Aired: February 15, 2001 | Season: 11 | Episode: 13

Overview
Runtime: 45m
Directed by: David Platt
Written by: Kathy McCormick, Lynn Mamet, Wendy Battles
Guest stars: Brenda Thomas Denmark, Brian Davies, Catherine Kellner, David Leary, David Pittu, David Vadim, Eliza Ross, Jeffrey Binder, Kaiulani Lee, Karen Huie, Kathleen Chalfant, Malcolm Barre, Randy Danson, Rebecca Harris, Santo Fazio, Stephen Berger, Stephen Peabody, Toni Di Buono
Description
HATE CRIME TEARS APART FAMILY - When a gay man is beaten to death during the abduction of his adopted infant son, Detectives Briscoe and Green suspect that ransom from the murder victim's wealthy partner (guest star David Pittu) may have been the motive for the crime. But as more is learned about the child's birth mother (guest star Catherine Kellner) and homophobic biological father (guest star David Vadim), Assistant D.A.'s McCoy and Carmichael find that what appeared to be a botched kidnapping might be more accurately prosecuted as a hate crime.