16x01 "Red Ball" 09-21-2005 10:00PM
IN SEASON PREMIERE, DESPERATE SEARCH FOR ABDUCTED GIRL LEADS PROSECUTORS TO CONSIDER
IMMUNITY DEAL FOR HER SAFE RETURN -- When a 5-year-old girl is abducted from her mother in broad daylight during an apparent
car jacking, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) canvass the streets, only to uncover a more sinister
motive when they discover the car intact but no trace of the girl. The investigators soon unearth an ex-convict with the child's
bloodied dress -- but he won't talk until he's guaranteed release. With time and leads running out and the prospect of the
girl's safe return looking unlikely, A.D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Borgia (Annie Parisse) consider a deal with severe
legal and political ramifications. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Thompson also star.
16x02 "Flaw" 09-28-2005 10:00PM
"SVU'S" MARISKA HARGITAY AND ICE-T GUEST STAR IN "LAW & ORDER" CROSSOVER;
LYNDA CARTER AND ESTELLA WARREN GUEST STAR AS DEVIOUS MOTHER-DAUGHTER CON-ARTIST TEAM - When a man is found dead in an abandoned
high-rise office space, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is called upon when Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina)
and Green (Jesse Martin) discover her number displayed on the DOA's cell phone. The trail leads them to a money-laundering
ring and two cunning women -- Lorraine Dillon (Lynda Carter) and April Troost (Estella Warren) -- who previously avoided conviction
for fraud and extortion in case involving Benson. Later, when A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) feels he pushes the persuasive
Dillon too hard on the stand, it's up to A.D.A. Borgia (Annie Parisse) to convince the jury of the duo's deceiving ways. S.
Epatha Merkerson, Fred Dalton Thompson and Leslie Hendrix also star.
16x03 "Ghosts" 10-05-2005 10:00PM
DEATHBED CONFESSION PUTS FONTANA BACK ON COLD-CASE MURDER OF GIRL THAT ONLY HEAPS
MORE PAIN ON VICTIM'S FATHER -- A criminal makes a surprising deathbed confession that compels Detective Fontana (Dennis Farina)
to re-open his own 10-year-old cold case file concerning the murder of a 12-year-old girl. Instead of the victim's father,
whom Fontana is certain committed the crime, the new prime suspect is a former drug-addict whose jailhouse confession to the
prosecution's most viable witness is disqualified on the grounds it was made in a spiritual context. Despite dwindling options,
Assistant D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) continues to pursue a murder-two conviction despite a stern warning from his wary boss,
D.A. Branch (Fred Dalton Thompson), who cautions against the fallout of losing this high profile case again. Jesse L. Martin,
Annie Parisse and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.
16x04 "Age Of Innocence" 10-12-2005 10:00PM
BEFORE DISCONNECTING WIFE'S FEEDING TUBE, HUSBAND IS KILLED BY CAR BOMB WHICH
IGNITES SENSATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION -- A car bomb kills the husband of an incapacitated woman shortly before the victim planned
to disconnect her feeding tube, and when Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) wade into the politically
charged case, they find the bombmaker who points them to suspects that include the woman's angry family and clergy. As national
media arrive, A.D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Borgia (Annie Parisse) engage in a frustrating shell game where each suspect
seems to have a mutually bulletproof alibi. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x05 "Life Line" 10-19-2005 10:00PM
REPORTER SLAIN WHILE UNDERCOVER AS PROSTITUTE TO EXPOSE DANGEROUS HISPANIC GANG
-- After Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) discover the body of a murdered prostitute in the
alley of a Hispanic bordello, they learn that the victim was a white undercover reporter who was planning an expose about
the L-12, a pervasive gang of thugs who coerced a businessman (guest star William Sadler) to commit the crime. But Assistant
D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) soon realizes that the reluctant slayer is only trying to protect his imprisoned son (guest star
Brad Fleischer) from the gang's abusive tentacles -- and that no one is beyond their bloody reach. Annie Parisse, Fred Dalton
Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.
