After a similar massacre occurs in Chicago, Benton and his students investigate a two-year-old murder case.
Benton investigates the death of the manager of a pianist, who displays a romantic interest in Brooke.
Benton looks into a late-night street shooting, in which a cop killed a would-be mugger and the mugging victim wounded the officer.
Benton and Nikki work together to try to find out if a student was set up by a “Red squad” in a rock-throwing incident at a 1968 college protest.
Benton's only problems seem to be writer's block and alcohol, until his one-night stand with an independent actress makes him a murder suspect.
The police find a luxury car, but its débutante owner is among the missing.
Benton looks into a two-year-old murder case, in which a suspect was acquitted because of temporary amnesia.
After being confronted by a reformed crack addict from 12 years earlier, Benton looks into the problems of a current addict who just gave birth.
Benton investigates the circumstances surrounding a man on an airplane who created a disturbance and was killed by other passengers.
Benton investigates the fatal shooting of a prominent rabbi's wife.
As police search for a rapist, Benton checks out a “shock jock” who's making inflammatory remarks.
After a detective tips off Benton that there's a big story in the rehab facility where he's a patient, Beth volunteers to go undercover.
Benton makes enemies when he writes about the Russian mob.