Anthony Thomas

When New York City experiences a major blackout, cops scramble to contain the resulting chaos, and Frank uncovers some unpleasant truths about his department in the aftermath.

Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) team up with Baltimore Detectives Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Bayliss (Kyle Secor) to help catch a man accused of setting gas bombs in New York and Baltimore. However, the NY detectives quickly discover that their methods of investigation strongly conflict with those of the Baltimore guys.

An infant's doctor is suspiciously murdered while J.C. and Eddie are investigating a baby's emergency room death.

In this season finale, a young African-American girl is found sexually abused, badly beaten and near death in the basement of an apartment building. Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) must search for the 'monster' who committed the vicious assault. Their investigation is slow, due to a lack of cooperation from 'the bosses' that may have to do with Lt. Van Buren's (S. Epatha Merkerson) lawsuit against the department. While the young girl hangs on to life, District Attorneys McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Ross (Carey Lowell) must find a way to work within the law to convict the abuser. Will the judge be fair, or will his past conflicts with McCoy and his attempt to unseat Schiff (Steven Hill) as District Attorney in the upcoming re-election get in the way? Meanwhile, Ross is torn between her career and having custody of her daughter, and Briscoe struggles with the death of his daughter.

A well-groomed woman is found dead in a subway station, from blunt force trauma to the head. Her purse is missing and it takes the Detectives awhile to identify her. Finally, through photos she hadn't picked up, they trace the victim. It's Stephanie Donnatelli, a professional mother of two. Her ex-husband, who has custody of her two children, is devastated. The prosecution goes quickly, once they determine that their suspect is Brian Gallant (Ray Anthony Thomas), a man with a history of psychotic problems...