Detectives Lennie Briscoe and Ed Green investigate a possible crime when a landlord discovers broken glass and blood in an apartment that had been abandoned by the tenants. Amy and James Beltran had lived there for only four months, and she had recently given birth to a boy, Kyle. They quickly track down James, whose is living with his parents, but he refuses to tell them anything other than the baby is with his wife. A local priest says James had been attending mass up to three times a week recently--but not with his wife and new born child. When they finally find Amy Beltran, she insists that the baby is with her husband. When they find the baby's remains buried in James Beltran's parent's backyard, the medical examiner determines that the baby had starved to death over a period of several weeks. It turns out Amy was having difficulty breastfeeding her baby and, after getting advice from an overzealous lactation counselor, she thought it was wrong to give the baby formula. Guilt or innocence is left up to the judge in a bench trial.
—garykmcd