Season Fifteen
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| 01. | Paradigm | Wednesday September 22nd, 2004 |
| Dennis Farina joins the cast as Detective Joe Fontana, a stylish veteran uneasily paired with Detective Green when a former female Guardsman from the second Gulf War is found murdered — and evidence points to the vengeful Iraqi sister of a an ex-inmate at infamous Abu Ghraib prison. However, when D.A.s McCoy and Southerlyn begin to prosecute, they discover that the suspect’s lawyer boldly plans to defend his client as an “enemy soldier” — subject only to the terms of the Geneva Convention. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg guest-stars as himself.
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| 02. | The Dead Wives Club | Wednesday September 22nd, 2004 |
| When a woman is found dead after a ferry collides with a Manhattan dock, Detectives Fontana and Green become suspicious when they learn that the victim sustained a blow to the head and was seen in the water just before the accident — and the likely suspect is the ex-wife of a firefighter who left her to marry a rich “9/11″ widow. But A.D.A. McCoy soon learns that the defendant’s crafty lawyer intends to position her as a victim of post-traumatic stress syndrome owing to 9/11, meaning that McCoy has to overcome extreme emotions common to every New Yorker.
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| 03. | The Brotherhood | Wednesday September 29th, 2004 |
| 04. | Coming Down Hard | Wednesday October 6th, 2004 |
| When two college students take flying leaps to their deaths, Detectives Fontana and Green discover that both students were participants in a secret testing program on a new anti-depressant run by a large drug manufacturer that has yielded a high rate of suicides — and more attempted suicides. A.D.A. McCoy decides to vigorously pursue the CEO of the pharmaceutical firm for second-degree murder but his case hinges on convincing the judge to admit guarded clinical trial info.
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| 05. | Gunplay | Wednesday October 20th, 2004 |
| The N.Y.P.D. gears up to find the cop-killers who murdered two officers during an an illegal firearms sting, putting Detectives Fontana and Green on the trail of two suspects as Green risks his life to pose as a gun buyer. They soon discover the killers were tipped off to the victims’ identities by a website displaying photos of undercover cops. Turns out the website is financed by a vengeful defense attorney whose criminal son was killed by the police — and now claims that he is protected by the First Amendment as A.D.A.s McCoy and Southerlyn prepare to prosecute. S.
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| 06. | Cut | Wednesday October 27th, 2004 |
| After a bestselling pulp-fiction novelist is found dead in her hotel bathroom, Detectives Fontana and Green investigate and discover that the deceased recently had a liposuction operation performed by a careless plastic surgeon. A.D.A. McCoy decides whether or not the case should be pursued in civil, not criminal court. But when D.A. Branch sees a recurring thread of negligence in the doctor’s past, McCoy files charges and bases much of his argument on the fact that the obsessed victim’s many beauty procedures required psychological counseling that her greedy surgeon never suggested.
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| 07. | Gov Love | Wednesday November 10th, 2004 |
| In a controversial episode torn from recent headlines, Detectives Fontana and Green follow the sensational murder of the wife of Connecticut Governor Riordan — but their spadework turns up a corrupt developer whose business and romantic links to Riordan cause the official to step down in shame. However, A.D.A. McCoy is stymied when he can’t get a third man to testify against the crooked business exec after he claims to have already married him, forcing the dogged McCoy to take the crucial gay marriage issue before the state’s supreme court.
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| 08. | Cry Wolf | Wednesday November 17th, 2004 |
| A street thug-turned-radio personality who had a penchant for attracting headlines through “publicity stunt muggings” is thought to be faking again when he’s shot and almost killed. However, when other bodies start to stack up, Detectives Fontana and Green now must believe the danger is for real.
