McCoy and Ross must battle a hostile and distrustful black community while sorting through the labyrinth of half-truths and cover-ups to determine who is responsible for the shooting of a black community leader.

Plot Edit

Plot

Cast Edit

Main cast Edit

• Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
• Benjamin Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
• Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
• Carey Lowell as A.D.A. Jamie Ross
• Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff

Guest cast Edit

• Brienin Bryant as Lori Odlum
• Angela Bullock as Miss Watkins
• Jesse Doran as Robert Falco
• Gloria Foster as Satima Tate
• Arthur French as Vernon Johnson
• Michael Gaston as Ron Fletcher
• James Hanlon as Charlie Davies
• Donna Hanover as Judge Deborah Burke
• William Hill as Eddie Page
• Robert Hogan as Agent Carlin
• Michelle Hurd as Angela Roney
• Ron C. Jones as Roland Books
• Chris McKinney as Huey Tate
• Michael Potts as Reggie Dobbs
• Jack Ryland as Judge Mark Burns
• Joseph Siravo as Lou Shore
• Avery Waddell as Kevin Orgell
• John Quinn as Hotel Dick
• Norman Max Maxwell as Sergeant
• Lenore Harris as Legal Aid Attorney
• Andrew Finney as Court Clerk
• Eddie Aldridge as Eldridge
• David Brummel as Pollard
• Fil Formicola as Robertson
• Eileen Rivera as Nurse
• Samuel E. Wright as Dubois
• Adrian Lee as Cop (uncredited)

References Edit

African-American Congress; Marcus Tate; Falco Structual Steel; Hudson Airworks;; Saddle Brook; Federal Bureau of Investigation; South Africa; Litchfield, Connecticutt; Gong Li; Viena's; Cardi's; Tampa, Florida; New Horizons Books; Otis Cooke; Colorado; Children of the Seventh Seal

Quotes Edit

Roland Books: My people need unity far more than the truth.

Jack McCoy: What your people need is justice.

Roland Books: If that's what this is. Depends on which end of the bullwhip you're on.

Background information and notes Edit

• This episode is based on the Qubilah Shabazz case.