Walt MacPherson

The detectives discover a link between the deaths of an investigative reporter and his fiancee, organized crime and the governor's office.

A security guard is killed and another is injured when a New York State betting facility is robbed by three masked gunmen. Upon investigation, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) are led to a quiet suburb - and a militia that does its recruiting over the Internet. Later in court, McCoy (Sam Waterston) is pitted against the outspoken leader of the group and finds himself questioning his beliefs - and his and Ross' (Carey Lowell) safety. S. Epatha Merkerson and Steven Hill also star.

Mike Drucker, a private investigator, is found shot to death in a vacant apartment in Washington Heights. Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) look at his cases to see who might want him dead. Initially they suspect a real estate magnate whose wife hired Drucker to uncover her husband's unreported net worth, but the husband has an alibi and is off the hook. Next they make a connection between Drucker and a local businessman, Frank Leahy (Jon Seda), who runs a local little-league all-star baseball team. The coach of a Westchester-based team had hired Drucker to check into Leahy's team because their star first baseman, Ramiro Benitez, looks a lot older than 12. They are on to something.

A good Samaritan's body is found in a trash bin; Felton's wife throws him out; Munch and Lewis seek a third partner to buy a bar.

Detectives look for a woman suspected of killing her husband.