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| 09. | All in the Family | Wednesday November 24th, 2004 |
| After four people, including tourists, are shot dead on the same sidewalk, Detectives Fontana and Green learn that one was a philandering jeweler with criminal ties to the Russian mob who was cooperating with federal authorities — until someone close to the victim “ratted him out.” In the meantime, the investigators find the hitmen, but A.D.A. McCoy must wrestle with the federal prosecutor over jurisdiction — and both cases might hinge on the fact that the jeweler was an Orthodox Jew. S. Epatha Merkerson, Elisabeth Rohm and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
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| 10. | Enemy | Wednesday December 1st, 2004 |
| In the bloody wake of a massacre of heroin dealers, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) track through a list of international criminals until they target their primary suspect — a drug-dealing Afghan warlord (as Khaleel, guest star Christopher Maher) who’s aided U.S. forces in Afghanistan and claims diplomatic immunity. But A.D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) fearlessly prosecute despite State Department pressure and a defense lawyer who claims his Afghan client was forced to push drugs in order to maintain his cover — and ultimately continue to aid American military efforts.
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| 11. | Fixed | Wednesday December 8th, 2004 |
| When a convicted child murderer (guest star David Groh, “Rhoda”) is struck and left for dead by a motorist just weeks after his prison release, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) are not enthused about finding out who ran him over. When the murderer dies, they look inside the prison where he served his sentence — and find evidence that leads A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) to make a startling discovery.
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| 12. | Mammon | Wednesday January 5th, 2005 |
| Not long after a wealthy venture capitalist is found slain in his spacious home, Detectives Fontana and Green suspect the victim’s feckless young wife — as well as the handsome contractor who installed the security system and was romantically dallying with the wannabe widow. On the legal side, A.D.A.s McCoy and Southerlyn seek to turn the cheating wife against her ex-beau, but the bad boy’s many “alibi girlfriends” and a second unexpected crime severely hamstring their prosecution.
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| 13. | Ain’t No Love | Wednesday January 12th, 2005 |
| Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) move to the beat of hip-hop when a legendary rapper is shot to death and evidence points to the victim’s young protege (as Shawn, guest star Sean Nelson) who was known to be cutting his own music on bootlegged street CD’s — and more clues can be found in one song’s lyrics that describe a similar killing. As police tie in another previous murder, A.D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) seek the e-mail addresses from a thuggish record label’s web site that could unlock the case — even as the two prosecutors clash over admissable facts.
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| 14. | Fluency | Wednesday January 19th, 2005 |
| When nine afflicted people suddenly die, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) discover that the victims were injected with fake flu vaccine that did not protect them, leading the police to arrest a career con man (as Peters, guest star Rob Sedgwick) who’s counterfeited everything — including what should have been life-saving vaccine. But as confident new Assistant D.A. Alexandra Borgia (new series regular Annie Parisse, “National Treasure”) joins McCoy (Sam Waterston), she boldly promises justice to the victims’ relatives that will be difficult for the prosecutor to fulfill after vital search warrant evidence is tossed out.
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| 15. | Obsession | Wednesday February 9th, 2005 |
| After a controversial and conservative talk show host is shot to death, Detectives Fontana and Green consider a wealth of likely suspects but focus on Miranda - who would inherit his estate only upon death - as well as on Karen, a tormented woman who claims she had an affair with the new widow. As new A.D.A. Borgia sizes up the case, she finds disturbing evidence that Karen was stalking the widow, whose secret love life yields a treasure trove of evidence.
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| 16. | The Sixth Man | Wednesday February 16th, 2005 |
| When a loner is found strangled to death in his rent-controlled apartment, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) focus on both the victim’s gambling habit and the building’s owner who wants to convert it into a co-op — but the cops hit paydirt when they discover the dead man’s nasty running feud with a spoiled pro basketball player (guest star Poncho Hodges). When the detectives find the athlete’s fingerprints at the scene, prosecutors McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Borgia (Annie Parisse) must fight to keep the evidence from being tossed out on a technicality.
