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When crimes make the headlines, the NYPD Major Case Squad goes to work in ensuring that the worst offenders on the streets are securely held under lock and key. Homicide Investigator Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) is the best in the Big Apple, and along with his partner Detective Alexandra James (Kathryn Erbe), the crimefighting duo are ready to tackle any case that Captain James Deakons (Jamey Sheridan) assigns them. As Investigator Goren and Detective James attempt to look into the minds of the city's toughest criminals, District Attorney Rom Carver (Courtney Vance) is always willing to lend a hand. When a scheming thief and his girlfriend enlist the aid of three master criminals in pulling off a major jewelry heist, the resourceful detectives will need every trick in the book to crack the case and bring the devious diamond thieves to justice.