Goren and Eames investigate a jewelry heist that left three dead bodies. The investigation leads them through credit card thefts, stolen identities, and other twists to make their case more complicated.

Goren and Eames investigate the death of a museum curator and an art authenticator who are found dead in what was set up to look like a murder-suicide, where the detectives follow the clues and realise that both deaths are linked to the sale of numerous art forgeries. The investigation leads to a dead end when they are unable to locate the forger, that is until Goren seeks the help of another forger.

The body of Lois Romney is found in a hotel room which Goren and Eames link her to Dale Van Acker, a junkie and son of wealthy scion Priscilla Van Acker. When Goren and Eames realize that Dale's mom did not approve of his pregnant fiancee, Goren and Eames find motive that she might have wanted to get rid of Lois on a permanent basis.

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the death of Morris Abernathy. During their investigation they find that their prime suspect dead in his apartment, which hurts their investigation. They then discover the priest was involved with the murder and try to end their investigation.

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate a lawyer who's girlfriends keep turning up murdered although is wife starts to stonewall their investigation.

Goren and Eames investigate the brutal murder of a European con man who the detectives try to find the investors he conned, to see if they are suspects in his death.

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate a murderer who poisons victims within a hospital with cyanide. The detectives believe the murderer is a nurse, but when they discover that there are more deaths away from that hospital, they must widen their search for other suspects.

After a reporter and his fiancee are gunned down outside a restaurant, Goren and Eames are given a seemingly reliable eyewitness description of the killer. However, while on the trail of their suspect, the detectives discover the journalist was planning to publish an expose on corruption within the sanitation industry, taking their investigation in an entirely new direction.

When the philandering, drug-abusing wife of an arrogant plastic surgeon (guest star Robert Knepper) disappears, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) suspect the doctor's earnest efforts to find her are bogus -- especially when they find he has a lover (guest star Penny Balfour) of his own. But even when the body of a decomposed woman washes ashore weeks later, the cops can't crack the doc's airtight defense -- and their only hope might be to turn his ego against him. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star. Donna Hanover guest-stars as a defense attorney.

When an arson fire kills an internationally renowned banker (guest star George Martin) in his imposing new high rise, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) probe the victim's dysfunctional family, including his young trophy wife (guest star Laila Robins) and failure-prone son (guest star David Aaron Baker) -- both of whom had reasons to want the older man dead. As they begin to stitch together a case, the cops find a piece of tawdry evidence in a bank vault that points them in a new direction. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

When a pro-life loner (guest star Robert Stanton) stalks and shoots a doctor, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) begin tracking him through his contacts and when they find a second gun, they reach a chilling conclusion -- their suspect has not acquired his final target. But while prosecuting attorney Carver (Courtney B. Vance) worries about turning a murder case into a litmus test on abortion before a jury, Goren tries to find out the real reason for the gunman's rage. Jamey Sheridan also stars.

When a prominent doctor is murdered at his son's bar mitzvah, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) first suspect the victim's estranged wife but their probe widens when evidence involves a warped forensic psychiatrist (guest star Michael Gross, Family Ties, NBC's ER) who wanted to impress the dead man's pretty in-law (guest star Stephanie Seymour, Pollock). However, the attempted prosecution turns thorny when the primary suspect craftily makes an unexpected plea. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

When the wealthy father of a teenaged party girl (guest star Aleksa Palladino) is found stabbed to death, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) suspect a mysterious nightclub owner (guest star Adam Trese) whose unsavory reputation and connection to the mob aroused the victim's fears. However, the cop investigators are stymied when they bump up against an immovable object after they discover the surprising hidden identity of the slick club proprietor. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

When an embezzling executive's (guest star James Colby) wife and two daughters are kidnapped by a loan shark as collateral on a huge debt, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) are frustrated by his lack of cooperation -- even after the hostages are released after one of the girls is sexually assaulted. Stonewalled by the frightened family, the investigators must backtrack quickly to the brutal and thuggish enforcer (guest star Ritchie Coster) who actually captured them -- and plans more mayhem for another indebted family. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

When the girlfriend of a married, high-profile judge (guest star Michael Murphy, Nashville) is murdered, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) can't link him to the slaying but instead find a ratty little ex-con (guest star Bruce MacVittie) -- with links to another rival judge (guest star George DiCenzo) -- as their most probable suspect. However, even when the cops arrest him, the likely killer won't cooperate, forcing Goren and Eames to devise an elaborate ruse to lure out another man who was equally responsible. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

When a recently paroled bank robber is slain, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) check out the victim's sister (guest star Cara Buono), a social-climbing wannabe with a romantic connection to a man (guest star Michael Emerson) who is living a double life as a bogus United Nations economist. But as the cops close in, Goren learns of the man's desperate need to gain the approval of his children -- and he races to prevent even more murders. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

When a bisexual woman is slain, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) note similarities between an incarcerated serial killer's (guest star Jack Gwaltney) methods -- prompting them to suspect a mousy human-behavior researcher (guest star Jenny Bacon) might have fallen under his spell and committed the copycat murder. However, while D.A. Carver (Courtney B. Vance) stalls to prevent the release of the imprisoned man, the detectives discover a hitch in their theory that might point to a most unlikely suspect. Jamey Sheridan also stars.

When the sale of an old family house reveals the body of a young woman missing for 20 years buried underneath, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) seek out the drug-addicted brother (guest star Danton Stone) who used to live there -- but their instincts tell them that the dull boy must have had a smarter partner-in-crime. The cops trace the suspect's association with an old college chum (guest star Jim True-Frost) who is now a successful and control-oriented businessman known to suddenly disappear for a while from his family. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

When the daughter (guest star Alla Kliouka) of a jailed Russian mob boss is found decapitated, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) suspect the murderous hit was a result of her tattletale book -- but further investigation reveals that one of her previous private school classmates had an even more sordid reason to execute her. They discover that an uptight, self-tortured real estate magnate (guest star David Thornton) might have feared exposure of his own dark childhood secrets and kinky alter ego if a second bestseller had been published. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance star.

The neat forensics of a well-planned multiple murder of a city auditor and his family point Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) toward law enforcement personnel when they learn that the numbers-cruncher was investigating the illegal public employee practice of double-dipping -- or getting paid two salaries at once. Evidence points toward a handful of former cops, particularly a shady, ambitious safety officer (guest star Viola Randolph) with a need for big money to keep her kids in private school. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.

The mysterious murder of a wealthy publisher perplexes Detectives Goren (Vincent D’Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) but their key link is Erica, an orphaned and elusive teenaged author whose Dickensian tragedies have spawned best-selling books and profitable charities -- but no one except for a few shady characters can say they’ve ever met Erica. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance star.

Murder compounds interest in shady accounting when a financial executive (guest star Cindy Katz) in a major land-holding company is framed for the slaying of her lover and then blackmailed to sign the quarterly corporate statement to cover up any hint that the company's stock was illegally used to generate profits. Meanwhile, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) wonder why the exec remains mum about the suspected phony accounting -- until they discover that the eyewitness who conveniently cleared her of the murder rap is related to a key bigwig at the company. Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance also star.