is convinced it traces back to a story he's working on, but all leads turn up clean. A secret dinner is revealed and the detectives learn there may have been a case of mistaken poisoning. Logan pledges to help the dying Lemle get to the bottom of his murder, which is just a matter of time.

Judge Nicholas Fenner charges young rapper Apokalypto, as his son Jacob, a fan of the rapper's, watches in the courtroom. As Apokalypto's posse leaves, they make some threats and days later, Jacob is found shot to death. Detectives Logan and Wheeler investigate the rap angle, but find Jacob's personal life and friends, including Riordan Shea, the son of the judge's best friend, may be hiding more than they let on. Meanwhile, Detective Wheeler gets a tip that her estranged father was involved in some shady business and goes to check it out.

When esteemed ear surgeon, Dr. Jack Mallory is found murdered in his office, Detectives Goren and Eames suspect a prescription pusher. After further investigation, the detectives learn the doctor had testified in a controversial case involving another doctor -- Dr. Strauss -- who had performed a cochlear implant on a baby. The baby got an infection and died as a result of the surgery, leaving the deaf community with strong opinions about the procedure. Detectives Goren and Eames race to uncover a tangled web of beliefs in a community they're not members of.

Commander Luke Nelson and Lieutenant Jessica Hart are in New York City to promote an upcoming shuttle launch, when Hart winds up murdered in their hotel. Detectives Goren and Eames question an ex-boyfriend and jealous colleagues of Hart, who was set to be the youngest astronaut ever to go up in space. When Detectives learn that the married Commander Nelson was having an affair with Lieutenant Hart, they realize many people were involved in covering up the dirty secret.

When the son of Lorelei Mailer, famous stripper-turned-model and widow of a 90-year-old billionaire, drops dead on a dance floor, Detectives Logan and Wheeler question Lorelei and her companion Ronnie Chase. Just back from the hospital after having a baby girl, Lorelei is devastated by her son's death and mysteriously dies days later. Lawsuits over the family fortune make Ronnie an easy suspect, but DNA results may have the last word.

As death row prisoner Mark Ford Brady nears his end, he asks to see Detective Goren in hopes to extend his sentence and leads him to hidden scrapbooks which chronicle unsolved cases and victims. When Detectives Eames and Goren uncover the identities of the women and victims in Brady's scrapbooks, they come across a familiar picture -- Goren's mother, Frances. Through the help of his brother, Frank, Goren learns a troubling secret about his mother and deals with her numbered days.

A police recruit named a hero after breaking up a bodega robbery is found murdered soon after. Detectives Logan and Wheeler initially suspect it had something to do with the recruit's heroism, but discover his girlfriend has suddenly gone missing. Meanwhile, Detective Logan goes on a date with a pretty woman he met from his building, but gets too close to a case when she stands him up for the second date and is found dead nearby. Detective Wheeler is called abroad to oversee a past case she worked on while with the joint task force and Detective Eames steps in to help out.

In the season seven opener, a cop is shot in the line of duty and Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames race to the scene. Eames recognizes the victim: her husband's partner from the night he was murdered. It turns out that although the two murders were eight years apart, the only way to solve the current case is to reinvestigate her husband's murder as well.

When and OB/GYN is murdered, detectives Logan and Falacci first believe he is a victim of pro-life activists. Soon they realize the murder is the result of long buried family secrets. Among the suspects, the doctor's own son and brother, and the nephew he never even knew he had.

A Park Avenue dentist's murder turns out to be connected to the death of one of his young patients. As detectives Goren and Eames look into both murders, they follow a trail of counterfeit and poisoned mouthwash from the streets of Harlem to the FDA and Wall Street.

A threeway turns deadly, and a pair of emerald earrings are the only clue. Writer Noah Brezner has awakened after a threeway with a blonde and a brunette, to find the blonde dead, the brunette gone, and Noah with no idea what happened. Major Case is called in to investigate the death of a Jane Doe tied in Japanese bondage ropes, then strangled. Mike Logan and Nola Falacci are intially stumped by this lurid puzzle - their only clue to the girl's identity and demise is the pair of emeralds hanging from her ears.

A dead body sends the detectives into the world of deep sea treasure hunters. When the body of a diver washes up on shore, Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames clash with the FBI over possible terrorist connections, then track the murderer into the high-stakes world of deep sea treasure hunters.

A couples therapist is shot in her family home. Detective Mike Logan and his new partner Detective Nola Falacci investigate the murder, and they initially suspect one of her patients. As they follow that trail, it doubles back to her husband and his work as a Brooklyn Divorce Court judge. It turns out the judge is for sale and his wife's murder was an act of revenge.

