Season 13

2002

Episode 1 American Jihad October 2, 2002, 45 min An American Muslim becomes the prime suspect in a double murder after an academic challenges his religious beliefs.
Episode 2 Shangri-La October 9, 2002, 45 min The murder of a female high school English teacher uncovers a love triangle that includes a female student and a male teacher, both of whom become suspects. The prosecutors have…
Episode 3 True Crime October 16, 2002, 45 min Investigating the death of a rock band singer who had large amounts of cocaine and heroin in her system, the detectives question a former boyfriend who was a disgruntled band…
Episode 4 Tragedy on Rye October 30, 2002, 44 min A struggling actress is murdered in an apparent robbery-homicide where a video tape, made by a couple touring the city sold to a local news station, shows three suspects loading…
Episode 5 The Ring November 6, 2002, 43 min The discovery of a body in Hells Kitchen who had been wearing a $40,000 diamond ring leads the detectives back to the World Trade Center attacks as the victim had…
Episode 6 Hitman November 13, 2002, 45 min The execution style shooting of a city contractor leads Detectives Briscoe and Green to suspect a professional hitman. They first focus upon possible enemies of the victim, but end up…
Episode 7 Open Season November 20, 2002, 45 min A defense attorney who had just acquitted a cop killer is gunned down outside a Manhattan restaurant. The detectives start with police officers in the precinct of the injured officer,…
Episode 8 Asterisk November 27, 2002, 44 min A star baseball player becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his limousine driver when it is discovered that the driver regularly supplied steroids to the sports icon. The…
Episode 9 The Wheel December 11, 2002, 43 min The smoldering corpse of an Asian girl found outside the Chinese consul general's apartment leads the detectives to believe she had made a political statement. When forensics shows that she…
Episode 10 Mother’s Day January 8, 2003, 45 min The hit-and-run death of a popular high-school student leaves the detectives suspecting the girl's father was the real target. When evidence reveals that the death was possibly a random killing,…
Episode 11 Chosen January 15, 2003, 45 min The murder of a bookie with a high-class clientelle leads the detectives to arrest his partner. Charged with first-degree murder, his attorney puts forth an unusual defense strategy that turns…
Episode 12 Under God February 5, 2003, 45 min A dead teenager's father and a vigilante priest are suspects in the killing of a drug dealer.
Episode 13 Absentia February 12, 2003, 45 min When the witness in a jewelry store robbery-homicide fails to appear in court, McCoy suspects foul play until he discovers that the man is a fugitive in a 20-year-old murder…
Episode 14 Star Crossed February 19, 2003, 45 min The bludgeoning of a luxury sports car dealer leads the detectives to a mentally challenged man and his girlfriend who is extremely attractive and whose expensive tastes leads her to…
Episode 15 Bitch February 26, 2003, 45 min The death of a stockbroker leads the detectives to his girlfriend whose mother is a cosmetics mogul who has a long standing friendship with Branch, and will stop at nothing…
Episode 16 Suicide Box March 26, 2003, 45 min A media-savvy attorney defends a black teenager accused of shooting an off-duty policy officer.
Episode 17 Genius April 2, 2003, 44 min Investigating the murder of a cab driver, the detectives come to suspect a famous author and his protege, a former child prodigy.
Episode 18 Maritime April 17, 2003, 44 min A missing football player becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a woman whose body is discovered floating in the East River.
Episode 19 Seer April 23, 2003, 43 min The prime suspect in the murder of a woman outside a sex club claims to have merely witnessed the crime via a psychic vision.
Episode 20 Kid Pro Quo April 30, 2003, 43 min The murder of an admissions director of a private school leads the detectives to investigate a pair of angry parents whose children were denied admission, but then set their sights…
Episode 21 House Calls May 7, 2003, 43 min The suspicious death of a Russian model leads the detectives to suspect medical malpractice.
Episode 22 Sheltered May 14, 2003, 45 min It's a race against time as the detectives go on the hunt for a sniper whose victims are shot in broad daylight.
Episode 23 Couples May 21, 2003, 42 min Briscoe and Green catch four murders and a kidnapping on the same day, and get handed confessions in each case.
Episode 24 Smoke May 21, 2003, 45 min Briscoe and Green are assigned to a case involving an eccentric comedian who may have killed his young son by dangling him off a ledge.