Directed by EW Swackhamer
Written by Robert Palm
Two young black males, Michael Mosket and Darnell Chenault, are shot on a subway. Greevey and Logan investigate follow the trail to a former dancer turned nurse, Laura DiBiasi. Their opinions are divided on the case, as many of the witnesses claim she shot the two in self defense. Logan wants to go easy on her, while Greevey feels she should be penalized for firing a gun in a crowded subway car. DiBiasi also maintains she felt threatened by the men she shot, but in the process of questioning reveals the gun was illegally obtained and that she threw it away after the shooting. She is arrested for second degree murder after Mosket dies from complications from his wound and Chenault finds he is paralyzed for life. Greevey's opinion on the case changes after he finds his daughter was accosted by members of her school basketball team and upon discovering that Michael Mosket had an extensive background of violent behavior.
DiBiasi is defended by Shamballa Green, who feels her client was more than justified in fearing for her safety. Stone counters that if DiBiasi goes unpunished, citizens will begin to engage in vigilante behavior. Robinette investigates DiBiasi's background and found she had been raped on the subway several years prior, felt angry about the attack and had been practicing to kill her next attacker. Chenault claims they did not threaten DiBiasi and further claims that she went out of her way to sit next to them, implying she was looking for someone to shoot. Stone charges that DiBiasi was motivated by anger and revenge more than fear, while Green continues to plead self defense. Ultimately, it is found that Mosket's criminal background included a sexual assault and Stone drops the murder charges, but insists DiBiasi plead guilty to illegally carrying a concealed weapon and to reckless endangerment.
This episode contains examples of:
- Fictional Counterpart: The copy of the "New York Ledger" Logan holds up used exactly the same sort of typeface and exactly the same style of in-your-face Punny Headlines that the real-life New York Post used.
- Groin Attack: Robinette finds several practice targets of DiBiasi's shot in the crotch.
- Karma Houdini: DiBiasi only ends up getting probation due to revelations about the victim's past.
- Rape as Backstory: Laura DiBiasi
