In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men react in unexpected ways as a reckoning looms in the near future.

While undergoing months of chemotherapy, Annie has served as a live-in nanny for the family of her former boss, Cleo. Annie relies on the family's health and success as a convenient protective blanket against the stark reality of her illness. The eruption of a dark family secret, however, forces Annie to turn within for strength.