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| 17. | License to Kill | Wednesday February 23rd, 2005 |
| After a wild car chase through Manhattan’s streets leaves one man dead and a teen injured, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) connect some dots and discover that the chase began in upstate New York after a hunting party was massacred by the now deceased driver — but finding the man who chased the murderer puts prosecutors in a bind. As the reluctant hero (as Stoller, guest star Mike Pniewski) is publicly lauded for his efforts, A.D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Borgia (Annie Parisse) carefully make their case that his poor decisions only endangered other lives.
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| 18. | Dining Out | Wednesday March 2nd, 2005 |
| When a TV network executive is found murdered after a charity event, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L.Martin) suspect a pair of twins who were stealing from the organization — until they eyeball a flamboyant celebrity chef (as Aberto, guest star Kamar de los Reyes) with whom the married victim shared a torrid affair. The nimble and charming chef is adroit at cultivating relationships with judges and juries alike, but prosecutor McCoy (Sam Waterston) intends to reveal that the suspect’s cooking show was about to be cancelled by his late lover.
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| 19. | Sects | Wednesday March 30th, 2005 |
| Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) are repulsed when they investigate the murder of a woman by a suicidal young man (as Ranson, guest star Austin Lysy) and discover a cult which encourages adult-child sexual relations - and prosecutor Borgia (Annie Parisse) is determined to nail the mesmerizing but formidable woman (as Mrs. Shelby, guest star Deborah Hedwall) who heads it. Aided by fellow A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston), Borgia traces a string of suicides from the surviving youths and searches for a secretive “Book of Daniel” that could wipe out the perverted sect forever.
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| 20. | Tombstone | Wednesday April 13th, 2005 |
| When a promiscuous young lawyer is found bludgeoned to death in her office, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) investigate her former lovers at the high-powered law firm until DNA evidence points to one attorney Ron Drexler (guest star Paul Fitzgerald) who was in the office at the time of the murder. When evidence is dismissed by a judge — and a shocking crime takes place — A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) must leverage clout against a senior partner Nathan Fogg (guest star Fritz Weaver) who is the suspect’s alibi, as well as the subject of a Securities Exchange investigation.
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| 21. | Publish and Perish | Wednesday April 20th, 2005 |
| 22. | Sport of Kings | Wednesday May 4th, 2005 |
| The shooting death of a Panamanian horse jockey puts Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Falco (guest star Michael Imperioli, “The Sopranos”) on the track of a pack of colorful suspects who inhabit the competitive racing world, forcing them to nudge jockeys, trainers — and even a rich owner — to discover who would murder the rider over his desire to ride one particular horse. However, their probe reveals that the victim challenged the registry and selling details of the prized three-year-old, leading the cops and A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) to a corporate head who bought the thoroughbred with stolen funds. | ||
| 23. | In God We Trust | Wednesday May 11th, 2005 |
| Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Falco (Michael Imperioli, “The Sopranos”) arrest an arsonist after a blaze killed a fireman, and discover a charred pistol that leads them to re-open a cold case murder of an African-American. Their remorseful prime suspect (guest star Jim True-Frost) not only confesses but pleads not guilty due to his newfound faith and changed life. Even the skeptical A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) cannot ignore the “Clayton motion” filed by the defense attorney that asks for the case to be dismissed while church and public support build for the former racist who has worked hard for children’s charities in the years since. | ||
| 24. | Locomotion | Wednesday May 18th, 2005 |
| In the series’ season finale, a commuter train is violently derailed when it strikes an SUV parked on the tracks, resulting in 11 deaths, leaving Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Falco (guest star Michael Imperioli, “The Sopranos”) sifting through massive debris — until they lock onto a depressed construction worker who maintains he only intended to commit suicide, not homicide. A.D.A.. McCoy (Sam Waterston) can’t wait to get his hands on the case but his grip gets more slippery when the accused’s attorney hints at an insanity defense — and the suspect later shocks everyone in court. | ||
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