16x06 "Birthright" 11-02-2005 10:00 PM
WAS ABUSIVE MOTHER UNKNOWINGLY STERILIZED WITH ILLEGAL I.U.D.? FORMER 'LAW' MAN
RICHARD BROOKS RETURNS TO GUEST-STAR -- When an abusive young mother and murder suspect suddenly dies in her prison cell,
an autopsy tells Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) that the woman has died from an I.U.D. containing
benecrine -- an illegal drug that sterilizes its users -- given by a nurse practitioner (guest star Stephanie Roth Haberle)
with a social agenda. As A.D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Borgia (Annie Parisse) consider filing second-degree manslaughter
charges, they meet a former A.D.A. -- Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks) -- who is now defending the nurse and thinks he has
a good case. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x07 "House Of Cards" 11-09-2005 10:00
PM
WHO KILLED A YOUNG SINGLE MOTHER AND STOLE HER BABY? -- The bludgeoned slaying
of a young, unwed mother and the subsequent kidnapping of her baby put Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse
L. Martin) on the trail of a fleeing, forty-something woman (guest star Wendy Moniz) -- who is actually a depressed wife who
stole the infant while pretending to be pregnant. But while the suspect's savvy lawyers plan a "post-partum psychosis" defense,
A.D.A.s McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Borgia (Annie Parisse) have reason to believe that someone else was involved in the "sale"
of the child, as well as the murder. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x08 "New York Minute" 11-16-05 10:00
PM
MURDER OF SMUGGLING TRUCKER COULD BE LINKED TO BORDER PATROL GROUP -- When the
owner of a big-rig trucking company is shot to death, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) learn
that the victim was hauling illegal aliens and suspect a member (Daniel Roebuck) citizen's border patrol group -- but their
only witness is an undocumented Hispanic woman (Aixa Rosario Medina) who risks deportation if she testifies. Meanwhile, prosecutor
McCoy (Sam Waterston) is incensed when the witness is physically intimidated as he tries to turn one organization member against
the other in court. Annie Parisse, S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x09 "Criminal Law" 11-23-2005 10:00
PM
MCCOY NAMED ON HIT LIST OF MULTIPLE-MURDER SEEKING RETRIAL -- Seemingly random
people are being murdered by an elusive killer stalking the streets of New York and Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and
Green (Jesse L. Martin) follow the bloody trail to a hit list with the names of the targets - including A.D.A. Jack McCoy
(Sam Waterston). McCoy soon realizes the list is a roster of witnesses called in the trial of a multiple-murderer he prosecuted
five years ago. As witnesses dwindle and the convicted murder's retrial looms ever closer, Fontana and Green must race to
find the killer while McCoy puts his own life on the line to see that justice is done. S. Epatha Merkerson, Annie Parisse
and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x10 "Acid" 11-30-2005 10:00 PM
SCARRED WOMAN'S DEATH PROVOKES VAN BUREN TO OVERSTEP BOUNDARIES IN PURSUIT OF
JUSTICE -- When the facially scarred daughter of Lieutenant Van Buren's (Emmy winner S. Epatha Merkerson) college friend is
found dead, Van Buren directs Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) on a no-holds-barred mission
to catch the serial assailant who threw acid in the victim's face months earlier. Meanwhile, A.D.A. McCoy's (Sam Waterston)
prosecution is complicated by Van Buren's tactical desperation, which has caused her to cut corners. Annie Parisse and Fred
Dalton Thompson also star.
16x11 "Bible Story" 12-07-2005 10:00
PM
SYNAGOGUE SLAYING OVER DEFILEMENT OF TORAH REVEALS FAMILY FEUD AND BRINGS POLITICAL
PRESSURE -- Religious sensitivities flare when a man is mysteriously killed after desecrating a treasured edition of the Hebrew
Torah. As Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) dig deeper, they find the dead man was paid by the
cousin Eric, (guest star Mark Feuerstein "What Women Want") of a prominent synagogue member to defile the book -- which might
prompt a lucrative property sale. But as Assistant D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) probes the family feud, his prosecution is hobbled
by political pressure and a debate concerning whether the greater crime was done to the slain man or to the holy text. Annie
Parisse, S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x12 "Family Friend" 1-11-2006 10:00
PM
VIGILANTE JUSTICE TAKES DOWN FREED SLAYER OF MOB ACCOUNTANT -- When a Mob accountant
is slain and his wife is severely wounded, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) arrest a common
street thug who is later found not guilty because of the victim's poor testimony. When the freed slayer is later killed by
an ex-cop and close family friend of the victim's, A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) faces a political powderkeg when the corrupt
officer seeks to avoid prosecution by threatening to expose tainted evidence from dozens of previous cases that would free
convicted murderers. Annie Parisse, S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x13 "Heart Of Darkness" 1-18-2006 10:00
PM
DID DEPRESSED JOURNALIST TAKE HIS OWN LIFE -- WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS?
