| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Belzer | ... | John Munch | |
| Andre Braugher | ... | Frank Pembleton | |
| Reed Diamond | ... | Mike Kellerman | |
| Michelle Forbes | ... | Dr. Julianna Cox | |
| Clark Johnson | ... | Meldrick Lewis | |
| Yaphet Kotto | ... | Al Giardello | |
| Melissa Leo | ... | Kay Howard | |
| Max Perlich | ... | J.H. Brodie | |
| Kyle Secor | ... | Tim Bayliss | |
| Mekhi Phifer | ... | Nathaniel Lee 'Junior Bunk' Mahoney | |
| Michael Gaston | ... | Lt. Commander Alex Clifton | |
| Zeljko Ivanek | ... | ASA Ed Danvers | |
| Toni Lewis | ... | Terri Stivers | |
| Erik Dellums | ... | Luther Mahoney (as Erik Todd Dellums) | |
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Rhonda Overby | ... | Reporter Dawn Daniels |
On Pembleton's first case back, a divorced woman is found stabbed to death; her 10-year-old twin boys were shot in the head. He is convinced the boyfriend did it, but Bayliss believes it was the ex-husband. Kellerman is summoned to the Grand Jury. Once again a drug murder implicates Luther Mahoney, but the star witness is intimidated even while in police custody. Written by jeaneva