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Season released 24th Sep, 1997.

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S08 Episode 1

Thrill

A delivery man's route leads detectives to his killers; prosecutors try to strike a deal when a confession is protected in the name of religion.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 24 Sep 1997

S08 Episode 1

Thrill

The cops break the seemingly random murder of a pizza delivery guy with a little ""undercover"" work in the park, but McCoy and Ross face a harder battle to get a conviction when the two defendants resolutely point the finger at each other, and the one item identifying the actual killer is the recording of a confession-made to a priest.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 24 Sep 1997

S08 Episode 2

Denial

Bloody sheets and an apparently stolen credit card lead Briscoe and Curtis to a pair of college age lovers who present McCoy and Ross with a united front of denial that one of them killed their newborn son and disposed of the body.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 8 Oct 1997

S08 Episode 2

Denial

The detectives follow the trail of a stolen credit card to locate two teens they suspect may have killed their newborn baby.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 8 Oct 1997

S08 Episode 3

Navy Blues

McCoy finds himself battling the Navy and the office of the Judge Advocate General as he tries to prosecute a female pilot accused of murdering her married lover after he tried to break off with her.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 15 Oct 1997

S08 Episode 4

Harvest

A discrepancy concerning the time of death of a drive-by shooting victim leads McCoy and Ross to initiate prosecutions against both the shooter and the doctor who harvested her organs as transplant donations.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 29 Oct 1997

S08 Episode 5

Nullification

After the cops trace an eagle tattoo on a man shot and killed while holding up an armored truck to a group of militia members, McCoy finds himself facing one of their number as the pro se counsel for his friends, arguing for the concept of "jury nullification", the right of a jury to protect a defendant from an unjust law by finding him not guilty despite the evidence.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 5 Nov 1997

S08 Episode 5

Nullification

After a deadly robbery leads to a suburban militia, McCoy questions his safety when he faces the group's leader in court.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 5 Nov 1997

S08 Episode 6

Baby, It's You (I)

It's old home week for Briscoe when an apparent murder of a teenage model in New York develops ties to Baltimore and Detectives Munch and Falsone pay a visit to the Big Apple to observe the case. Meanwhile, McCoy finds himself battling the attorney of the victim's parents for access to his clients and the Baltimore DA for jurisdiction. This crossover continues on Homicide: Life on the Street S06E05 Baby, It's You (II).

45 mins  ·  Wed, 12 Nov 1997

S08 Episode 6

Baby, It's You

A teen model's death leads Briscoe and Curtis to her parents in Baltimore. There they enlist detectives Munch and Falsone.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 12 Nov 1997

S08 Episode 7

Blood

The paternity of a black baby given up for adoption by a white mother might provide a clue to her murderer but it also unearths some long buried family secrets.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 19 Nov 1997

S08 Episode 7

Blood

Briscoe and Curtis investigate a new mother's death and the disappearance of her baby, leading prosecutors to probe into the husband's role in the affair.

47 mins  ·  Wed, 19 Nov 1997

S08 Episode 8

Shadow

The murder of a bail bondsman looks fairly routine until the chance words of the chief suspect uncovers possible case-fixing between a shady lawyer and an unknown contact within the judicial system.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 26 Nov 1997

S08 Episode 8

Shadow

A bail bondsman's death leads detectives to a corrupt lawyer with a connection to the district attorney's office.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 26 Nov 1997

S08 Episode 9

Burned

A message overheard on an answering machine leads Briscoe and Curtis to a confessed murderer and the home of wealthy Carl Anderton, whose stubborn non-cooperation with the district attorney threatens to create a serious miscarriage of justice.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 10 Dec 1997

S08 Episode 10

Ritual

The investigation into the death of a man who initially appears to be the victim of a mugging victim reveals him to be a Middle Eastern physician who performs genital mutilations on young girls.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 17 Dec 1997

S08 Episode 11

Under the Influence

An accident that kills three people hits close to home for Curtis, and brings back painful memories for McCoy.