-- A journalist tormented by violent depression is found dead in his bathtub, but hand marks on his shoulders make Detectives
Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) believe that foul play was involved -- especially when they uncover pills
inside the victim from his ex-girlfriend's prescription. As A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) seeks second-degree murder, the girlfriend
produces a videotape that shows the dead man willingly cooperated in taking his life -- until A.D.A. Borgia (Annie Parisse)
discovers intriguing new evidence on the tape. S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x14 - Magnet 2-08-2006 10:00 PM
STRANGULATION SHOWS THAT CHEATERS NEVER PROSPER -- Kathleen Turner Guest Stars
as High-Powered Attorney -- Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) investigate the strangling of a
promising Hispanic student at a private magnet school. The men soon learn the victim was selling test answers and writing
term papers for more privileged students -- including their prime suspect, Greg Loomis (guest star Jaime McAdams), a trouble-prone
senior who would kill just to graduate. After Loomis' arrest, A.D.A. Sam McCoy (Sam Waterston) spurns any deal with his high-powered
attorney Rebecca Shane (guest star Kathleen Turner) but has to overcome her vigorous defense that her client himself was a
victim of medication side effects. Annie Parisse, S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x15 "Choice Of Evils" 3-01-2006 10:00
PM
DID SOCCER MOM SHOOT DANGEROUS TEENAGED SON TO PROTECT SOCIETY? -- After a teenaged
runaway is found shot in the chest, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) begin to suspect his upstate
"soccer mom," who admits she killed her vicious son out of fear that he would follow in his criminal father's footsteps. As
ADAs McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Borgia (Annie Parisse) charge her with second-degree murder, the defendant's attorney claims
that her client did society a favor by ending her son's life prematurely -- and new video evidence might sway a jury. S. Epatha
Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x16 "Costs Of Capital" 3-08-2006 10:00
PM
DETECTIVES BANK ON ARRESTING FEMALE EXECUTIVE FOR MURDER OF AMOROUS ASSOCIATE
-- After a young African-American banking associate is found murdered, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse
L. Martin) discover that he had hundreds of thousands of dollars in his checking account. The detectives suspect the victim
was having an affair with his high-powered boss Sophia (guest star Lisa Zane) who killed him out of fear and rage. As the
police and A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) build their case, everything hinges on using either the executive's estranged
husband or their shaky teenaged daughter Katie (guest star Sarah Steele) as their star witness. Annie Parisse, S. Epatha Merkerson
and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x17 "America, Inc" 3-22-2006 10:00
PM
WAS VENGEANCE THE REASON BEHIND THE SLAYING OF A PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTOR?
-- A private military contractor is found shot to death in his hotel room and Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green
(Jesse L. Martin) believe vengeance is the motive in a politcally charged case that questions the reason America is at war.
The detectives soon narrow their focus on a fellow commando Kevin Boatman (guest star Pablo Schrieber) and the younger brother
of a man who was murdered by Iraqi insurgents while under the victim's questionable command. But as A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam
Waterston) fights to keep a frightening video of the Iraqi execution out of court, he confronts unexpected political intrigue
when more details are revealed about a recently captured terrorist. Annie Parisse, S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson
also star.
16x18 "Thinking Makes It So" 3-29-2006
9:00 PM
FOILED BANK HEIST POINTS TO KIDNAPPED GIRL AND CLAIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY --
When an armed robber is shot dead during a botched heist involving an unlikely bank manager, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina)
and Green (Jesse L. Martin) soon discover the executive was forced to assist in the robbery by the men who kidnapped his daughter.
Fearing for the girl's safety, the detectives begin an aggressive search resulting in Fontana having to use heavy-handed means
to extract the child's location. The questionable tactics then leave A.D.A Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) to face a deceptively
canny defense attorney (guest star Peter Jacobson) who will fully exploit the issue of excessive force. Annie Parisse, S.
Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
16x19 "Kingmaker" 4-05-2006 9:00 PM
SLAYING OF UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER LEADS DETECTIVES TO POLITICIAN'S RUTHLESS
CHIEF OF STAFF - An undercover police officer is brutally murdered by an Albanian drug dealer after her identity is revealed
in a newspaper column concerning the victim's father. Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) quickly
discover Eric Lund (guest star Garret Dillahunt), the Chief of Staff to a liberal politician (as Congressman John Prescott,
guest star David Forsyth), to be responsible for tipping off the reporter. A.D.A Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) bravely prosecutes
the politico who is known for dirty tricks and threats, but despite D.A. Arthur Branch's (Fred Dalton Thompson) warning to
watch his back, unexpected evidence suddenly turns up that could exonerate the accused. Dylan Baker also guest stars as defense
attorney Sanford Remz. Annie Parisse and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.
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