Aired: September 30, 2004 | Season: 15 | Episode: 3

Overview
Runtime: 45m
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac
Written by: Alfredo Barrios Jr., Wendy Battles
Guest stars: Alyssa Bresnahan, Candice Bergen, Chance Kelly, Chuck Ardezzone, Cornell Womack, Daniel Von Bargen, Gary Basaraba, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurie Williams, Lisa Ba, Marco Verna, Mark Kachersky, Mark Kenneth Smaltz, Matt Landers, Selenis Leyva, Stephen Beach, Vincent Laresca
Description
When a prison gang puts out a contract on a Sing Sing corrections officer and his family, assigning the job to a newly released ex-con, the terrified officer pleads preemptive self-defense after he's brought to trial for the parolee's murder. As the trial proceeds, the gang attempts to affect the outcome of the case by sending a death threat to the presiding judge, who refuses to be intimidated. Shortly after the conclusion of the trial, McCoy discovers that the defendant's fears about the power and the reach of the gang were well-placed.