A young woman is murdered, and the detectives dig deep into her rising social life to uncover her past. When young literary up-and-comer Kira Danforth is tortured then murdered in her apartment, Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames untangle the victim's conflicted life, one torn between the posh literary scene she covets and the disenfranchised urban roots she seeks to transcend. The investigation uncovers equally deadly predators lurking in Kira's seemingly disparate worlds.

When a key witness in a high profile rape is found dead, Mike Logan and Nola Falacci dig into the rape case, discovering a football team who protect their own, and an ambitious Assistant District Attorney with an agenda. Hours before she was to testify in an explosive rape case, Traci Kwon is found dead in a stairwell. When Logan and Falacci attempt to investigate the murder, they find themselves stonewalled by an entire college football team, whose members are facing prosecution for rape. However, when what Traci was going to say on the stand is called into question, Logan, Falacci and Ross have to delve into the motives of a powerful ADA and his ambitious wife who both have a lot to lose if the rape case doesn't go to trial.

A young prison inmate is killed in an upstate New York facility's mental ward. Detective Robert Goren's nephew Donny, an inmate in the same prison, tells Goren he thinks the prisoner was murdered, Goren goes undercover. In order to determine if a crime was indeed committed, Goren manipulates his way into the same mental ward to either prove or refute his nephew's claims.

Detectives Mike Logan and Nola Falacci become emotionally involved in the pain of a disenfranchised community and the toll of senseless violence as they investigate the execution-style shooting of four college freshman. Logan and Falacci investigate the execution-style shooting of three college freshmen. When the utter senselessness of the crime hits Logan, he vows to apprehend the killers and bring them to justice. At a loss as to identifying any motive for the shooting, the detectives must rely on the testimony of one of the surviving victims in order to break the case.

Goren is in purgatory waiting to see if he can be reinstated and to prove himself he goes undercover to try and catch a major drug dealer.

A gossip columnist is killed and there's a wide range of people who are suspects.

A cheating couple run off together, and disappear into thin air leaving the jilted older wife, who used to date Captain Ross, to try and pick up the pieces. Soon, the deserted wife becomes a suspect.

When the leader of a war-torn nation's Democracy Movement is exiled to the United States, she is immediately targeted by assassins. Detectives Logan and Wheeler race to identify and capture her killers before they succeed in silencing the woman and her cause.

Three people are shot and killed at close range, but their two-year-olds are unharmed, and they knew their killer, who was obsessed with entry into an exclusive pre-school.

When the host of TV's "Rock 'n' Talk" is bludgeoned to death by a champagne bottle, Logan and Wheeler's investigation into the seamy music world involves Jordie Black, Wheeler's favorite rock star from high school, whose secret past pushes Wheeler's admiration to the brink.

When celebrity illusionist Miles Stone disappears from his own stunt, Goren and Eames must explore the exclusive and very secretive world of magic and magicians in order to unravel the mystery.

When the brother of a young man Logan used to mentor is shot outside a nightclub, he and Wheeler investigate the world of amateur boxing, where setups and payoffs make life outside the ring just as dangerous as life inside it.

A student's death at an elite private school leads Goren and Eames to investigate a world where grades mean everything, kids live their lives online, and everyone has something to hide.

When the decapitated, stabbed, and mutilated body of Kyle Jones is found in Maspeth Creek, the entire community is a suspect when it becomes clear that he was not welcome in the neighborhood.

Logan's faith in the system is put to the test when a priest asks him to reinvestigate a 16 year old triple homicide.

A picture left at his mother's grave leads Goren down a treacherous path into his past.

The drug-addicted daughter of a city politician survives a hit by "playing dead". Her black-mailing, dealer-boyfriend, isn't so lucky. Goren and Eames uncover a trail of deception that leads all the way to City Hall.

When a young hipster is found stabbed in an ethnically charged neighborhood, Detectives Nichols and Wheeler enter the world of aspiring artists with big dreams.

Two young brothers endure the insanity of their mother until she dies under questionable circumstances in a bathtub. Twenty years later, when the elder brother is confronted with the reality of a life he has sought to leave behind, he kills his brother. Detectives Goren and Eames follow the clues that lead them through a multitude of assumed identities.

Wall Street hustler Archie Beuliss, is a captain of the financial industry, leading Beuliss Securities, one of the nations most successful hedge funds. He is the honorary speaker at a gala dinner when the place erupts amid news reports that Beuliss Securities is under investigation by the SEC for fraud. The stock's value begins to plummet immediately. When Beuliss Securities FEO, Frank Hatcher, is found stabbed in the men's room, Nichols and Wheeler step into the world of high finance to catch an unlikely killer.

