After Eric Khabaly is seen being murdered on tape in what appears to be an American movement against Islam, Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady quickly learn that prior to the murder the victim had made a frantic 911 call to the Joint Terrorist Task Force and Detective Henry Paulsen, who joins in the investigation. Once the suspect, Ben Faoud is apprehended, A.D.A.s Jack McCoy and Connie Rubirosa succeed in convincing the F.B.I. that the suspect should be tried for murder. Unfortunately, a key piece of evidence surrounds a recent shipment of uranium, which McCoy and Rubirosa are forbidden to mention by the federal government. High-power defense attorney Paul Robinette's vigorous defense of young Faoud doesn't help matters.