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Borgia comes under threat from two violent home invaders responsible for slaughtering the family of a criminal-turned-informant who was helping her with a case involving fake DEA badges.

The murder of a police officer leads detectives to a tabloid photographer (Khan Baykal) and the sparring Hollywood couple whom he has been chasing. Milena Govich and Alana De La Garza join the cast. Barbara King, Wayne Wilcox.

A writer s death appears to be a suicide, but Lupo and Bernard suspect a cult is involved, which causes trouble for Cutter at the trial when jurors fear for their safety.

Season 18 ends with the murder of a jeweler. The investigation leads detectives to a prostitution ring run by the victim s brother-in-law. The resulting trial proves to be a challenge for McCoy, whose career is threatened because of the probe.

The murder of a suburban housewife is discovered after a picture of her bloody corpse is posted on a popular Web site. Det. Cassady s computer savvy proves an asset as she and Green investigate the case.

Criminal wrongdoing is difficult to prove in the case of an 8-year-old girl who was killed when a brownstone exploded as she walked by it. Rosalie Schaffner: Nora Dunn.

A murder victim is found at a park, and the resulting investigation has detectives enlisting the help of a mentally-challenged man to crack the case.

A young man s murder is linked to a woman who escaped from a polygamist cult. Jena Malone, Colm Meaney.

Richard Brooks reprises his role as ADA-turned-defense attorney Paul Robinette, whose client is accused of murdering a Middle Eastern man, a crime investigated by Green and Cassady in conjunction with the FBI s Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Carl Mullaly (A.J. Handegard) turns up dead after a TV magazine show airs a story that portrays him as a sexual predator. Green and Cassady investigate the victim s neighbor, who is the father of an 8-year-old girl. Andrew Fleming: Remy Auberjonois.

A CEO of a military body-armor company is shot dead as he arrives to his daughter s sweet 16 birthday party; the investigation leads Cassady and Green to believe the murder was committed by someone unhappy with the Iraq War.

Chevy Chase plays an unemployed television actor who lets loose with a drunken, bigoted rant during a DUI bust, at which time Green and Cassady discover evidence of another far more vicious crime. John: Jaymie Dornan.

A maker of sleazy videos exploiting young drunken women is investigated after one of his associates turns up dead. Chris Drake: Tim Peper. Bryce Moore: Daniel Cameron-Talbott. Nicole Flynn: Kim Shaw.

McCoy calls for the death penalty in the case of a convicted mass murderer (Craig Walker) who escaped from jail and killed again.

A shooting attack in a restroom leaves detectives trying to determine who was the intended target. Lindsay: Vera Farmiga. Dr. Mayer: Stephen Pearlman. Verdon: Joanna Merlin. Shrier: Christine Farrell. Rigg: Fred Burrell.

The lawyer for a killer whose latest victims are a social worker and a sportscaster uses exposure to TV violence as a defense. Chandler: Mitchell Lichenstein. Pressman: Dennis Boutsikaris. Thatcher: John Benjamin Hickey. Judge Samuel: Gene Saks.

The brutal beating of a man leads to an investigation that involves two rape incidents, in one of which the victim was comatose. Harding: Erik Jensen. Greta: Cecilia Hart. Leslie: Marin Hinkle. Singer: George Bamford. Frank: Jonathan LaPaglia.

The lawyer (Philip Bosco) of a mob don who s a suspect in a hit man s murder, insists his client is mentally unfit to stand trial. Johnny Di Maio: Michael Rispoli. Alberto Napoli: Frank Savino. Vickie: Katherine Narducci. Ronny: John O Leary.

A female escort is among the suspects brought in for questioning about the murder of an attorney connected with a high-profile wiretapping case. Samantha Weaver: Susan Misner. Julia Veloso: Mercedes Renard. Charles Dillon: David Arden Engel.

A young man, who was homeless and addicted to drugs, dies under very strange circumstances while visiting his mother (Mariel Hemingway), a tabloid personality known for her alleged gold-digging ways. Dr. Adam Vaughn: Ben Bass. Tony Bicks: Dan Bakkedahl.

Connie is ordered to defend a man accused of killing a worker participating in a legal-aid strike. Because of the number of attorneys on the picket line, Connie is pitted against Cutter at the trial.

Secrets about an adopted child are uncovered in the course of an investigation into the shooting death of a soap-opera star s husband. Jennifer Beals, Anna Chlumsky.

A student is shot at a politically charged college assembly and the investigation leads to a Ph.D. student dealing in embryonic-stem-cell research who feels threatened by the tactics of the assembly speaker (Charlotte Ross)---a right-wing conservative.

Married biologists find their son and housekeeper murdered in their home, prompting an investigation that has the wife revisiting her sorority days.

The murder of a charity executive exposes allegations of stalking and blackmail as Lupo and Bernard seek leads from the victim s secretary, her ex-boyfriend and a politician s wife in the 19th-season finale.

A popular reverend is suspected of a gay actor s murder when it is discovered the victim threatened to out the pastor and expose his hypocritical stance on homosexuality. Reverend Sterling: Anson Mount.

The death by hanging of a successful actress and loving mother leaves the detectives searching for clues to prove it is a case of murder and not the suicide it appears to be.

A publisher is murdered shortly after putting out a controversial book, which may or may not be a factor in the crime.

Arson is suspected in a series of church fires, but the case becomes a murder investigation when a victim is found in the charred ruins.