History Recap / LawAndOrderS2E18CradleToGrave

* TheDragon: Joe Turner was one to Iris Corman. Turner posed as a tenant to the building, but would make life as difficult as possible for the other tenants in hopes of chasing them out of the building so Corman could renovate the apartments so she could increase the rent. He constantly broke into people's apartments in the middle of the night, and personally chased off Henry's babysitter so the infant was home alone with no one to care for him. When the cops find him in the building, he's literally in the process of trying to smash an elderly woman's door lock with a hammer so he could wander into her apartment later and harass her.

!!!This episode contains examples of:

* TokenGoodTeammate: A subversion: of all those in Henry's life, his babysitter was the only one genuinely concerned about his well-being. She even tried to break into his apartment complex to save him, but was unable to enter unless she had a key or permission from Corman's henchman, neither of which she did.

* SmugSnake: Joe Turner.

A baby boy, Henry Ward, is found frozen to death in a hospital waiting room. His mother Jackie says that she usually left him with a babysitter but when she got home from work, the babysitter hadn't shown up and Henry was frozen. She panicked and left him at the hospital. The babysitter says that the supervisor refused to let her in. Cerreta and Logan learn that the heating to the building is frequently switched off; and uncover numerous past complaints against the landlord Iris Corman. She has a history of harassing tenants to leave so she can renovate the units for better capital gain. She has hired Joe Turner to pose as a tenant and drive the others out. Turner shut Jackie's babysitter out of the building, and knew Henry was alone.

A baby boy, Henry Ward, is found frozen to death in a hospital waiting room. His mother Jackie says that she usually left him with a babysitter but when she got home from work, the babysitter hadn't shown up and Henry was frozen. She panicked and left him at the hospital. The babysitter says that the supervisor refused to let her in. Cerreta and Logan learn that the heating to the building is frequently switched off; and uncover numerous past complaints against the landlord Iris Corman. She has a history of harassing tenants to leave so she can renovate the units for better capital gain. She has hired Joe Turner to pose as a tenant and drive the others out. Turner shut Jackie's babysitter out of the building, and knew Henry was alone. The judge admits Turner's history of assault against tenants as evidence. However, Turner co-owns many of Corman's properties and is her live-in boyfriend; making it unlikely he will testify against her.

Turner is found guilty, but the trial is ruled a mis-trial due to a mistranslation of the statement given by the Spanish-speaking supervisor of the building. If Turner's history is not admitted as evidence in the second trial, he will not be convicted. Schiff tells Stone to offer Turner a deal in exchange for his testimony against Corman. Stone and Robinette further strengthen their case when they discover that Corman has been bribing a housing inspector. The end of the episode reveals that Turner pled guilty to reckless endangerment, and testified against Corman, who was subsequently convicted of manslaughter.

A baby boy, Henry Ward, is found frozen to death in a hospital waiting room. His mother Jackie says that she usually left him with a babysitter but when she got home from work, the babysitter hadn't shown up and Henry was frozen. She panicked and left him at the hospital. The babysitter says that the supervisor refused to let her in. Cerreta and Logan learn that the heating to the building is frequently switched off; and uncover numerous past complaints against the landlord Iris Corman. She has a history of harassing tenants to leave so she can renovate the units for better capital gain. She has hired Joe Turner to pose as a tenant and drive the others out. Turner denied Jackie's babysitter access to the building, and knew Henry was alone. The judge admits Turner's history of assault against tenants as evidence. However, it emerges that he co-owns many of Corman's properties and is her live-in boyfriend; making it unlikely he will testify against her.

Turner is found guilty, but the trial is ruled a mis-trial due to a mistranslation of the statement given by the Spanish-speaking supervisor of the building. If Turner's history is not admitted as evidence in the second trial, he will not be convicted. Schiff tells Stone to offer Turner a deal for reckless endangerment, in exchange for his testimony against Corman and both signing an agreement not to harass tenants. Stone and Robinette further strengthen their case when they discover that Corman has been bribing a housing inspector not to record complaints against her. The end of the episode reveals that Turner pled guilty to reckless endangerment, and testified against Corman, who was subsequently convicted of manslaughter.

A baby boy, Henry Ward, is found frozen to death in a hospital waiting room. His mother Jackie says that she usually left him with a babysitter but when she got home from work, the babysitter hadn't shown up and Henry was frozen. She panicked and left him at the hospital. The babysitter says that the supervisor refused to let her in. Cerreta and Logan learn that the heating to the building is frequently switched off; and uncover numerous past complaints against the landlord Iris Corman. She has a history of harassing tenants to leave so she can renovate the units for better capital gain. Joe Turner, ostensibly one of the current tenants, is actually a thug hired by Corman to drive the other residents out. It turns out he is the one who wouldn't let Jackie's babysitter in, and knew Henry was alone. The judge admits Turner's history of assault against tenants as evidence. However, it emerges that he co-owns many of Corman's properties and is her live-in boyfriend; making it unlikely he will testify against her.

A baby boy, Henry Ward, is found frozen to death in a hospital waiting room. Cerreta and Logan trace the mother, Jackie. She usually left Henry with a babysitter; but when Jackie got home from work, the babysitter hadn't shown up and Henry was frozen. She panicked and left him at the hospital. The babysitter says that the supervisor refused to let her in. Cerreta and Logan discover that the heating to the building is frequently switched off; Jackie, who didn't know that she has the legal right to take over the lease (which is in her late grandmother's name) hadn't dared complain.

The detectives uncover numerous past complaints against Jackie's landlord Iris Corman. She has a history of harassing tenants to leave so she can renovate the units for better capital gain. Joe Turner, ostensibly one of the current tenants, is actually a thug hired by Corman to drive the other residents out. It turns out he is the one who wouldn't let Jackie's babysitter in. Cerreta and Logan arrest Turner and the supervisor, Tirado. The judge admits Turner's history of assault against tenants as evidence. However, it emerges that he co-owns many of Corman's properties and is her live-in boyfriend; making it unlikely he will testify against her. He is found guilty, but the trial is ruled a mis-trial due to a mistranslation of Tirado's statement, and Turner has to be re-tried.

If Turner's history is not admitted as evidence in the second trial, he will not be convicted. Schiff tells Stone to offer Turner a deal for reckless endangerment, in exchange for his testimony against Corman and both signing an agreement not to harass tenants. Robinette discovers that Corman may have been bribing her housing inspector to stop recording complaints against her. They set up a sting whereby Robinette poses as a landlord; when the inspector solicits a bribe, they arrest him. He accepts a plea deal to implicate Corman. The end of the episode reveals that Turner pled guilty to reckless endangerment, and testified against Corman, who was subsequently convicted of manslaughter.

A baby boy, Henry Ward, is found frozen to death in a hospital waiting room. Cerreta and Logan trace the mother, Jackie. She usually left Henry with a babysitter; but when Jackie got home from work, found that the babysitter hadn't shown up and Henry was frozen. She panicked and left him at the hospital. The babysitter says that the supervisor refused to let her in. Cerreta and Logan discover that the heating to the building is frequently switched off; Jackie, who didn't know that she has the legal right to take over the lease (which is in her late grandmother's name) hadn't dared complain.