47 mins  ·  Wed, 7 Jan 1998

S08 Episode 11

Under the Influence

After Briscoe and Curtis finally determine who was driving the car that killed three people, the legal prosecution stands in danger of becoming a kangaroo court when McCoy's feelings over Kincaid mesh with the political agenda of an ambitious judge anxious to make an example of the defendant.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 7 Jan 1998

S08 Episode 12

Expert

The shooting of two people in a restaurant restroom takes some abrupt turns as they try to discover who exactly the intended victim was, and the prosecutors have to deal with a defendant claiming to have been in a dissociative state while committing the crime-- the same defense used years before by the defendant's father.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 21 Jan 1998

S08 Episode 12

Expert

A forensic specialist is targeted by killers, challenging Briscoe and Curtis to find a suspect; McCoy and Ross turn up evidence on the victim.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 21 Jan 1998

S08 Episode 13

Castoff

The street murder of a woman who worked with underprivileged kids takes a turn towards the bizarre when the detectives uncover she had a predilection for kinky sex, and that one of her current partners appears to be a serial killer, who offers an overexposure to television violence as his defense during his trial.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 28 Jan 1998

S08 Episode 14

Grief

The cops, as they try to pin down the specifics of an assault on a man reluctant to talk about it, uncover the alleged rape of two women in custodial care. But as the prosecutors attempt to prepare their case, a reluctant witness changes their view of the cases.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 4 Feb 1998

S08 Episode 14

Grief

Detectives seek a motive for a man's brutal beating; Ross uncovers an unlikely accomplice in the assault case.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 4 Feb 1998

S08 Episode 15

Faccia a Faccia

Taking on an apparent mafia murder, Detectives Briscoe and Curtis are stymied by a dead witness and a seemingly incoherent mob boss.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 25 Feb 1998

S08 Episode 15

Faccia a Faccia

The detectives link a dead FBI witness to an overeager hit man and a gangster; Schiff pushes to prosecute the Mob for the murder.

47 mins  ·  Wed, 25 Feb 1998

S08 Episode 16

Divorce

The stabbing death of a psychologist draws Detectives Briscoe and Curtis into a heated divorce case and pits McCoy and Ross against a manipulative attorney.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 4 Mar 1998

S08 Episode 16

Divorce

The stabbing death of a psychologist draws Detectives Briscoe and Curtis into a heated divorce case and pits McCoy and Ross against a manipulative attorney.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 4 Mar 1998

S08 Episode 17

Carrier

The death of a college student leads to a case involving an HIV-positive male who's seeking to infect as many young women as possible. McCoy, testing right-to-privacy ethics, wants to charge him with murder.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 1 Apr 1998

S08 Episode 18

Stalker

A woman is found unconscious at the bottom of a stairwell, leaving Detectives Briscoe and Curtis little time to piece together the mystery.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 15 Apr 1998

S08 Episode 18

Stalker

When a woman is found unconscious at the bottom of her apartment stairs, Briscoe and Curtis must figure out what happened -- before it's too late. In order to make his case, McCoy pits the two detectives against each other in the courtroom.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 15 Apr 1998

S08 Episode 19

Disappeared

A defendant refuses to allow his lawyer to raise the issue of insanity, this complicating matters for the brother who turned him in with hopes of securing medical treatment for him.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 22 Apr 1998

S08 Episode 20

Burden

After a 12-year-old quadriplegic dies at home in his bed, paramedics claim that he was suffocated and the suspects include the boy's parents and sister.

45 mins  ·  Fri, 24 Apr 1998

S08 Episode 21

Bad Girl

Schiff's re-election may hinge on the stabbing death of a police officer; Briscoe's daughter is arrested for dealing drugs.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 29 Apr 1998

S08 Episode 21

Bad Girl

Schiff's re-election may hinge on the stabbing death of a police officer; Briscoe's daughter is arrested for dealing drugs.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 29 Apr 1998

S08 Episode 22

Damaged

Detectives Briscoe and Curtis take on a double shooting case; McCoy and Ross prosecute the alleged gang rape of a girl with disabilities.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 6 May 1998

S08 Episode 22

Damaged

The case of a teacher's shooting uncovers a vendetta involving the rape of a mentally challenged coed by three students, whose attorney claims they weren't aware of her condition.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 6 May 1998

S08 Episode 23

Tabloid

A tabloid journalist chases a high-profile law professor into the path of an oncoming car; the victim's husband tries to keep family secrets out of the press.

44 mins  ·  Wed, 13 May 1998

S08 Episode 23

Tabloid

Tabloid journalism comes under scrutiny during the investigations into the deaths of a gossip columnist and a celebrity target he pursued.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 13 May 1998

S08 Episode 24

Monster

Opponents of Adam Schiff question the handling of a sexual-assault case by the police and the D.A.'s office.

46 mins  ·  Wed, 20 May 1998

S08 Episode 24

Monster

During the search for a pedophile who raped a 10-year-old, a snitch offers Briscoe a chance to avenge his daughter's death. Meanwhile, Van Buren learns that her job is in jeopardy; McCoy is ordered to appear before a disciplinary committee because of his conduct in a DUI case; and the increasingly political Schiff worries that the rape case may adversely impact his reelection bid.

45 mins  ·  Wed, 20 May 1998