Detectives Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a young African-American boy who is found dead in the park. In his pocket is a note identical to that used by another killer of young black boys but who is still in prison for those crimes. The police think they may have a copy cat killer on their hands but when they get a confession from a security guard that he was responsible for all of the murders - including those from 5 years ago - evidence begins to mount that McCoy and his assistant at the time, Diana Hawthorne, may have railroaded the original defendant and not provided the defense with exculpatory evidence. Hawthorne is arrested and it's left to Claire Kincaid to get the conviction and clear Jack McCoy's name.
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