Season 8

1997

Episode 1 Thrill September 24, 1997, 47 min 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…
Episode 2 Denial October 8, 1997, 47 min 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…
Episode 3 Navy Blues October 15, 1997, 46 min 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…
Episode 4 Harvest October 29, 1997, 47 min A discrepancy concerning the time of death of a drive-by shooting victim leads McCoy and Ross to initiate prosecutions against both the shooter and the doctor who harvested her organs…
Episode 5 Nullification November 5, 1997, 47 min 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…
Episode 6 Baby, It’s You (I) November 12, 1997, 46 min 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…
Episode 7 Blood November 19, 1997, 47 min 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.
Episode 8 Shadow November 26, 1997, 47 min 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…
Episode 9 Burned December 10, 1997, 45 min 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…
Episode 10 Ritual December 17, 1997, 45 min The investigation into the death of a man who initially appears to be the victim of a mugging victim reveals him to be a Middle Eastern physician who performs genital…
Episode 11 Under the Influence January 7, 1998, 47 min 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…
Episode 12 Expert January 21, 1998, 47 min 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…
Episode 13 Castoff January 28, 1998, 46 min 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…
Episode 14 Grief February 4, 1998, 46 min 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…
Episode 15 Faccia a Faccia February 25, 1998, 47 min Taking on an apparent mafia murder, Detectives Briscoe and Curtis are stymied by a dead witness and a seemingly incoherent mob boss.
Episode 16 Divorce March 4, 1998, 47 min 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.
Episode 17 Carrier April 1, 1998, 46 min 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…
Episode 18 Stalker April 15, 1998, 46 min 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…
Episode 19 Disappeared April 22, 1998, 46 min A defendant refuses to allow his lawyer to raise the issue of insanity, this complicating matters for the brother who turned him in with hopes of securing medical treatment for…
Episode 20 Burden April 24, 1998, 47 min 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.
Episode 21 Bad Girl April 29, 1998, 47 min Schiff's re-election may hinge on the stabbing death of a police officer; Briscoe's daughter is arrested for dealing drugs.
Episode 22 Damaged May 6, 1998, 47 min 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.
Episode 23 Tabloid May 13, 1998, 45 min Tabloid journalism comes under scrutiny during the investigations into the deaths of a gossip columnist and a celebrity target he pursued.
Episode 24 Monster May 20, 1998, 47 min 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…