Law & Order: Cold Cases



Law & Order: Cold Cases is an American police procedural and legal drama television series and is the most recent addition to the Law & Order franchise. NBC picked up a 17 episode order for a first season on March 29, 2013.

Set and filmed in New York City, the series follows a two-part approach: The first half hour is the investigation of a cold case, with the fictional  New York City Police Department homicide  detectives trying to pin evidence on potential suspects or suspects already in custody and looking for leads that could help them solve the case. Multiple cases are revistied in flashbacks, or, another crime may be committed that could lead them to detain a suspect further. The suspect is later questioned; the second half is the prosecution of the defendant by the New York County Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Plots are often based on real cold cases that made headlines years ago, although the motivation for the crime and the perpetrator may be different.

"In the criminal justice system, cases can often remain unsolved. In cases such as these, the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders must revisit these crimes and work together to solve the case. This is one of those cases." (Opening Narration by Steven Zirnkilton).