Jack McCoy (played by Sam Waterston) replaced Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) as Executive Assistant District Attorney.
A woman's death exposes an unorthodox method of treating cancer that new Executive Assistant DA McCoy intends to prove is negligent homicide.
A missing victim Laura Madsen, a suspicious ex-husband Victor Connor, and a family hiding something all contribute to the ADAs' decision to risk their licenses on a hunch.
After ruling out suicide, McCoy and Kincaid turn their focus on the missing woman's daughter (Sarah Paulson) – and take a giant leap to prove their far-fetched theory.
A Wall Street broker Benjamin Greer accused of murdering his mentor Wallace Holbrook uses the defense of "black rage" in court.