When a devout, celebrity doctor is murdered, Goren and Eames enter the unexpectedly steamy world behind the pulpit.

A lonely, single mother is targeted by a charming conman in an effort to hit an armored truck carrying millions of dollars. When one of his partners gets killed weeks later, Nichols and Wheeler are on the case.

When a fragile couple lose their child in a hotel robbery, Goren and Eames race against the clock to track down the missing child.

In this episode we introduce our new lead, Zack Nichols, to the series. Together with Meghan Wheeler, the detectives of New York City's Major Case Squad find themselves on the world stage, untangling the dark politics behind the Olympic Site Selection Committee.

When a flier from a local Catholic high school drama production connects three murders, Goren and Eames must understand the psychology of a religious fantic before he claims another victim.

A celebrity chef's star is on the rise as he plans the opening of a trendy restaurant with powerful partners. Yet his world is upended when his tabloid-friendly, gorgeous girlfriend and business partner is killed under mysterious circumstances. Detectives Nichols and Wheeler enter the seductive world of power and privilege and discover desperation and murder.

Seven years ago Boz Burman narrowly dodged a murder conviction thanks to the DA's bungled handling of the case. A born survivor, he parlayed his notoriety into a successful TV crime show. He has a lot to celebrate on his birthday, but when he washes up dead on the banks of the East River, Detectives Goren and Eames must track down a killer's killer.

Egocentric poet Jacob Garretty would do anything to keep his poetry journal, The Village Quarterly, afloat. When foundation president Don McCallum shows up and announces he is cutting funding to the journal, Jacob appeals to assistant and lover Lauren to use her sexuality to change Don's mind. Though reluctant, she agrees. While Jacob enjoys the advances of arts patron Sandra Dunbar at a poetry reading, Lauren carries out Jacob's wish, and winds up dead on the street. Detectives Nichols and Wheeler discover the deadly passion that exists behind the arts.

When poker genius Josh Snow loses $80,000 in a card game, backer and bookie Lou Cardinale forces him into collections to work off the losses. Lou gives him a .38 and a box of blanks to extract gambling debts, and sends along his mistress, Angela, to keep an eye on the money. When Josh collects from Kip McGonagle, he fires the gun expecting a blank, but a real bullet kills Kip dead in the street. Detectives Goren and Eames enter an elaborate game where they must join in the play, or be played.

Henry Muller packs the apartment of his recently deceased mother on the Lower East Side. A lonely man, he watches Grace Purefoy through the window, a young girl from the neighborhood on her way uptown to sell drugs for dealer, Justin. Later that night, Grace tells Justin she's done selling drugs. Justin objects and Grace runs for it. As if on cue, Henry opens his door and Grace slips inside. A familiar face from younger days, Grace trusts Henry. She takes a hot shower and by way of thanks, kisses Henry. The simple kiss unleashes years of repressed desire in Henry, and when Grace names Henry for what he is - a pervert - he kills her in a rage of silent fury. Detectives Nichols and Eames must track down a killer who is surprisingly adept, and too close for comfort.

A hunky posterboy with a million-dollar torso has what others crave: sex appeal. When he shows up dead after a night of sex and drugs with an elusive woman, detectives Goren and Eames uncover the sexual paranoia behind the murder.

With the banks failing and public discontent high, aging revolutionary Axel Kaspers believes the time is ripe to galvanize public reaction and spark a populist uprising. With his radical daughter Birgit and disciple Mel, Axel orchestrates the kidnapping of Continental Bankcorp president, Peter Evans. However, the carefully planned carjacking goes bad when Evans resists with surprising force and hothead Mel shoots and kills one of the nation's most powerful bankers. Detectives Nichols and Eames pursue a surviving member of the radical Baader-Meinhof gang as he stages a revolutionary terrorist campaign.

A tourist yacht cruising the coast of Somalia opens fire on an unarmed boat, thought to be pirates, killing a sheikh and his wife. The incident sets in play an international grab for power, an illegal arms deal and a hunt for terrorists. Captain Ross finds himself at the tragic center of the conflict, galvanizing the assistance of Major Case detectives Goren, Eames and Nichols in this season premiere, the first of two parts.

Hassan, the power-hungry son of a Somali sheikh, orchestrates the murder of his father on the seas off the coast of Africa. To bolster his image as an avenging son, he orders the death of Loftin and Broidy, the men he had earlier directed to kill his father. With an illegal arms deal and a hunt for Somali terrorists hanging in the balance, Detectives Goren, Eames, Nichols and newcomer Stevens combine resources. The heart of their investigation aims to bring to justice the murderer of Captain Ross. Part 2 of the season premiere.

