A woman's murder leads the police to discover the actual target was a reporter who did a story about improprieties in a recent senatorial election. Carmichael can't get the reporter to reveal her sources for a story that contains allegations that the vote was fixed and ballots tampered with, even though the reporter's life is at risk. Without the source, McCoy and Carmichael have a difficult time making a case against the Senator, who they believe has ties to the mob and ordered the hit on the reporter. The case hinges on 2000 missing ballots from the vote that were stolen by the mob. Once the ballots are found, there is a big court battle about whether or not the ballots should be counted. McCoy believes that the ballots will show Benton's motive for ordering the hit, but an appellate court won't allow it, so their case is virtually dead. In the end, McCoy is able to convince the reporter to reveal her source and have him testify against the senator.
Gastrollen:
John Carter(Harlan Newfield), Karen Shallo(Marie Greevey), Hope Clarke(Appellate Judge #2), James Ransone(Mark Dale), Daniel Oreskes(Jeff Waites), Joe Grifasi(Ezra Gould), Catrina Ganey(Homeless Woman), Kate Jennings Grant(Kate Pierce), Timothy Britten Parker(Forensic Technician Borak), Dan Grimaldi(Counterman), Robert Poletick(Hauser), Barbara Spiegel(Harriet Doremus), Helmar Augustus Cooper(Lawrence McNeil), Deborah Hedwall(Elaine Hale), Liz Larsen(ER Nurse #1), Nancy Ticotin(Reina Perez), Stewart Steinberg(Rabbi Mendel), Peter J. Fernandez(Matthew Coulter), Brian Connors(Defense Attorney Gerald Harmon), William Parry(Appellate Judge #1), Lou Liberatore(Defense Attorney Dale Brody), Bob Ader(Counter #2), Ann Talman(Emily Snowden), Anthony Grasso(Joey Eckert), David Roya(Marty Blatt), Michael Shawn Lucas(Elliot Krasner), Doug Wert(Detective Tom Remington), Brad Calcaterra(James Reynolds), Stephen Bienskie(Keith Simon), Wade Mylius(Jimmy Coleman), Joe Ponazecki(Louis), John Patrick Amedori(Zack), Amy Margolis(Receptionist), Guy Whitlock(Court Clerk), Lee Michael Cohn(Man), Veronica Blackwell(Counter #1), Augustus Johnson(Arraignment Court Clerk)