The show follows a crime, ususally adapted from current headlines, from two
separate vantage points. The first half of the show concentrates on the
investigation of the crime by the police, the second half follows the
prosecution of the crime in court.
In New York City, when a crime is committed, the victims are represented by
two distinctly separate yet forever intertwined groups of people. There's
the police department, represented here by the 27th precinct homicide
detectives. It is their job to investigate the crime, collect evidence,
interview witnesses and then, when the evidence points to a suspect or
suspects, they will place them under arrest. The matter is then taken over
by the prosecutors of the Manhatten District Attorney's office, who discuss
deals and plea bargains, prepare the witnesses and evidence all whilst
conducting the people's case in the trial of the accused. Both teams work
together as well as with the Medical Examiners Office, Crime Lab and Police
and District Attorney psychologists or psychiatrists. Matters are rarely
resolved easily, or for the people involved, satisfactory. Crimes are
committed which frequently create public unrest and controversy, race,
morals and beliefs are frequently challenged and manipulated, the guilty
can go unpunished and the innocent ruined forever. The detectives and
prosecutors are weary, cynical, flawed, human and vulnerable. And yet they
are somehow still dedicated to their jobs, to make the guilty answer for
their crimes and gain some sense of justice for the victim and the victim's
family. These are their stories...
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