The murder of an NYPD detective brings Nichols and Stevens to a sleepy seaside town, ruled by one of Nichols' old foes - an Irish mob boss with a reputation for eluding justice.

Nichols and Stevens investigate the death of a ballerina at a prestigious New York conservatory; a place where a love of art and beauty collides with the harsh reality of murder.

When a headless body is discovered at the bottom of a storm drain, what appears to be a mob hit soon leads to a secret world of high class escorts and the gods of finance.

Nichols and Stevens must discover the identity of a killer before another couple is forced to make the most difficult choice. Abel, a deranged social psychologist, forces Ted to choose whether to kill himself or his wife Linda. This is part of a series of experiments Abel is conducting to understand and vindicate his grandfather, Leon. Leon was a concentration camp survivor who was forced by the Nazis to kill himself or his wife. Abel is haunted by the choice and sets out to prove his grandfather did what anyone would have done in that situation.

Rachel, a young girl from the midwest who moved to NYC, is murdered after visiting a medical center to receive treatment for an assault. Maya, a nurse's aid from the medical center and her boyfriend Damon, engage in a series of sexual assaults and murders. They are responsible for Rachel's death among others. Nichols and Stevens must figure out if Randall, another nurse's aid or Maya and Damon are the killers before there is another murder. The crux of the investigation lies in uncovering the psyches of Maya and Randall as individuals and as a couple.

Four men who have been friends since high school discover they're being blackmailed over the death of another childhood friend. When one of the four turns up dead, it's up to Nichols and Stevens to uncover the truth behind a 22 year old mystery.

The death of a magazine publisher leads to a wide array of suspects, including his friends, employees, lovers past and present, and possibly the Russian mob. Who would go furthest to keep their secrets hidden?

A body discovered at a construction site bears all the hallmarks of a serial killer who was executed over six months ago. Detective Stevens is faced with two grim possibilities; either they're dealing with a copycat, or she helped put an innocent man to death.

The body of a bright young college student is found completely drained of blood. What appears to be a sex game gone wrong leads to a world of underground clubs, blood dealers, and a fanatical cult who believe themselves immortal.

The owner of a popular food truck is murdered, his body left for his fiancé to discover. What some dismiss as a simple street rivalry leads to the Calderas, a powerful political family who'll do just about anything to maintain their dynasty.

A mid-level government official decides to blackmail two doctors who have been overcharging their clients. The doctors are terrified that the scandal will lead to the retired mobsters who financed their practice. Their fears are seemingly put to rest when the official turns up dead - until Nichols and Stevens' investigation leads right back to their door.

The ghosts of Nichols' past return to haunt him when he's called to investigate the murder of an old friend; an eccentric book dealer who lived in isolation with his only daughter, a troubled young woman who once held a fond place in Nichols' heart.

The career of a promising young boxer is derailed when authorities discover he's at the center of a dog fighting ring. Things go from bad to worse when one of his partners turns up dead.

The body of a successful real estate agent is discovered in a basement, bled out. The investigation points toward three different suspects. In order to understand how these three are connected, Nichols is forced to rely on an unlikely resource - his own father.

After a young call girl is murdered, investigation leads Goren and Eames to a hard-partying, "rockstar" fashion designer extraordinaire. Would the fashion house's key members stoop to murder to protect the runaway train wreck who makes them all millions?

A Monsignor does very good things for the Church, starting soup kitchens, orphanages, cancer wards and what not. Unfortunately he's not as good as he seems and behind closed doors, the Monsignor actually does some very bad things with the women of his parish.

After a man is thrown to his death off a building, Goren and Eames discover an ongoing war between two private security companies. As the detectives investigate the lucrative business of intelligence gathering, the true agenda of the victim and the mystery behind his death is revealed.

The murder of a Wall Street CEO takes Goren and Eames on an investigative trail that leads into the world of high-end Manhattan match-making, where wealthy men are paired with beautiful, accomplished women.

A wine collector named Mason Kent and a premiere wine sommelier, also known as "The Nose" come under suspicion when a high-end wine connoisseur -- who has been counterfeiting the product -- dies of a heart attack while locked in his cellar.

Goren and Eames investigate the homicide of a millionaire philanthropist whose body was switched with a medical cadaver from the very institute he was funding.

A sitcom star turned Broadway actor is killed performing a stunt in a controversial and highly technical Broadway musical, and the real drama is trying to figure out who wanted the leading man dead.

Goren and Eames investigate the murders of two staffers at a Web company involved in a heated lawsuit. Their investigation leads to a site that connects strangers who've had brief romantic encounters.