Law & Order: Cold Case is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, adapted as a spin-off of the successful crime drama Law & Order. Set in New York City, New York, the series follows the investigation and prosecution of dormant, unsolved homicides that occurred years or even decades ago. An episode follows a two-part approach: When a "cold case" investigation is reopened, the victims are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the New York City Police Department, who investigate the crime, and the New York County Manhattan District Attorney's Office, who conduct the people's case in the trial. In every episode, the first half hour focuses on the investigation by the detectives of the Fugitive Enforcement Division's Cold Case Squad, followed by the