Make sure you watch part 1 to understand the ramifications of the case. After a brutal double homicide of an ADA and the mother of a witness the DA's office is forced to conduct an unorthodox investigation. Rather than looking at the hit men, they ultimately follow the money trail out of desperation to link suspects to multiple murders and enterprise corruption. Thematically, the episode speaks to the struggles of Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union as well the balance between personal freedom and security in the days before September 11th. McCoy defies DA Adam Schiff and treads on the Constitution to prosecute the Russian Mob, Drug Cartels, and money laundering American Banks. The closing moments of the episode show the lighter side of leads Lt. Van Buren and Det. Lennie Briscoe as Det. Rey Curtis bids them farewell in order to care for his wife battling MS.
Review of Refuge: Part 2
